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Becoming Elizabeth: Vulnerability and the Visitation
How reflecting on the Visitation taught me that it’s okay to let myself be loved. “Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.” Luke 1:39-40 It had been another long day. I had been working from home for a few months, and my oldest was acting particularly three in response to our new routine. I had lost my patience and snapped at…
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Finding Jesus in the Everyday: Music Edition
I have a confession… I’ve never been a fan of praise and worship music. There, I said it. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links.* Even as a child, I often found myself rolling my eyes whenever my sister would blast the local Christian station on her portable radio. I thought it was cheesy, repetitive, and pandering. Compared to the emo bands and David Bowie standards playing from my own headphones, praise and worship felt like an absolute waste of time…
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From the Desire to Ignore My Needs, Deliver Me, Jesus.
“The woman is at the heart of the home. Let us pray that we women realize the reason for our existence: to love and be loved and through this love become instruments of peace in the world.“St. Teresa of Calcutta I am a mother of two little boys. My house is full of trucks, sports equipment, and toy weapons. A portable bassinet and changing table take up most of the walking space in our bedroom. Our dining room is currently…
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