A Minute for Mom
The holidays are finished and, as usual, I am left with a bit of a mess to clean up. The mess in my house AND the mess in my head. It's just simply the un-edited truth that a wake of [...]
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01, 2014
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01, 2014
Just In Case…
It's that time of year... The time of year where I feel the urge to start fresh... clear things up... straighten things out... wipe the slate clean. I find myself wanting to purge papers, eradicate clutter, and get rid of [...]
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12, 2013
The Mourning in the Merry
It's Christmas morning and no one is awake yet. It's the perfect time to pick up the phone and call my grandmother. So this morning, my heart hurts. Every Christmas. Every holiday. I pick up the phone to call her. [...]
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12, 2013
Lessons from the #fatdemon – Meals vs. Motion
Hello. Â My name is Chrystal. And as much as I hate to admit it... I struggle to exercise discipline with food. Notice I stayed safely away from words that have "aholic" in it or words that indicate a particular sin. [...]
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12, 2013
Introducing the #fatdemon…
With the heart of the holidays fast approaching, I'm thinking a lot about food. Why? Well... during the holidays there will be lots of it. And historically, anecdotally, and factually, that hasn't been a good thing for me. If you've [...]
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12, 2013
The Crisis of Christmas
 Christmas is supposed to be a wonderful time of year, sprinkled with memory making, family togetherness, and meaningful experiences. It’s SUPPOSED to be. For this mama, the annual joy of Christmas is also mixed with stress, frustration, and much guilt-tripping [...]
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11, 2013
Reminders of God’s Love
As I mentioned earlier this week, I have two free downloads for you! Â They are each included at the end of this post but I hope you take the time to READ the post. Â It explains why I have something [...]
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11, 2013
Even More Reason to Keep Writing
It's been a while since I've written. While I intended to take a short break after finishing up the "One Month Journey", I did not intend for it to be this long. Â However, shortly after we finished the journey, I [...]
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10, 2013
Final #KingdomWoman Wednesday!
  ~ Evening Kingdom Kindreds! ~ Welcome back everyone! Today is our last #KingdomWoman Wednesdays for the "One Month Journey". My prayer is that at some point during this last month you have been encouraged to find ways to apply [...]
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10, 2013
Raising Children in Moments of Madness {and marvel}
Today is our last #KingdomWoman Wednesday but I am having to work really hard to track down my Dad for that video!  I will do a final post but it looks like it will be finished later this afternoon. In the meantime... here's [...]