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Christmas Warrior

I’m a Christmas Warrior for BLAKE. Is that not the cutest face you have ever seen? I have committed to praying that this little guy finds a forever family and fundraising for his adoption fund this...

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The way He works

I fret. I worry. I try to fix in my own strength. I scheme. I plan. I frustrate myself and get frustrated with God. “Why aren’t You moving faster on this?”, I arrogantly ask. Then, He shows up, in ways...

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Medicare and Privilege

Yesterday, something came in the mail for me. It looked like this… Many emotions swirled in my mind and heart.  Most of them related to self pity about my disability(s) and the seeming prematurity of...

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The Radical Experiment- part three

You can read the other parts of this series here, here and here. Step Three: Sacrifice our money for a specific purpose. Pre-Radical: We have been a family that tithes no matter what since we were baby...

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The Radical Experiment- Part Four

Step Four: Give of our time in another context. Pre-Radical: We have taken our children to serve in soup kitchens and nursing homes over the years.  It was something to do together and our thought was...

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Heart for Haiti

I will never forget hearing of the mass devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti last year. I was in New York City with some blogging friends, visiting the Martha Stewart show, without a care in...

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Win an iPad and help our teen mom ministry!!

As many of you know, I am in full time ministry working with teen mama’s in my local area {a cause close to my heart as I was a teen mom myself}. Berkeley County, WV is an area rich with Civil War...

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Tough Love

There once was a girl that wanted to save the world. She had felt searing pain and known heartache so deep that recovery seemed impossible. The desire to shelter others from feeling that way turned...

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Introducing my heroes {a God-sized Dreams post}

They choose life. We choose them. YoungLives offers unconditional love to teenage parents. By coming alongside and accepting them wherever they are in their parenting journey, seeds of hope are...

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Typhoon Relief- Easy Ways to Help

My mind has a hard time comprehending the devastation caused by the catastrophic typhoon that occurred in the Philippines.  In addition to our fervent prayers, there are things we can do to assist in...

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