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03 Jan

Have You Said So Long to Sidetracked?

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Sidetracked or Sincere?
Happy New Year! It’s the annual announcement of a fresh start. But as we say hello to 2018, previous years may still have a few things to say. Hence, the New Year offers a new timeframe to tackle the unresolved. It’s the opportunity to make this year the year. Our...
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15 Nov

Waiting for God to Give the Green Light?

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A Season of Waiting
Last summer, as Brady and I sat at a traffic light in Wilmington, NC nothing seemed unusual. I talked. He listened intently waiting for me to breathe. Then the light changed. As we made a left turn something took my breath away. We turned onto Grace Street. Going forward would...
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brown and red birdhouse
20 Sep

Would You Live In A Tiny House?

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Living With Purpose
Would you live in a tiny house?  It’s the question for buyers on the popular HGTV show, Tiny House Hunters. I’m a fan of House Hunters featuring traditional sized homes. So when the pint-sized version appeared a while back, I watched a few episodes. At first, I was underwhelmed. There...
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23 Aug

The Art of Choosing Sides

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Relationships
As I waited in line for a vanilla latte, I became the audience for two men debating recent headlines. I swiped at my phone’s screen to protest my audience participation. My only escape came as this question ran through my mind: In our politically partisan, socio-economic sliced and self-preservation society,...
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12 Jul

The Significance of “I’m Sorry”

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Confession. I’m a talker. In my excitement, sometimes I interrupt the person I’m talking with. I know it’s rude. I want to cut off the microphone in my mind to hear the courtesy in my heart. I apologize for my social faux pas.  But after so many times, ironically, my...
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01 Feb

Next Step: Be Truthful

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Affirmation,  Next Step Series
You may be familiar with the game “Two Truths and A Lie.”  It’s a familiar icebreaker where participants tell two facts and one falsehood about themselves. The game allows members of a group to get to know each other with a few laughs along the way. I don’t do well...
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24 Jan

Next Step: Be Kind

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Next Step Series
kīnd\ (adjective) – showing or growing out of gentleness or goodness of heart. As I look in the public square, it’s easy to see a kindness deficit. Tempers flare in our political atmosphere and divisions widen in our nation’s demographic. Surely there is hope. But, if we reject goodness in the...
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