Dear Dr. Les. Carter, you slayed me today. Thank you for your ever gentle and clear reassurance that everyone deserves Dignity, Respect and Civility, that not everyone is going to be a safe place, but that we can be that for others. Thank you for your encouragement, Dr. Carter. In a world of sharp edges, …
"I don't know about terms, I just know that women are not allowed to preach…"John MacArthur During a game of word association, the name Beth Moore (an evangelist, author and Bible teacher) was presented to John MacArthur for his spontaneous response - to which he replied "Go Home." We hear peals of laughter and applause …
Facebook Post - October 8, 2018 There is the truth, then there is how each one perceives it. Which is why other people’s opinions don't get to determine who you are.#loveisstronger #showupasyourself -- Sallie Mosely One year ago today I was facing one of the most important challenges of my life. I was deep in …
What if setting limits hurts people that you care about? How do you know if you've put up walls of self protection that actually break relationship, or if you've set a healthy boundary that makes relationships safe? Is it really ok to have boundaries in close relationships? What does that even look like? These are …
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Journaling should be mandatory. Like, you'll be tossed into a cell somewhere to think things over, young lady, until you write down the truth that you are deadlocked in eye contact with - write it down wether you like it or not, wether it's "reality" or not. What is reality anyway? I always think I …
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I blame the moon. It’s 3am and here I am, staring at the shadowed ceiling from my pillow. She beckons and woos me, drawing on my blood and skin to come outside and bask in her light, dance under her mysterious blue reflection. She plays peekaboo with the sun, always pointing back to him, always …
It has been a long time since I’ve said anything here. I think that is what naturally happens when you walk through fire - you’re more interested in staying alive in the flames than analyzing them, putting words to it and communicating something worth reading. And in the flames is where I have been. Don’t …
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Sometimes it’s hard to separate people’s perceptions of you from who you actually are. It has been one of the hardest fights of my life. Turns out I'm a terrible people pleaser and have been known do almost anything to get someone to like me, so when someone didn't think I was the bees knees …
sometimes my mind grabs for you, trying to remember, trying to believe that you were real, that you were ever here with me in flesh and bone and blood. and when i get still and quiet and think about you I see your eyes, big and dark with heavy eye makeup that made you look …
I feel like the peace lily by my window that overlooks the waterfall behind our apartment. every few days he starts to droop and needs more water, then (once watered) magically he springs to life, his giant fanning leaves reaching skyward, his white papery flowers standing at attention once more. it seems to me like …
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