Just be you. That’s the advice my friend used to give me when I would go off on a tangent trying to fix myself and figure out my calling and when I wonder about why I was here and what I should do and what other people think of me. I used to think he
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Pounding Fists and Dancing Feet
So, my birthday came and went. I turned 45. Just throwing the number out there…not because it means anything but so you have a point of reference. I have never really cared about age. Ever since I was 28, I just kind of stayed 28 in my mind. To help this perpetual 28 year old-ness,
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Receiving and Giving
Three is the magic number. My son asked me the other day why three is the magic number and I said “Because of the trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” The rest of my family came up with a bunch of other reasons so we decided it’s the magic number because Schoolhouse Rock said
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Keeping it Real – My Messy Beautiful
This essay and I are part of the Messy, Beautiful Warrior Project — To learn more and join us, CLICK HERE! And to learn about the New York Times Bestselling Memoir Carry On Warrior: The Power of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life, just released in paperback, CLICK HERE! When someone asks you how you are, what do you
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Me. It’s complicated. But not really.
One of my recent posts was about Dr. Seuss and Proverbs both being on my windowsill. For those of you who know me well, this is not a surprise. I love Jesus. I also hope to see the Britney Spears concert in Las Vegas. My daughter told me the other day, “It’s kind of funny
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Belly Laughs
We need sun. We chased it all the way to this beautiful, faraway, no cars allowed, feels like Survivor Island. And we found it. For 2 days. And then on the third day, the rains came. I prayed to God for sun on that third day. My mom was arriving on the island and we
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Those Little Reminders
These little reminders are on my kitchen windowsill. You know how you look at some things all the time and then you become blind to them? I saw them with new eyes the other day. I was thinking…hmmm…Proverbs and Dr. Suess…how do they go together? But then I realized they do! I think God’s
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Jesus is the Intention
Lent is starting. Ash Wednesday is here. This brings up a treasure trove of emotions. Being raised Catholic Lent meant that we wouldn’t eat meat on Fridays and we would “give something up”…meaning chocolate or swearing or complaining. Kind of like a diet. Temporary, restricting and doesn’t create lasting change. At least that’s how it felt
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Back to Basics
Here’s how we are going to do March. We are getting Back to Basics. It’s our theme for Holy Yoga and our theme for Great Big Yes this month. If you are not following Great Big YES on Facebook please do so. There’s going to be BIG fun over there this month. Instagram is @suebidstrup