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Category: contemplations

2021/500Words/advice/contemplations

Crossing Oceans…and Sometimes Not

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Emily

Sometime last fall, this quote started circulating on social media, with this edit… At the time, I think I even loved and “AMEN”d the edit. I ...

2018/500Words/blogging/communication/contemplations

Can we stop with the shame game already?

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Emily

Have you ever really wanted to write a blog, started it a dozen times, and then not finished? Well, that is how this one has been. It’s something I want t...

2017/communication/contemplations/deep thoughts/grace

An Open Letter

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Emily

To you, the person who thinks they know me, because I am a Christian and probably more conservative than you (but not as conservative as you think), I want to w...

heavy boots
2016/500Words/communication/contemplations

My Boots Are Heavy Today

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Emily

When my friend Elizabeth is having a rough day, or when life just generally feels like it’s too much, she will say her boots feel heavy. It’s a refe...

2016/500Words/advice/blogging/contemplations

When Anxiety Attacks, Part 1

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Emily

Several years ago, we found a tick on the dog. It was gross and disgusting. Instead of having a normal, rational reaction to said parasite (shuddering, disgust,...

2014/contemplations/MADM/MADMlinkup

#MADMlinkup: One Small Step

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Emily

It’s time for another make a difference Monday post! Today I’m super excited to tell you about an awesome event happening in Bloomington on August 3...

2014/blogging/contemplations/faith

Beyond Blessed

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Emily

Sometimes it’s easy to forget how blessed I really am. This weekend was a good reminder. Here are just a few of the ways I was blessed this weekend!! I...

2013/animals/contemplations/thinkkit

Deciding to Be Me

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Emily

This year I’m participating in Think Kit, a daily blogging exercise with SmallBox. My sweet friend Lindsay did this last year and is doing it again this year, a...

2013/blogging/contemplations/friendship/God/grace

Writing a New Story

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Emily

As I was getting ready to leave for Storyline, there was another story being written. I was making plans to meet a good friend of mine for dinner with her husba...

2013/advice/contemplations

Your Story Matters

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Emily

This is the first of what I am sure will be several posts on the amazing 48 hours that was the Donald Miller Storyline Conference I recently attended in Nashvil...

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