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When Your Mountain Seems Too High

When Your Mountain Seems Too High

I was listening to a little Elvis Radio yesterday. Not very spiritual, I know. Although, he can belt out How Great Thou Art. He was singing the old Marty Robbins’ song, You Gave Me a Mountain,  But this time {Lord} you gave me a mountain A mountain I may never climb It isn’t a hill any longer You gave me a mountain this time As I listened, I thought about some mountains that I have had…

When We Push Our Dreams Around Our Plate Like Kale

When We Push Our Dreams Around Our Plate Like Kale

Do you ever feel like your sparkle is dull? Sometimes I can’t even believe I have a sparkle. July 25th was my Mom’s first birthday in heaven. Sitting in my view is a little sign I bought her that says, “Don’t ever let anyone dull your sparkle.” I can only imagine she is filling heaven with hers.  When she died a few months ago I started the craziness of thinking about how much time I…

A Way to Fear-less When We are Fear-full

A Way to Fear-less When We are Fear-full

I began this post on fear about two years ago. What in the whirl? How can something I wrote two years ago resonate with me still!? I am able to just pick up and continue writing because it’s that relevant. So relevant…like the first thing I thought of was me sitting poolside at my sister-in-law’s house a few days ago and decidedly moving myself inside because there were bats (yep, you read that correctly) swooping…

Honoring a Parent that’s Not Always Honorable

Honoring a Parent that’s Not Always Honorable

So, you know how you are going about life and Holy Spirit sends a word (one you are not expecting) and your heart feels that tug of conviction? Pastor Robert Morris was teaching on the Ten Commandments and he landed on number five, “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” He didn’t get very far into his message when I…