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Longing to Trust
July 14, 2017

And as I take a deeper look at myself, I see that look of distrust and hope in my face as well.  Trust is always something that I’ve grappled with – something that always seems like a far off wish or hope. 

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Change, Celebration, Anxiety, Fear
June 17, 2017

Three weeks ago, the love of my life got down on one knee and asked to me marry him, and since then, as one can imagine, life has truly been quite the whirlwind.  In all honesty, …

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The Cost of Comparison (Developing Christ Life in Me)
June 8, 2017

“What's your plans for summer?” As a teacher at this time of year, I probably hear this question approximately 20 times a week in May and June. It really is an innocent question. However, it's one …

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All Because We Do Not Carry….
May 21, 2017

A few nights ago, my 2-year-old daughter Mari woke up screaming. I blearily rushed into her room and scooped her up out of her bed. While shushing and bouncing, I asked her what was wrong. …

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The Aftermath of Fasting
May 3, 2017

Fasting is hard.  There are a lot of ways to fast, and it’s trendy (I think in a good way?) in a lot of circles to “give something up” for Lent.  This Easter season, my …

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Post-Grad Connundrums
April 25, 2017

6/23/2016 (Original date written) Post-graduation life update: The summer job I had planned for the next three months already didn't work out and I was onto part-time job #2 by the third week of summer I'm currently residing …

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It's Already Done
April 21, 2017

Nearly every single day for the past two months, I have sat down to my computer to write this post.    It’s almost like clockwork at this point. I pray, I write and then after about …

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#BobierBlessings (Count Your Blessings)
April 5, 2017

“Count your blessings, name them one by one, Count your blessings, see what God has done! Count your blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.” #BobierBlessings Every year since I can …

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Her Song
March 18, 2017

I was genuinely captivated by the leaves at my feet.  Having nothing else to do, no cell phone to fiddle with, no purse to pretend to search through, I was engaged by the leaves at …

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Nemo, Po the Panda, Amanda, Who?
March 4, 2017

Toddlers love repetition. I am learning this first hand, especially with movie preferences. If you’d like, you can schedule me to perform a complete one-woman show of Finding Nemo, because I have the ENTIRE thing …

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