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Continue reading →: The Cool Of The Day: Pour Out Your HeartI like afternoon pick up time. Call me sappy or sentimental, but there is something special about the afternoon, when the kids get out of school and I’m sitting in the warm car in the cool of the day. The elementary schools here let out a little later, so it feels…
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Building community, Community, Community-living, God, Hope, Uncategorized, Weathering The Storms Of Life
NEW SERIES: ANCHOR
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Continue reading →: NEW SERIES: ANCHORTwo Key Components Needed To Weather The Storms Of Life.
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Chapter 42: A New Word To Hold Onto
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Continue reading →: Chapter 42: A New Word To Hold OntoWell hello friends! As previously promised, I am going to share my new “word” for the year. My word just kept popping up around me, everywhere that I went, so I took the hint and wrote it down (on my hand of course) so I could remember it and think…
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Continue reading →: Listening For HarmonyLooking for a way to bring harmony this world in 2022? Let’s start by listening.
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Continue reading →: Happy New YearHello sweet friends near & far! I’m so grateful for this journey we’ve shared together throughout 2021 and I’m very excited to continue it in 2022! I was super blessed to finish out 2021 with an anniversary getaway with my hubs as we celebrated 21 years of marriage, and then…
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Continue reading →: Merry Christmas Fam!
Hello & Merry Christmas from the beautiful Western Slope of Colorado! We hope that wherever you find yourself today, you are able to enjoy the peace of Jesus and the promise of hope because LOVE came down for you and for me! “But the angel said to them, “Don’t be…
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Comfort & Joy
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Continue reading →: Comfort & JoyChristmas brings all kinds of gifts into our lives. Not just the shimmer-wrapped gifts that are gently placed under the tree, and not even the ones that show up in the driveway with a big red bow on top (does that even happen in real life?!). I’m talking about the…
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Continue reading →: What’s So Wonderful About Christmas?It’s a cold and frosty morning here on the Western Slope of Colorado and right outside of my dining room window, I can see the twinkling lights we set up last night on our bushes. I know- it’s a little late, but there are just some things that I wanted…
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Happy Thanksgiving Fam!
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Continue reading →: Happy Thanksgiving Fam!Giving Thanks For Those Around Us.
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Celebrating Love In The Midst Of Grief
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Continue reading →: Celebrating Love In The Midst Of GriefA love story is still worth celebrating, even when the ending isn’t what we thought it would be. For more than 44 years, my parents shared a love story that was real, honest, good, and hard.Not the kind you see on a movie screen with the right music in the…
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Continue reading →: Hold OnLast Sunday we came home from a whirlwind weekend in which we both celebrated our oldest daughter turning 20…#weareold, and we also celebrated and cheered on our middle daughter performing in the State Band Competition. Lots of travel, lots of activity, lots of planning and prepping, and partying. All of…
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Continue reading →: Just Do The Thing – Part 2: Why Do The Thing?While at worship team practice last week, I was talking about the challenge we have been given to chase after God while using the gifts we have been entrusted with. I shared about how we get this awesome privilege to do so much because there were people years ago who…
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Continue reading →: Just Do The Thing.Hi Everyone! I’ve been thinking about all of you for months now, and I can’t say that I’ve had any really good excuses for not writing posts for this blog more consistently. The truth is, I just haven’t written. I’ve jotted down thoughts, organized some ideas, but I haven’t fleshed…
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Faithfulness, Family, Loss, Love, Loving Others, Real Life, Reflecting On 2020, Uncategorized, Worship
A Year Ago Today
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Continue reading →: A Year Ago TodayOn March 13, 2020 I got to sing in a private concert in my hometown to an audience of one, my Dad. That morning after a long night where my sister took the night shift caring for our dad (like she and mom had done so many times before), I…
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Adventure, Birthday, Change, Embracing Life, God is Working, Hope, Memory Lane, Real Life, Self Discovery
The Best Years For My Life
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Continue reading →: The Best Years For My Life*Year Forty-One* I’ve been going down memory lane for the last few weeks:). Mostly because I want to remember what I looked like without anti-aging cream or other additives applied to my face! But for real, since I recently celebrated my 41st birthday and I’ve been looking over the course…
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Hello January: What’s Your Word?
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Continue reading →: Hello January: What’s Your Word?Hello & Happy Belated New Year TrueLife Friends! I can’t believe we are almost finished with month one of this new year, yet here we are! When I was a kid I thought 2021 would look a lot differently. You know, flying cars, smell-o-vision on our tv screens, and such:).…
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Continue reading →: BONUS POST: Letting Go – For the Parents of Seniors by Davina GorshDreams…I’m not talking about the ones that come and go as we sleep. I’m talking about the ones that start the day we get the positive pregnancy test. The ones that we don’t even realize are taking hold in our hearts in a deep and permanent way. These dreams…
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Hold On: Encouragement for the School Year
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Continue reading →: Hold On: Encouragement for the School YearI recently remembered an old movie I watched called, “Scaramouche“. It’s a classic and if you haven’t seen it, you totally should. With buttered popcorn…and peanut m&m’s:). There’s a great scene where the main character is learning how to fence. The instructor tells him to hold the foil like a…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Ready to RiseYa’ll seriously need to get this book into your hands! Hey friends! I have been honored to be a part of the launch team for Jo Saxton’s new book, “Ready to Rise“! I was excited to be a part of the team because I am a HUGE fan of her…
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Celebrations, Change, Class of 2020, Difficulty, Faith, Graduation, Hope, Loving Others, Party, Uncategorized
Great (Unmet) Expectations
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Continue reading →: Great (Unmet) ExpectationsI have a rather large pile of party decorations sitting in the corner of my dining room. Graduation decorations to be exact. Red and silver balloons, confetti, maps, globes, suitcases, you name it – I have it. My eldest daughter is a senior this year and I’ve been collecting the…
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Easter Experience 2020
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Continue reading →: Easter Experience 2020This Easter was definitely a different experience altogether. Being a family in ministry, we are so accustomed to getting ready early and worshipping with our church family in person. This year, while getting ready in the early morn, a friend messaged us saying there were eggs in our front year…
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New Post: Pain Management
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Continue reading →: New Post: Pain ManagementAlmost one month ago, I gathered with my family as we walked and are still walking through an incredibly difficult moment in our lives – the passing of our father. There aren’t words to describe the amount of loss we felt then and still feel even now. It hurts. It’s…
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Queen of Hearts Wrap Up: Heart Condition
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Continue reading →: Queen of Hearts Wrap Up: Heart ConditionIn the past few weeks we’ve covered the often misplaced emotions that can dwell inside of us, the portions of our hearts that still need the warmth and light of God’s love, and the challenge of learning how to pour out our hearts to God. Definitely not lightweight material. But…
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Continue reading →: Queen of Hearts: Pour Out Your Heart
I’m a huge fan of British shows and all things UK and one show that I found intriguing was “The Crown”. One particular episode caught my attention because it had another one of my favorite things: letters. In this episode, the brother (Edward) who had abdicated the throne was featured…
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Continue reading →: Queen of Hearts: Where The Sun Doesn’t Shine
These past few weeks in Colorado have dropped snow in our high country and even rain down here where I live. Just outside my dining room window, I can see in the distance frosty white blankets of snow on top of the beautiful Grand Mesa. Add a warm cup of…
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New Series: Queen of Hearts
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Continue reading →: New Series: Queen of HeartsHey friends, just wanted to let you know we are starting a brand new series this month called “Queen of Hearts”, exploring our own hearts. The good, the hard, all of it – so I hope you’ll join me on this adventure. When I think of the ultimate Queen of…
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Continue reading →: I’m Back! And I’m 40!Hey friend:), first things first: It has been a loooooooooong minute since I have taken the time to put together a post, and for that, I am truly sorry. Finding my new rhythm in my new location, with a few new seasons had me really digging deep to find the…
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Adventure, Graduation, Hope, Life Changes, Loving Others, Milestones, Party, Seasons of life, Students
Caps & Gowns
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Continue reading →: Caps & GownsWe are in the thick of a season brightly colored with caps and gowns, tassels and cords. There will be pomp & circumstance a plenty as we are seated in stadiums, event centers, and auditoriums. Friends and family members shouting names and blasting airhorns, teachers and administrators clad in dress…
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Continue reading →: Funky: Me AgainI was reminded a few weeks ago that I am getting back to my normal self:).As I was making lunch for my family on the weekend, and decided to bake. It might not sound like a monumental moment for some, but for me it was huge. I like to cook.I…
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Brotherly Love, Building Bridges, Building community, Community, Community-living, Faith, Family, Friendship, God, hospitality, Investing in others, Investing Your Talents, Investing Your time, Investing Your treasures, Life Changes, Little Things With Great Love, Love, Loving Others, Loving Your Tribe, Military Families, Military Life, Motherhood, Neighbors, New Location, People Groups, Real Life, relationships, Service to Others, Uncategorized, Visiting with friends
Love: Loving Your Tribe Well
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Continue reading →: Love: Loving Your Tribe WellTribe… in my nomadic lifestyle I have defined tribe as an ever-growing group of people that are on this similar life journey. Those who have been geographically detached from their pre-established support systems. Most of them living thousands of miles from the ‘free babysitter’ and the auntie that swoops in…
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Continue reading →: Love: Loving Yourself & Discovering Joy by Gigi HahlMy children screaming at one another does not bring me joy and unfortunately it is a sound that I hear daily. I used to envision myself ripping my ears from my head and throwing the bleeding ears to my children and yelling: “now I don’t have to hear you anymore!”—my…
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Broken lives, Brotherly Love, Building Bridges, Building community, Community, Community-living, Faith, Family, Friendship, Growth, Growth Mindset, Hope, Little Things With Great Love, Love, Loving Others, People Groups, relationships, Service to Others, Uncategorized
Love: Build Some Bridges
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Continue reading →: Love: Build Some BridgesWe started a mini-series on love last week (in honor of the month of love), and this week’s subject is very personal to me. So personal, that my husband and I sat down with our children in our living room a few weeks ago and began to have a deep…
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Continue reading →: Love: Small ActionsHappy Valentines Day Everyone!!! I wanted to be sure to send you this amazing message about love from my dear friend Melissa! In the next few posts you’re going to read about, you guessed it, LOVE. Not the commercialized version of love and gifts we see on the store shelves.…
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Continue reading →: Funky Part 3: Get OutWhen I was a teenager with a fresh drivers’ license, I would often ask my mom for the car keys and just drive around because I could. Not because I was going anywhere particular, but just because I wanted to explore. Growing up near the Front Range of Colorado, I…
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Change, Create, Creative Arts, Creative Intelligence, Difficulty, Faith, Funk, God, God is Working, Growth Mindset, Life Changes, purpose, Therapy, Uncategorized
Funky Part 2: Create
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Continue reading →: Funky Part 2: CreateHello everyone! I’m SO EXCITED to share this next post and introduce you to one of my mentors , Terry Murillo! I’ve been inspired and encouraged by Terry since I was 15 years old, and I am beyond thrilled to have her as a contributor in this series. There is…
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Continue reading →: New Series: FunkyHey everyone! As promised, the new series officially kicks off today! I’m excited to share this journey with you:). As I mentioned in the last post, the last few months of 2018 had me feeling like I was in a funk. I knew that I couldn’t have been the only…
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Continue reading →: Beauty Even Here: Longing For Friendship
Friendship in adulthood can feel alot like trying to create an online profile. You think you’re creating a profile for others to glimpse into your life and see how cool you are, how valuable you are, how fun you are to be around and how they can imagine their days…
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