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April 22, 2023

What Does a Grudge Weigh?

Several years ago, I attended a conference in Phoenix, Arizona. My husband came along and we extended the trip as a vacation. After the conference, we drove to Tucson to visit Saguaro National Park and see some of Arizona’s beauty beyond the big city. Imagine...

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August 17, 2021

Forgiveness Healed My Heart

This article was originally published in the October 2019 issue of The Christian Journal. I had all but given up. I mentally catalogued the various prescription and over-the-counter pills in my medicine cabinet. There were enough to end my hopelessness forever. I truly believed my...

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March 2, 2021

Thoughts on “Seventy Times Seven”

I love the Psalms and C.S. Lewis’s reflections are inspiring. This quote in particular makes you think. Jesus really did say forgive “seventy times seven,” which literally means as many times as necessary. Ouch! That’s a hard truth to swallow along with our pride. So...

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January 24, 2021

I’ve Been Interviewed!

Last fall, I was interviewed by Cynthia L. Simmons for her radio show and podcast titled Heart of the Matter. I talked about my experience with sexual assault trauma, the effects of that trauma, and how God showed me the way out of the pit...

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February 27, 2020

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

We humans have a terrible time admitting when we are in the wrong. There’s always some justification for our actions, often that we were wronged first, or we had no choice, or some such nonsense. Misunderstandings escalate into disagreements, which quickly become heated arguments, and...

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