The thing is…I’m not really sure what I’m doing here with you. I’m not even sure what to say to you anymore. I’m not sure I can go on like this. I mean, I pour my heart out to...
More"Quiet: The Power of Introverts" and the Power of Knowing Yourself
I have been quiet for some time. At first I felt too busy and overwhelmed to even think about this blog. I felt frustrated as my creative side seemed to have dried up with the business of life....
MoreInside the World of an Abuse Survivor
I dearly love to laugh. I dearly love to make others laugh…usually at the silly things I do. Once in a while I also land a perfectly timed and worded joke. But that is only “once in a while.”...
MoreCan Men & Women Be Friends?
When Harry Met Sally? – Harry explains his philosophy on the genders being friends If you have been reading for any amount of time, you know that I grew up in the mid-West where things tend to be more...
MorePractice What You Preach…
For any of you that have ever been a teacher of any kind for some time – I think you will understand this post quite well. For those that have or are parents, I too think you will get...
MoreIs the Cross Really All That Important? #1
To tell you the truth, I have been tossing around this idea for a post since late February – almost 3.5 months now. I started to write it several times…but I was not quite sure what it would all...
MoreSubmission in Context: Christ and the Greco-Roman Household Codes (by Rachel Held Evans)
Note from Joy Gal: If I only had the time to do this in-depth of a post on this issue…I would have written something very similar to this post. This is the third post in our series, One...
MoreTo All My Critics…
I could never have imagined that in just a few short weeks I would have garnered such an audience to read my random posts …and that in those who would read, that they would leave their thoughts on my...
MoreIn Grieving, In Joy – Bittersweet Endings…
….leading to bittersweet beginnings. Today dawned early, as is typical for me these days. That could have something to do with the sun coming up around 5:30 or so this time of year…or maybe it is just the stress...
MoreJudgement Gets Personal
Note: The saga of judgement continues…I wrote this in response to Stephen’s comment on Judgement 2...but felt it was too long for a comment and thus am putting it here. I think the gist of the issue is this: that...
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