I visited a new hairstylist recently, excited for a small trim to clean up the ends of my hair. Instead, I found myself crying in my car afterward. Not because I didn’t like my cut or she messed up my hair, but because I messed up my hair. Because I learned my hair was dead. Fried.ContinueContinue reading “My Fried Hair”
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Me + Sports = Defeat
My gifting is not in sports. Being tall, people often ask me if I played volleyball or basketball in high school. My response is always an emphatic, chuckling, “NO!” I pretty much knew anytime I played a sport, I was going lose. Defeat was inevitable. But in Romans 8:31-39, Paul tells us that we don’tContinueContinue reading “Me + Sports = Defeat”
Not How It Was Meant To Be
I started my career as a News Writer for the morning show at one of our local news stations. The news is negative and full of bad news, but think how hard it is to be the gate keeper of the news. I would go into work around 1am and part of my job wasContinueContinue reading “Not How It Was Meant To Be”
The Gleaning
In my last two years as Women’s Ministry Director, I’ve spent a great of time talking to other women who lead ministries and Bible Studies around the country. One lesson I’ve learned is never jump from one Bible study to the next. Instead, take a break, go back over what you learned, and let theContinueContinue reading “The Gleaning”
The Illusion of Control (and an Announcement!)
One of the most frustrating lessons Crohn’s has taught us has been learning to accept what you can’t control. I have spent most of my adult life believing I controlled way more than I did, and submitting to the control of a disease was not my idea of a good time. I wanted to keepContinueContinue reading “The Illusion of Control (and an Announcement!)”