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It Tastes Like Chicken BUT IT’S NOT CHICKEN

It Tastes Like Chicken BUT IT’S NOT CHICKEN

Growing up I used to spend a few weeks out of every summer in Austin, Texas, with my Mimi and Poppy (aka Melba and Cecil – yep, that’s right Melba and Cecil.) I absolutely loved my time there. Austin was (and still is) my favorite part of Texas. Plus, my Mimi had all the makings [...] [...more]

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Free Stuff, Take 1

Free Stuff, Take 1

A couple weeks ago, I got a very generous email from Rachel at INO Records offering to give me some CDs to giveaway on my blog. Get this…I even got to choose between three artists – two I knew and enjoyed (Fee and Phil Wickham) and one that was not on my radar (Jonny Diaz). [...] [...more]

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Message Received. Loud and Clear

Message Received. Loud and Clear

At the end of last week I was grouchy. Seriously GROUCHY. As I said here, I was feeling overwhelmed and just a little sick of it all. But then this weekend, I got a gift this amazing series of gifts from God. This weekend He blessed me big time. EVERY EXPERIENCE I had left me energized, renewed, [...] [...more]

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Can I Just Say?

Can I Just Say?

Sometimes I am just plain GROUCHY. It is NOT PRETTY, but it is TRUE and REAL. Yes, I know. I don’t really have ANYTHING to be grouchy about. All my fundamental needs are being met. I have a wonderful job, a loving family, and this fantastic group of friends. I belong to an incredible church. And I [...] [...more]

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Extra. Ordinary.

Extra. Ordinary.

On Saturday, my friend Alece, came to stay with me and go see the Help Haiti Live Compassion benefit. Needless to say we had a great time. The concert was incredible. And I absolutely adore spending time with Alece. She is easy to be around, smart, authentic, and just a little sassy. But do you know [...] [...more]

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A Plea for Help

A Plea for Help

Late last week, my friend Trish called. She needed my help. Her plans had suddenly changed and she was scrambling to find folks to keep an eye on her three boys over the weekend. She asked if I would be willing to hang out with them on Sunday night. It was such an easy assignment. [...] [...more]

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Miscellaneous Thoughts from Thirty Thousand Feet

Miscellaneous Thoughts from Thirty Thousand Feet

Right now I am making the journey home after three long-but-amazing days in New York City for the O’Reilly’s Tools of Change for Publishing conference. And while I am feeling the pressure to get out a thought-provoking blog post, I feel like all my circuits are…well, a little overloaded. Here’s are just a few of my miscellaneous [...] [...more]

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Picking Up and Laying Down Roots

Picking Up and Laying Down Roots

I moved to Nashville two and a half years ago to work for Thomas Nelson. It was a big move for me. BIG. I had been in Birmingham, Alabama, for eight years. Birmingham was my place. I built a life there. I built a home there. And candidly I was not certain that the Nashville move would [...] [...more]

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Reflections on a Year of Blogging

Reflections on a Year of Blogging

I love how anniversaries, birthdays, and seasons serve as a reminder to reflect on where you started, how far you’ve come, and where you want to go. It seems crazy that just a year ago I began blogging. It all began with a short post that shows exactly how little I knew about the journey that [...] [...more]

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Nice…Bordering On Creepy

Nice…Bordering On Creepy

Sitting behind our computers or our smartphones tends to bring out the BOLD in each of us. This is one of the things I love most about Social Media. I meet strangers everyday. I go out of my way to compliment people I have never met. I know what thousands of people are up to without [...] [...more]

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