I think there are seasons in life. Right now, we are in “new dog” season. Meet Gus. Here’s what I think. Gus has created more love in our family. We opened our hearts and we got more – more love, more laughter, more fun, more awareness, more time together huddled around him, new purpose, more
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Set That Woman Free!
Amen? What’s your favorite line? MIne’s this: You are Never too much and always enough. I especially loved the “never too much” part. Sometimes I feel like too much. Too loud, too passionate about ideas, too excited. I was told to “relax” a lot when I was younger. That’s really mean actually. I hate
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Forever and Ever…Amen?
It’s my anniversary. 19 years. Here we are on the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier. I thought it was appropriate because marriage is like a ride. Scary. Unpredictable. Exhilarating. There are ups and downs. It’s fun. Often exhausting. Sometimes leaving us with messy hair and feeling like we are going to puke. After 19 years, I
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Here We Go Again
Last year I wrote a post on the first day of high school for my daughter. We survived the first year. So of course there are new things I hope for her and for my other kids which we can get to later. Today, I’m posting the letter again in case you missed it or
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It’s that time of year again!
I woke up this morning with a pit in my stomach. School is starting and I had a dream that I couldn’t find all the forms I needed to turn in for registration. It’s the grown up take on a childhood nightmare. You are late. You missed the test. You failed. Oh how we run
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Generation X,Y,Z…Baby Boomers, Millennials…Where do you fall?
I’ve been wondering…where do I fit in? Here’s the breakdown: 1927-1945 Silent Generation or Traditionalists 1946-1964 Baby Boomers 1965-1983 Generation X or Busters 1984-2002 – Gen Y or the Millennials 2003-Current Gen Z or the Digital Generation I am in Generation X. I also have three kids who are Millennials. We are all wondering where
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Can we talk about this?
I was sharing my heart with a friend the other day. I was explaining that I want Great Big Yes to be a place where people can be authentic and feel less alone. Whether it’s through the blog or Holy Yoga, I want to create space to share the gospel of grace and Jesus’ radical
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Shine
Today my yoga teacher said this…”Let what you love and what you do be the same thing”. In other words, Do what you love. I have to admit, I don’t always do what I love because I don’t love laundry and I do a lot of that. However, when I am practicing Holy Yoga, I
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Bold Love
If you follow Great Big Yes on social media – Instagram, Twitter or Facebook – you know that I am participating in a Holy Yoga photo a day challenge. Each day of the month has a topic and each person posts a picture for that day with #hyphotoaday. It’s fun! So today’s topic is “Calling”. Being the good rule follower that I am, and reverting back to