Category: Dirt

Dirt: Removing Hypocrisy

There are things we each do which are a hidden sin. We lie, cheat, maybe even steal. We speed, leave work early and shrug our shoulders when we could do something, but choose not to. There are many …

How About a Bit Of Dirt?

There was a time not very long ago when I had zero trouble writing a blog post. I would sit down and start typing. The words would flow and the raw emotion seeped through the page. When people …

Sometimes the Lesson You Prepare Isn’t the Lesson At All

It took me 120 days to finish. After countless hours, disappointments and prayer, I completed the last page of the curriculum for the women’s retreat.  Five sections to cover in two days, with five women presenting the information. I …

Encouragement to be More Than “OK”

How easy it is to deceive others with a fake smile and an off-hand laugh. How easy it is to make people believe what they want to believe- that you are alright and your world is stable and …

Humbled to be your momma

Adult Kids. Tricky business at best. When your kids are little, all you can think about somedays is surviving. There were days I would be counting down the day by the activity. Dinner, bath, snack, story, and bedtime. …

The Day I Let Animosity Go

Forgiveness is not easy. It requires a lot of time, patience and most of all grace. Often we don’t realize how much work it takes. It isn’t only about the person we need to forgive either. We have …

The Dirt of Distraction

There are certain things which distract me on Sunday morning. People, of course, are always going to distract me. Sometimes it’s the earrings of the woman in front of me. Sometimes it’s somebody’s tag sticking out of their …

Dirty Truth for a Dirty Subject.

It may sound crazy because it is. There is a little-known thing called a platform on the internet, and everyone is fighting to build one. The biggest statistic publishers look at are subscribers and social media followers to …

Embracing My Scarlet Letters

  The Scarlet Letter. You know how the story goes. A Woman makes a choice. (she commits adultery and ends up pregnant, while her husband is thought to be lost at sea.) The general public (busybodies) uncovers her …