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I Think You Should Know That You're Legal..

11/10/2016

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Ever wondered if you even belonged on this planet?! I know I have.. be it my quirks, and perks =) or something as simple as how I perceive and process any given day or situation...people are different.  I have laughed way too hard in the wrong moments, and cried watching the Animal Channel because I can't stand to watch when the baby deer loses mother deer and the lion comes and ---- you know what happens next. My heart can't take it!!! :( #circleoflife

But I've digressed. Back to the point. God is so creative in His placement that we
often come into contact & even do life with people who are so different from ourselves. At times, it's wonderful, but other times it can cause us to question our belonging. It may cause us to run
from problems we carry the very solutions to, and sometimes, we feel like aliens in our own homes - or countries, :-/  But - what if I told you that every bit of your different takes nothing away?  ...That your difference only validates the reason for your existence.

You are God's very intention.

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"I'll Take Care of You." He Said...

11/2/2016

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One thing I love about God is that He's not found scratching His head when questions arise or trouble comes. He's not at a loss for words, wisdom or solutions. He's not non-chalant or disengaged. He's concerned. A portion of His glory is wrapped up in our living. He's committed to our victory. He's committed to our testimonies.. even if they're not always what WE think they should be. All things work together. He secures the wins?
His role in this relationship is to lead us to triumph. 
Our role is to follow Him. 
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"I'll take care of you..." He says."Because your problems are my problems."

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On GRACE & Progress: A 2016 Check-In.

2/24/2016

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Are you a Perfectionist?

Perfectionism rarely works out for the carrier, and I've been a bona fide perfectionist way more than I've allowed myself to just live and let live.

As freely as God's grace is given is about as hard as it's been for me to receive - but that's an exaggeration...  because grace, even in its smallest form, is still much greater than my occasional inability to simply exhale & take it all.
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My Eyes Are Watching God

2/9/2015

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There are battles that belong to the Lord... future victories, and then blessings that add NO sorrow, more victories.. There are seasons of ease and effortless flow -- and then, seasons where nothing comes easy.

 Absolutely Nothing.

 But my eyes are watching God..

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Last Song..2014

12/31/2014

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Hmm... 2014:)

I'm going to be honest. I had  mixed feelings on New Year's Eve.  I LOVE even numbers and the year was one of my favorites. Not that I hadn't had my brush with bad news, blood, sweat, or tears... it's just that I had a hard time letting it go | It's hard to let go of a year that you always felt would come.. But you have to settle on knowing there's more...
You live and you learn that it doesn't stop here. It doesn't stop wherever you are..

I may not have passed every test, but for the ones that I have, and for the moments that have stretched me,  it's been worth the journey.

And the journey is what we live for. The journey makes the destination worth our arrival.

The fun, the failures, the favor, the joy, the newness and mishaps, the wonder, the rest --  God is ever-present, in the midst of it all.

In 2014,  I knew this - just a little more. It seized me.. this truth,.this bottom line.

The One who matters, stays.. forever. 

Knowing that is knowing peace. And though every moment won't scream, "Calm down.." but rather, "Freak out and FIGURE IT OUT" -- I did begin to figure something out -  even if only one thing.

God is with me... He's in there for the long haul.
He's writing my story. And though I may have felt as though He's taken a nap, or put the pen down, or overuses his eraser, or perhaps gotten writer's block - and though at times, I have felt like skipping over to chapter 8...

I've learned to be patient... to wait on God.

... to be productively patient. Because God is involved.

I've learned take heart..
Because God remembers.

He watches over His word.
He performs it.
He doesn't forget. And He doesn't want to - 
His will is just that... what He wants -
And sooner or later, God gets what He wants.


Happy New Year :)
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SEASONS, CHANGE - HAPPY FALL!

9/24/2014

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Happy Fall!

​I love this season.. never liked it too hot or too cold so FALL and SPRING have always been my first loves. Yesterday, marked the start of warm apple cider and hot chocolate with whipped cream,  baked ham, sweet potatoes, greens and cornbread, layers of warm clothing, scarves and high boots.. this is my kind of life, anything that suggests cozy living..


What relief is it to us that seasons change on their own.. no human effort required; that every 3 months or so the sky knows what to do with its rain, the wind, determines either to settle down or throw itself around, the air, is either packed with hot moisture or chill, and we... deal with it : ).. Whether you're a summer person or winter lover, it seems like we're all waiting for our preferred living conditions to arrive... we're all waiting for change to come...


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EMBRACE

7/28/2014

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I wrote this song one night as I considered how effective we could be in the kingdom of God if we truly grasped early on that we were called to be God's agents, his earthly angels, maybe? 

...If we were steady witnesses and distributors of His love, His goodness, and His heart towards all men.. If maybe...we weren't so focused on ourselves...

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The Voice of the Child of Divorce ((Feature Video))

7/3/2014

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My parents separated when I was 8.
They divorced when I was 13.

When I came across this video,  it was all too real to me..
It reminded me of the heartache I endured.. his words mirrored mine.
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