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Let’s Go Home, A Love Story

It’s been two years since I wrote about my Searching Dreams, and how I always wake up from them drained and depleted. I looked it up. I don’t know how many recurrences I’ve had since. They come like clockwork. Searching Dreams, that’s what I’ve taken to calling the nightly dramas I have so often. It’s […]

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Fifty Shades of Heartbreak

That would be me — whenever I think about the movie opening this weekend, right in time for Valentine’s Day, a holiday meant to honor true love.Only it doesn’t. Fifty Shades of Grey poses as romance while celebrating lust, bondage, and torture.Before you ask, the answer is no. I did not read the book, but […]

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Empty Me

There’s this song, Empty Me by Chris Sligh. The lyrics strip me down every time I play it… “I’ve had just enough of the spotlight when it burns bright to see how it gets in the blood and I’ve tasted my share of the sweet life and the wild ride and found a little is… Read More

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A Divine Starting Place without a Finish Line

It’s here, friends, Christmas Day has come. Please know that I’m forever touched by your desire to spend this season with me and my sweet author friends, (thanks again Tricia, Joneal, Marybeth, and Mary!) However close we came to celebrating the true meaning of Christmas throughout this season, or how far from the mark we… Read More

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Jesus, the Original Gift that Keeps on Giving

I’m so humbled that you’re taking a moment to read this devotional on Christmas Eve. I wrote it to remind us that there is always more Jesus for us to embrace and enjoy, if we’ll only refuse to settle. And now, I’m going to honor your time and leave you to it without further comment.… Read More

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Who You Lookin’ At?!

I just love today’s prompt! Not because the words are mine, but because the grace it celebrates is all Jesus. Read the Holy Words first and let the tense of the verse sink in as you consider the wonder working blood of Christ. It’s not how well we can monitor the messy places of our… Read More

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Living Forgiving on the Heart Wide Open Christmas Journey

I’m convinced that God enjoys a good laugh as much as any of us, if not more. Last night was a fine example. After a long lovely day with family and friends, I plopped down in my recliner to jot y’all a note and post the next Heart Wide Open Devotional. If you’ll remember, I… Read More

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When Our Quest in Misguided

This past July I was sitting underneath a whirling fan on my back porch with a huge glass of sweet tea at my side, typing out the daily devos that would become our Heart Wide Open journey. At the time, I had no idea what the Advent season held for my immediate family and that… Read More

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A Heart Wide Open Christmas Recap for Newcomers to our Advent Journey

Hello friends! We’re only six days into our Advent Invitation and the feedback I’m getting from y’all is literally blessing my socks off! One Jesus loving girlfriend re-imagined her entire Christmas tree this year, and graciously attributed the idea to our Heart Wide Open Christmas journey! Check this out. She used special ornaments given to… Read More

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A Heart Wide Open Christmas

Welcome! If you’ve landed here without a clue as to what’s going on, you can read all about A Heart Wide Open Christmas here. For those of you ready to kick off our journey together, I can’t possibly wait another minute. Let’s do it! A Heart Wide Open Christmas – Day One Scripture: I will… Read More

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