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Healing from Pain and Tragedy

We all have experienced painful moments in life. When tragedy strikes, the question is where do I go from here? I was talking to one of my girlfriends last night who just had her heart broken. Finding the right thing to say was difficult. There are steps to healing and Relevant magazine explains so well that God works so beautifully during the healing process.  My favorite part of the article in Relevant says that you never… … Continue reading

Finding the guts to trust

Fear is one of those crippling emotions. It robs us of our time, our decision making ability, our strength…the list can go on. Over the past month I’ve been reading through the book of Proverbs and this verse was one of those #SlapYouInTheFace kinda verses for me on that topic. Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. -Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be… … Continue reading

You Think You Are Absolutely Right, But You Might Be Dead Wrong

You know the moments when you are so sure of yourself that you would argue your point into the ground! Then later you come to learn that you were wrong…yep, those are embarrassing moments! One year ago, I sat at Mike’s kitchen table arguing with him. Mike is like an adopted dad to me. He has always helped me in tough situations and shared his life wisdom with me, but this time I was sure… … Continue reading

#SmallGroupKilla

Joy has been trying to find a small group to connect with and lately every time she joins one they break up! Carlos has dubbed Joy the #SMALLGROUPKILLA and even made a song about it. Check it out!   … Continue reading

Let’s Stop Blaming God and Others for Our Problems

Last night I picked up the phone and dialed nervously. It was time to change. Time to finally take responsibility for my choices, my emotions, and my reactions. It was time to call my dear friend Sarah and apologize. See Sarah hurt me, she did, but I am responsible for what I did with that hurt. I pulled away from her. I got angry. I did not deal with it well. I called to apologize… … Continue reading

Meet Joy

Joy Summers grew up as a pastor’s daughter in the woods of West Virginia. She’s the only girl in her family with three brothers, but still brings the super girly girl point of view to the conversation. Joy loves all things sparkly and, yes, she still secretly wants to be a princess. Joy has a fun and bubbly personality, but she’s also one of the most unfortunate people you’ll ever meet (If it’s going to… … Continue reading

Meet Carlos

Who is he? You can ask him, but I doubt even he really knows. I can hear Carlos saying something like, “a work in progress” or “ask me tomorrow, I hope today is the day I figure that out”. This Puerto Rican kid was born in Maine during a snow storm. He blames the snow storm for his lack of a Spanish accent and inability to roll his R’s like the rest of his family.… … Continue reading