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A Prayer That Could Change Everything

Happy Monday! Wanta simply share something my husband and I prayed out over our boys, ourselves, and our church and partners!!! If you are a part of our church family or an Embassy of Hope partner that helps us reach India with the gospel and helps us build churches, Bible schools and orphanages all over […]

February 21, 2022

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Faith & Hope

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Heart Shaped Cookies

Happy Valentine’s (Mon)Day! This weekend, I was delighted with the sweetest surprise from a dear friend that came at just the perfect time ~ a blog she wrote about my son and me back when Gavin was in 8th grade.  Not sure where you are in the stage of your life. I am right smack […]

February 14, 2022

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Love, Uncategorized

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What is Church anymore?

Church is the same thing it always has been. It has taken on different forms and looks differently. But it’s still what the Bible says it is.  It’s the Bride of Christ so don’t mess with God’s Chic!  It’s the body of Christ so if you wouldn’t dishonor Christ, then you won’t dishonor His body. […]

February 7, 2022

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Faith & Hope, Peace, Relationships

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Beautiful boys

When broken boys bend their will and humble themselves to God: Broken boys become bold boys. Broken boys become builders of bright futures. Broken boys become beasts who are forces to be reckoned with. Broken boys become might men of valor and instead of feeling beaten down, they conquer hills that used to intimidate them. […]

January 31, 2022

Relationships, Stress/Anxiety, Uncategorized

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Not…..

Not appreciated. Not respected. Not understood. Not validated. Not valued.  What are you not?  Those are my “top-nots” that my feelings tell me when I get all in em…. Good news I’m finding out as I go : Wether I feel all those “NOTS” or not….. that then cause knots in my stomach, lumps in my throat, and drive wedges in my relationships, the truth is […]

January 24, 2022

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Relationships

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F•R•I•E•N•D•S

Friends….. Are like family who you choose to be part of your life Are like siblings you get along with and can’t wait to see again Are like a safety net that catch you when you fall Are like a breath of fresh air that inspires you to keep going Are like a huge key […]

January 15, 2022

Relationships

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What’s real anymore?

Meta  Instagram Movies Celebrity preachers  Marriage Church….. Games, affairs, vampires, political agendas, blood in the streets, cyber wars, Artificial Intelligence out of control, conspiracy theories…. Depends on who you talk to on these: Masks help against covid or do they really?…… Pandemic or scamdemic? Vaccine or nonvax? My rights or what’s right? Is marriage the […]

January 10, 2022

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Faith & Hope

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Happy New Year from California!

***We thought this posted first thing this morning and got back from a super full day of snow-skiing and snow-boarding all day, then walked through the dreamiest winter wonderland and had the yummiest dinner……only to get back to our precious cabin. My new year is off to such a great start to be my best […]

January 4, 2022

Happiness, Love

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Sucker-punched!

Seriously? That just happened!Now what? This is not what I signed up for!Why are boundaries so hard to enforce? So many regrets!How do I just let it go and look toward to the bright future God has for me? I was going to be “there” by now!What is holding me back? Any of these questions […]

December 20, 2021

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Faith & Hope, Uncategorized

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What do me & Michael Todd have in common? Crazy Faith!

Ha! Seriously! I had no idea when I wrote the 4th Chapter of Believe ANYWAY & titles it CRAZY FAITH, that sometime after I had written that, such a cool dude would become known by it. Honestly, I was ready for people to maybe critique me in what hat even means, etc. So funny! I’ve never even heard his […]

December 13, 2021

Faith & Hope

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