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Leaving Church Is Not A Trend Or Movement.
What are some of your favorite trends in your lifetime? Mine are necklace chokers from the 90’s, charcuterie boards, and Tamagotchi pets. My least favorite trends are chunky highlights, ultra thin eyebrows, super high-wasted jeans, and Christians speaking on the behalf of people who have undergone tough situations and chose to leave church. In other […]
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Thirty, Flirty, & Dying.
April 9th I was at work doing a haircut when all of a sudden a wave of tingling heat started from the lower back of my neck, and then overwhelming the sides of my neck and throat. It lasted maybe 10 seconds, while having this feeling I might fall down, faint, or vomit. Somehow I […]
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Treat Yo Self! (To Counseling)
I’m a HUGE Parks and Rec fan. Ever watch that show? I find it hilarious, innocent, and full of people resolving conflict and loving each other through their flaws. There’s this one episode where this guy named Tom, who thinks he is a total gangster, and this super sassy lady named Donna go on this crazy […]
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The Jungle Kinda Killed Me
There were many times I thought Ecuador was going to kill me. If the intense heat under a tin roof wasn’t going to kill me, then the massive buckets of rain would. I can’t accurately describe to you how loud rain is under a tin roof. One night it was raining so hard, I thought God […]
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Ding Dong the Wicked Rooster’s Dead!
It’s a 11:00 at night. I turned off my bedroom light and settled into bed and rest my head on my pillow. Breathing out one restful sigh and close my eyes… COCKADOODLE DOO!!! OK… First off, a rooster was the last thing I thought I would have to worry about in the jungle. Forget cockroaches […]
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That One Time I Ate A Big Fat Worm
I have a major gag reflex… When I was a kid, there were many foods I wouldn’t eat because of the texture- if something was too mushy or soggy or whatever, it would trigger my gagger. My biggest issue was if food reminded me or looked like WORMS.. I have NO idea where this psychological […]
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I’m Super Untrendy Right Now
“So what are you going to do?” “What will you do?” “What are you doing there?” It’s not a wrong question to ask. It’s actually quite a valid question to ask someone who is dropping their normal life– career, friends, and family to go live abroad. It’s quite normal to wonder what a person will […]
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8 Rules for Gringos
As my friends picked me up from the airport, a journey that lasted 16 hours of travel and 37 hours of no sleep, I stepped unto foreign ground with a sense of peace and ready for what lies ahead. Little did I know that it would be another 6 hour drive until we reached home. […]
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Clear as Mud…
Quit job. Pursued new dreams. Plan in place. Plan fell through. Pursued new options. Nothing coming through. Thoughts of NOT being enough for anything felt accurate. Lies of doubt, discouragement, and hopelessness settled in. Directionless. Confused. Failure. Battled the lies. Felt strong again. Found direction. Back on track 😉 This pretty much sums up my […]
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