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of grace & gumption
[Click here to read Part 1] [Click here to read Part 2] I’ll never forget where I was when I realized that my husband was “the one.” I was in my car driving alone down San Felipe in Houston. Jason and I had known each other for ten days and had been on, maybe,...
For nine years, I worked in the financial services industry where I assisted with financial and estate planning. Most of our clients were those with a high net worth who were either retired or approaching retirement, and let me tell you, you can learn a lot about a...
A few years ago I was sitting on the second row at church when a family came in and sat in front of me. There were four adults and one baby girl, and it looked as if the adults were the child’s parents, her grandmother, and her aunt. They arrived about fifteen minutes...
Have you ever asked God, “Why?” Of course you have. In fact, if you’re like me, it’s probably one of your most frequent questions to Him. My first struggle with “Why?” came when I was ten years old and my mother died very unexpectedly. Obviously, I wanted to know why...
In 2009, Kylie Bisutti won the Victoria's Secret model search and was catapulted into a life that would easily be a dream-come-true for aspiring models everywhere. The lights. The runways. The photo shoots. The income. She was on top of the world and her future...
[Click here to read Part 1] As you may remember from Part 1 of my love story with Jason Ryan, I asked my parents to pray about introducing me to Jason for one solid month because I had no desire to be set up on a blind date. Only 20 days later, God changed my mind...
I felt so defeated. I had just come home from the hospital after having our fourth child. Even with my husband home helping (a lot), I still remember feeling like I would never get out from under the needs of my children. At any given moment, one needed a drink, or...
Sometimes, praying “Not my will, but Yours,” is only the first step. At least, that’s how it was for me. I remember being in my early twenties and wanting desperately to find a godly man and get married. I spent hours and hours writing in my journal and praying to God...
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On the surface, it may seem as if you’ve heard their story before: Couple wants a baby. Couple can’t have a baby. Couple prays for a baby. Couple gets a baby. Couple and baby's story appears on a blog to encourage others. The real story, however, is never that simple,...
I remember the first time I prayed this prayer. I was in high school and was very anxious to go to a college that was about an hour away from home. The “problem,” however, was that I was already awarded a scholarship for one year of tuition from the junior college...
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There are moments when you don't have time for long, wordy prayers to God. You're in the trenches. You're at the end of your rope. You're in the middle of life and just can't push the pause button. Other times, you couldn't formulate a prayer even if you had all the...