Dear Queen, I see you in your garden there In your yard, in the back. Tucked. and hidden. Where the chickens roam free And the dirt brings you close To the grief in your eyes. Broken and bruised. Battered and beat.
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Brave and Honest
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” This was the prayer that I recited each week for one year in a little metal building with the letters AA discretely stamped on the door. I was…
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Rocky Mountain High
“Beauty may be the most powerful thing on earth.” –Stasi Eldredge Recently my nineteen-year-old son and I took a trip to Colorado. While my youngest attended summer school and my husband worked, Seth and I set off for five days of adventure in the Rocky Mountains. Seth had just finished his freshman year in college,…
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Bravery with Self
As I was preparing my talk for the Brave On Conference, I was searching for clues as to why March 22, 1990, was the day that changed my life. It was a pivotal day that ended my 25 years struggle of an eating disorder addiction.
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Cheers to the Now.
The rain came in sheets, weighing down the leaves and rushing down the gutters of the house.
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Mimicking Bravery
Walking up the stairs towards the 4th grade classroom I take in the architecture and the smells of this old place, the large staircase with it’s carved handrail and the wooden door to the classroom feel like they belong in an old movie.
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Quiet Bravery
I sat with our son, Samuel this week, listening to him lament the busy schedule he keeps as a medical doctor in his 2nd year of residency.
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Dancing in the Rain.
As a young girl, I loved the rain. I loved dancing in the rain, running in the rain, just being in the rain.
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Take Aim.
It was a beautiful fall afternoon.
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The Soul Mess.
Lately, so much pain has confronted me. So many people I know facing such grief.
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