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Do I Really Need to Forgive Instead of Get Revenge?
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Do I Really Need to Forgive Instead of Get Revenge?

Friends, this week’s topic is a heavy one. It’s about forgiveness and revenge. You see, the world and our very own flesh glamorizes revenge. They tell us forgiveness isn’t really necessary and maybe not even possible. They try convincing us to get revenge to feel better. That somehow getting revenge will heal our wounds and…

The Blessing of Meeting on Higher Ground | Thoughts on Friendship
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The Blessing of Meeting on Higher Ground | Thoughts on Friendship

We sat around the table sharing some of the deepest places of our hearts. Laughter, tears, and everything in between the two. Because it was safe. We were eight women gathered from the British Virgin Islands to Kentucky to Washington. Crossing all barriers of distance and culture with hearts already knitted together. Two years ago…

Surrendering It All for a God-Sized Restoration
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Surrendering It All for a God-Sized Restoration

Restoration –  “a return of something to a former, original, normal, or unimpaired condition.”   (Random House) The night before Christmas a young teen who had just received his driver’s license two weeks prior, ran into the back-end of my car. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but the back-end of my car was not in…