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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Accepting Failure

This is the second year I MISSED the requisite Thanksgiving blog and I’m just going to be okay with that. Sometimes I make myself crazier than I am with this self-imposed regulations: Thou SHALL blog on major holidays Thou SHALL blog a minimum of twice per week Thou SHALL be funny and thought-provoking — preferably…

Stepping into the Unknown

I picked up a new book, UnChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity and why it matters  by David Kinnamen, and I was overwhelmed within the first page: …they reject Jesus because they feel rejected by Christians. Church, what are we doing?  How have we missed the message of grace?  “Grace and truth…

Defying Gravity

For too long I marched to the beat of the expected.  These days I don’t…at least I try not to.  I march to the beat of the call God has placed on my life and in my heart.   I made a conscious choice to trust Him and look to Him for my strength & wisdom. …

Life by Committee

You can’t lead by committee and you can’t live by committee. I had a boss who used to tell me the first part all the time.  He didn’t mean I didn’t need a team to work with and support.  He just knew that I needed the courage to step out in confidence. Standing on my…

Digging Deeper into the Relevant

purple-purse

My previous post was titled Relevant Relationships.  I asked your opinion on relationships and I LOVED your responses.  Lots of great answers and many of you gave me much to think about — in fact, you gave me so much that I skipped the thinking and just went and bought a cute, purple purse …….