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Why (fill in the blank)?
I have an article on Kathi Lipp’s Communicator Academy today! Please go and check it out! If you are here for the first time, welcome and thanks for reading! My piece on Communicator Academy, “Why write?” is a version of the same question we all have. Here are some other versions that are out there:…
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A view from the front row.
I am over at Middle Places today on their blog! If you are stopping by from there, welcome! I am so glad to have you visit. If you haven’t read my post on Middle Places yet, please stop over and read “Embracing the Present is Hard“. The kids are home from school for Thanksgiving break.…
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Resources for a Growing Girl
Occasionally you may find yourself uncertain of you are. Or maybe the mundane has robbed you of joy. Perhaps you no longer no what you are passionate about. Here are a few resources to discover again who you are so you can pursue who you are meant to be. StrengthsFinder: Buy this book and take the…
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Community.
I am just not a quick thinker. I blame genetics and my kids. Community is what it is all about. That is my answer, it was just a very delayed answer. When my new friend Luna Leverett asked me about resources for a mom on her podcast…my mind left me hanging…not a good thing in…
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Bravery begets bravery.
It happens every minute. It looks like a flower blooming and sounds like a bird’s melody. It tastes like dark chocolate and feels like fireworks. It passes your home, running down the sidewalk. The air is resplendent with it as the new bakery preps to open down the street. Heart’s beat with it at…
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Welcome to my website!
Hello! Welcome to my website! It is a work in progress but I am still thrilled with the progress I’ve made! It’s unbelievable to have a place of my own to post to. I hope you enjoy your visits here. Please visit often and share this website with others! Thanks for reading! Bethany
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Blueberries.
I sat down in front of the heavy-with-fruit blueberry bush, thinking I would just make myself at home in the midst of the blueberry patch. This particular bush was loaded with sweet blues and i figured I would just focus on this bush and pick it clean. Handful after handful landed in my bucket with…
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A prayer for us.
Today, God we are a people in mourning. We mourn the way sin has infected justice. We mourn the way sin has turned your image bearers against your image bearers. Meet us here Lord. We mourn that we have ignored issues that keep resurfacing with more and more vigor. We mourn that we have failed…
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Change.
Frustration. Seeping into dinner and conversation. Tainting our body language. Knotting the simplest of things into a tangled mess. My vision clouded by struggle and angst. That’s all I could see ahead. Angst. Struggle. What if he just changed? What if the the things that drove me to distraction could change? What if he changed?…
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A prayer for summer.
*This post is a favorite of mine. I teared up as I prayed it today. I need it today as much or more than I needed it when I first wrote it. It is summer, Lord. I love the season of summer. I see your creativity and love all over summer. The taste of fresh…
