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People are People
When we told people we were moving to Las Vegas, we routinely received the response, “Well people in Las Vegas really need Jesus.” Many times there was an underlying insinuation that people in Las Vegas were different, were maybe more sinful. We had never thought about people’s biases and how they would affect how they…
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Learn to Receive
Full admission, I have a hard time receiving. It is always been difficult for me to feel ok, receiving a compliment, to feel accomplished when getting an award, to believe that people are appreciative of my investment. I am not sure where it began, but I know that I struggle to receive affirmation. This has…
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Personal Health Matters
This past November we were on a plane heading back from the Midwest. I started to feel a little off about an hour into the flight. Gradually my head started hurting, my stomach began to feel upset, I was getting dizzy. By the time the plane landed I had a full blown migraine and was…
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Worth the Wait
I’m not a naturally patient person. I like to be in motion. I like a plan and I like to be moving. I like to see where we are going and then step into it. If I had to choose the time it took from dreaming to planning to executing would be as short as…
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Structure Produces Freedom
One of the concepts over the last 10 years that I have had the most resistance around is developing systems and structure. No matter where you go in the United States, there is an overall hesitancy and skepticism towards structure and systems. The fear for many is that we shouldn’t tell people no or make…
