Jennifer Dukes Lee and I spent time chatting with one another, girlfriend to girlfriend, and we invite you to listen in! In this conversation, Jennifer and I talk about her experience of writing Love Idol, and about the confident assurance we have that we are more than enough—pre-approved, in …
All The Stories Matter. Especially Yours.
This year, it seems as if everyone is having babies! Book babies, that is. I've been watching friends of mine pant and push and press their way to publishing their stories. I have cheered for them and paced the halls with them. I've cried when the rejections came. I've prayed when all those words …
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Because I’m Really An Introvert At Heart
Hitting "Publish" on Monday's post was quite an adventure. Because now, it's real. You know? Two weekends ago, when I was at the beach with all the lovely ladies from (in)courage, I told Holley and Lisa-Jo, "I still have time to cancel. I could just forget the whole thing." They both laughed at …
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Your Big, Amazing, Ridiculous Dream
H has a friend named Casey. Casey and H went to seminary together and, after they both graduated and began the work of being pastors of small churches in the south, Casey and H would talk on the phone or get together to encourage one another, exchange notes, and share helpful resources. Whenever …
Color of Summer
We were riding our bikes down miles of country road, beneath a sky that never ends and a sun that turned my shoulders the color of summer. That's when I remembered the things that matter most. ~~~ With Jennifer today... …
Parenting Without A Road Map
I just said goodbye to my son. I hugged him tight - all 23 years of him - and told him he is my favorite son. I always tell him that. He hugged me back. He hardly ever does that. I told him I loved him so much I didn't even have words for it - "And I have a lot of words," I told him. "Mmm-hmm," …