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What Is Biblical Womanhood?
What does “Biblical womanhood” look like to you? When you hear those words, what comes to mind? Do you picture a woman tucking her kids into bed, cleaning her sink? Maybe you see the Proverbs 31 lady rising before dawn. Maybe Jesus shows you a picture of yourself, right where you are, in the very…
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Faith
I used to pray for unshakeable faith. I wanted to be steadfast in belief that God would always come through, never doubting His goodness. When things go right, when life is smooth… it’s easy to have faith. It’s like breathing, how easy and natural it is to shout His praises and share your good news…
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Of Hopes And Dreams
I have wanted to be a writer as far back as I can remember. Poetry, investigative journalism, novels… I just wanted to write. Books inspired me, grew me, and kept me alive. In my darkest and loneliest times I had Jesus and books. I started writing books as a preteen when I learned that Christopher…
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When Shame Writes The Story
If you’ve participated in a church community for any length of time, you’ve likely heard the story of the woman at the well. The beautiful story is found in John 4 and usually has these highlights: Samaritan. Adulteress. Unworthy. Woman. Sinner. Shame. Shame. Shame. Anytime I hear or read the word “shame”, I get that…
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Prisms and Purpose
I’ve got this prism that is eternally smudged. I ordered it in hopes that it would somehow elevate our cluttered mess of a dining room into one of those Waldorf forest homeschools where kids keep all their Montessori materials sorted in rainbow colored sets and listen attentively to poetry as they finish watercoloring their nature…
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Ten Years
While I was born in Ohio, I grew up in North Carolina. It will always be home to me, the place I spent my childhood and “grew up” and fell in love with Jesus. I learned to drive there, I made lifelong friends, I experienced heartache and grief and joy and growth. Ten years ago…
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Right Where You Are
This week I had a phone date with my “NC BFF,” who I am so blessed to still have in my life 11 years and 500 miles later. She’s known me since my early teen years and been by my side through a lot of pain and joy. She remembers who I was before the…
Hammer & Bee 