“What is your highest priority in parenting?” That is a question Dr. Richard Ross asked yesterday at Trinity Baptist Church as he taught on how a parent’s relationship with Christ and a parent’s relationship with their child impacts the child’s relationship with Christ in adulthood. A parent’s focus is usually on one of 3 things:…
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Your Job Is Not Your Identity
This past weekend I taught a class about how different personalities impact work environments and relationships. After the class was over both days, I had individuals stay to ask me “coincidentally” the same two questions. 1. “What happens when my identity is wrapped up in my job?” 2. “How do I fix my relationship with…
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How to Fix Broken Relationships with a Hula-Hoop, a Board, & a Splinter
What do a hula-hoop, a board, a splinter, and the Bible all have in common? They are all central to fixing the broken relationships you find yourself living in, accepting, and tolerating. More importantly, they are the key to your own self growth. James 4:1 asks one of my favorite questions in the Bible, “What…
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What a Week! What is Love?
This week has been a rough one. This week has been the greatest blessing. It really depends on where I choose to focus. I feel like I have lived an entire year within just five days. Monday, we received notification our first attempt at what looked like a 10-year iron clad lease four months ago…
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Unpopular Opinion: DIVORCE is NOT Okay
“DIVORCE IS OKAY. Breaking up is okay. Starting over is okay. What is not okay is staying somewhere you’re not valued and appreciated.” While scrolling my newsfeed recently, I stumbled upon those words, written in those two DIFFERENT “tones”. I shook my head. ✅ Breaking up is okay. You’re dating. You’re discovering if you’re right…
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Being Right is the Booby Prize of Life
I once saw a bumper sticker that read, “Being right is the booby prize of life.” It has remained a motto of mine, sometimes to a fault. There have been times in my life when I should’ve fought harder for what I knew was right but didn’t because I wanted to avoid conflict. And there…
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A Formula for a Healthy Marriage
At our core, we have a tendency towards selfishness in our marriage. At our core, we think we are better than our spouse. At our core, we judge our spouse and hold them in contempt. At our core, we are setup to fail in our marriage because these characteristics are the opposite of how those…
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Are You Enjoying All the Luxuries of Marriage?
My husband and I met on a private flight from TXK to SLC in 2010. He was the pilot for the Cirrus SR22 the company we worked for owned. I was a passenger. Over the course of our courtship, our careers afforded us the opportunity to fly a lot of places together on a private…
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Would You Say “Yes” if Your Spouse Asked You to Get ReEngaged?
In the summer of 2021, I saw an video play for the ReEngage | Enrich Your Marriage class at Trinity Baptist Church. One of the men talking in the video said, “We had become so good at sweeping conflict under the rug that it led to resentment and mistrust.” They are words I will never…
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Never Stop Making Time to Spend with Your Spouse
Last night as we crawled into bed together, my husband said something. “It’s nice to be able to cuddle with you again.” For over two weeks, we had barely see one another. First because I was quarantined in the bedroom with illness before the holidays. Next, because he was. Then we spent four days visiting…
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