Tag: fear
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I Don’t Do Slither
I felt it and reacted before I ever saw what it was. While mowing our backyard, near our pond, I felt something wind around my ankles, slithering slowly. My response was not slow. Hanging onto the mower with one hand, I jumped, danced and screamed. When I glanced down I saw movement in the grass…
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In A Word
This past weekend, we had a retreat with the women who are participating in our program this year. Content, crafts and conversation. The three C’s of successful women’s times. My friend, Gina, shared about being loved–a topic near and dear to the heart of every woman alive, no matter their age or marital status. We…
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Done…And Just Beginning
Life exists on the other side of the writers conference. I questioned that. I went into it with fear–of failure, of rejection, of not being enough. Didn’t sleep the night before we left because of nerves. I’ve emerged from it with a sense of perspective, hope and more confident that I should write. Didn’t see…