Category Archives: The Life I Live

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Random Things I Learned About Last Night

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Last night I had dinner with Spence Smith, Keely Marie Scott, and Ryan O’Quinn. I had never met Keely and Ryan before “in real life.” But they were even cooler than I imagined. I had so much fun. It was one of those nights that was completely energizing (something I don’t take for granted in […]

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Drafting Blueprints, Part 2

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This is the second post in my “Drafting Blueprints” series. Basically this series in an excuse for me to think through what I want my life to look like, who I want to be, so that I can begin compiling a life plan. In the first post, I admitted I want to get married. So […]

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Drafting Blueprints

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I talk a lot about life plans and living intentionally but really that is all it is, talk. Sure, I make a concerted effort to think about decisions in terms of “where this get me where I want to go” but I haven’t done the work to really draft a blueprint of what type of […]

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Scaling Back

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A couple of months ago, I was gathered with some very smart ladies at Cultivate Her and having a discussion about relationships. (No, not the juicy kind.) And my wise friend Eve Annuziato said something I keep coming back to. Eve said that when she turned 30 she sat down and created three lists: Very […]

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A Reader Survey

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When I started blogging several months ago, I assumed that most of my readers would be my family and friends who can’t keep up with my day-to-day activities because of geographic challenges. Boy was I wrong! A huge majority readers are people I have never met “in real life.” They are people, like you, who […]

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Reflections on Chasing Francis

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Earlier this week, Pete Wilson posted “Information Does Not Equate Transformation.” It is a great post and you should go read it. It touches on something I have been thinking a lot about lately… As a child growing up in church, I was force-fed so much “information” about God, about Jesus, about religion. I was […]

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On Grief

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Couldn’t sleep so I thought I’d write a post for Peter Pollock’s blog carnival. Today the theme is “grief.” Ouch! Admittedly, I am no expert on grief. Sure, I know grief. I’ve lost my fair share of dogs, grandparents, and friends. I’ve had my heart broken by a boy. But, I don’t know GRIEF. I’ve […]

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With Gratitude, Part Four

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I am glad this week is winding down.. all this gratitude is wearing me out (I kid, I kid.) Seriously…these posts have been a wonderful reminder of some of the everyday blessings I neglect to properly acknowledge. In case you are just stumbling onto my “With Gratitude” posts, here are the posts from Day 1, […]

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With Gratitude, Part Three

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I am celebrating Thanksgiving in Pebble Beach, California (yes, it is beautiful here, absolutely beautiful). And although I had every intention of writing a “With Gratitude” post every day this week, the internet has been spotty and so I apologize that it has taken me a few days to get back to you with Day […]

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With Gratitude, Part Two

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As I said yesterday: Sometimes it is easier to focus on the things I don’t have. But I’ve found that’s no way to live. Instead I want to be someone who constantly feels blessed. Because in all reality I have everything I need, and more. So in honor of the season of Thanksgiving, I have […]