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2,200 miles. Seven states. Three hikes. Two state high points. One kayak exploration. The Field of Dreams. Incredible local dives. Renewed creative energy. And the deepening of friendships. Adventure. From the Coast of Virginia to the Cornfields of Iowa The spurts of adventure we occasionally experience provide a small glimpse ...
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A ton of well-meaning purpose/calling material is available to help us discover our life’s purpose. Some of it is outstanding, but we do a disservice to ourselves by attempting to boil it down into one all-encompassing life calling. Purpose is difficult to quantify and qualify because we are made… To ...
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He won’t return your emails or texts. She fails to show up at a lunch appointment. When you need a listening ear, he points out all of your failures and has a 10-step plan to fix your life. She only connects with you when it is convenient for her. Disappointment. ...
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It was a casual conversation, and I made an off-handed comment. “If it wasn’t so expensive, I would love to live in California.” Out of left field, my new friend wasted no time jumping on me, “If you think God is calling you to move to California, then you need ...
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Your life is slammed. Work, family, work, finances, work, cleaning house, work, exercise, work, errands, work. Life is complicated. Where does time exist to be a loyal friend? And now you’re asking me to be willing to lay down my own life for my closest friends? Well, I didn’t say ...
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Today, I want to begin a series of blogs on intentional friendship. When we choose to live the intentional life, one area that stands out as not receiving enough attention is in our relationships. Sadly, friendships are often the first thing discarded onto the side of the road when the ...
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No, I could not ask for more Than this love you gave me Cause it’s all I’ve waited for And I could not ask for more - Edwin McCain Ten years. One decade. Where have the months and years gone? It seems like just yesterday that I was chatting with ...
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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” At some point in between building magnificent cities with Legos and playing a little hide-and-go-seek with the neighborhood kids, a well-meaning adult or more likely dozens of grown-ups posed the aforementioned question to us. If we had not felt the ...
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The average American watches nearly five hours of TV per day. That’s 35 hours per week. A little over six days per month. A full 75 days per year. Consuming. Not tasting. Not smelling. Not feeling. Not experiencing. Not exploring. Not sharing. Not creating. Not growing. Not interacting. Not blessing. ...
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We all have our own idiosyncrasies and things that make us tick. It’s okay to admit that we are all a little bit weird. It’s time we embrace it. Last year, I wrote Ten Things You May or May Not Know About Me. In an effort for us to continue ...