Our signatures were barely dry on a million mortgage papers when we stood beneath the Carolina sky planting the sweetest…
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What Are You Doing Here?
Like toddlers in a toy store, new years come bounding in, bursting with possibility for all that lies ahead. Some…
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Trading Constant Concern for Quiet Relief
I wonder how these same palms I lift in praise can grip so tightly to a thousand concerns. Tears laced…
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Help for the Weary Woman
Rise before dawn for an hour of Bible study and a five-mile run: Check! Fold laundry and order groceries while…
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The Confidence to Believe You Belong
It was my first day at a new school—midyear, where everyone knew each other and no one knew me. Nine…
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When You Feel Like You’re Not Enough
I’m a woman of habit, so every morning, like a playlist on repeat, I make the bed, shower and dash…
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Peace by Piece
The relentless heat of a late southern summer hung in the air as I cheered from the sidelines of my…
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Letting Go of Clutter and Holding On to Peace
The Carolina clay has housed our family roots for over a decade now, but prior to settling here, we moved…
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When the Fear of Being Misunderstood Upsets Our Peace
Through a blur of tears I studied the message, confused by the words it contained. For years I’d served in…
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