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thePUSH
This week I finally got back into training. But I’m not quite sure who this girl in the Gi is. Somehow watching Jiu Jitsu 3 times a week for a month injected me with a lot of pent-up desire to...
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thePush – Double Time!
So last week I talked about “the push.” That extra oompf you decide to give in training if you really want to build the strength and skills you desire. And then I suggested that same concept applies to...
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Love with SKIN on
My church is currently going through the book of Romans. Romans and Psalms have long been my two favorite books of the Bible so I’m enjoying this saunter through familiar meadows of wisdom. But as you...
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A Rule-Book and A Key
I closed up the shop of knick-knacks and treasures with a thrust and spin of a heavy black key. My landlord had given it to me when I’d dropped every last cent into his palm several several years ago....
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What is Beautiful In this Moment?
“Art doesn’t always bring hope. But beauty does.” -Erwin McManus Driving home. Not an awful day, yet the gloom is nipping at my consciousness. I see the cloud coming and there...
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If These Walls Could Talk
If these walls could talk…they would tell of a girl. A girl with a pasted on smile and a soul faded grey. Walls can see those things you know; through the colors the world gives us to decorate...
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This is What FRIENDSHIP Looks Like to Me
I guess it’s typical human behavior. To take things for granted. That’s why we have to set up “monuments” or holidays to remind ourselves of the good things that have happened to us. But sometimes...
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Trust Me | Keep Close | Do What You Love
This past week my friend Julia and I were laughing about our different personalities. We were at our new church building that is around 100 years old and simply put- breathtaking. It’s architecture and...
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ZERO TOLERANCE
This weekend I have my very first Jiu Jistu competition. Nerves have set in, but there is something a little more than nerves trying to squeeze through. Some of you know my story. If you don’t, here’s...
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Deeper than Defeat
Being so new to the world of fighting I’m consistently amazed at some of the genuine hearts that beat inside these ruthless fighters. I think from the outside it’s easy to see all the blood and think...
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