Culture Shock: I don't belong here
It's not just you, friend. I have found ostracized amongst friends, amongst family, in church groups, in work settings.
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Lauren Alonso
- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
Goatin to Sell this Place
South Carolina farmhouse and homestead for sale, situated on 9.72 acres of picturesque rolling land.
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Lauren Alonso
- Jun 17, 2021
- 6 min
Singleness is a Gift. Say What?!
I love this cup. But it makes me struggle. I struggle with being between Joel’s wife and the woman I am in this season of waiting and the...
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Lauren Alonso
- Jun 15, 2021
- 2 min
God is Never Really Silent
“Was that really God talking?” or “What if you heard incorrectly and do the wrong thing?” plagued my brain.
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Lauren Alonso
- Jun 10, 2021
- 7 min
An Adventure Meant to be Shared
In May, I went out the Pacific Northwest for the trip of a lifetime to Tillamook, Oregon.
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Ashlyn Ours
- Nov 30, 2020
- 8 min
Embracing the Broken Path
Like every great story, there is a hero and a guide. There are key characters. There is a crisis and a resolution. For every story as old as
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Destiny Smith
- Nov 20, 2020
- 5 min
Where Loss and Grace Meet
My Story cannot start without going into the good, the bad, the ugly, the hurt, the loss, and the pain.
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Melissa Abbott
- Nov 16, 2020
- 7 min
Love Builds a Nest
The old saying goes "When one door closes, another one opens." When our first foster placement, baby K left our home the end of March in...
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Melissa Abbott
- Nov 16, 2020
- 7 min
The Call to Foster
I wanted to go the "safe" route of private adoption. Now, even typing that out, I have to laugh at myself.
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Brittany Hanvey
- Nov 6, 2020
- 6 min
Immense Grief but Great Joy
I’ve held many “titles” in my life, but “Nate’s Mama” is by far my favorite.
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Lauren Alonso
- Nov 5, 2020
- 8 min
5 Boundaries for Peopling through the Holidays
I want to encourage you, as always to seek joy in EVERY season- especially the holiday season. So, I've put together a list of 5 simple boun
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Kenzie Byrd
- Oct 19, 2020
- 2 min
Children are Work
But it's not what you think... What I am talking about goes out to those, like me, that used to believe children are a distraction from...
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Kenzie Byrd
- Oct 12, 2020
- 4 min
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