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Shaking My Dust

Shaking My Dust

Leaving perfectionism behind

Tag: marriage

Posted on October 4, 2020October 4, 2020

Who I am and why I’m here

I’m a Christian working mom who is married to a pastor who is a former Marine. I am a mother of six and grandmother of one. Once upon a time, my husband and I sold everything we had and served as missionaries overseas. But I’m so much more than that. I am also a woman …

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Posted on March 15, 2018October 4, 2020

Hundreds of victories and thousands of defeats

  Until that point, we had not promised forever. We had not created that official triune of me and him and God that was to be fused together by a lifetime of joy and warmth and trouble and pain. There I stood before God and everyone, dressed in white and obscured by a veil, vowing …

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Posted on August 31, 2017October 4, 2020

Fainting hearts and fairy tales

I'm no expert, but if I could go back and tell my newly married self one thing, it would be that fairy tale marriages only exist in storybooks.   Out here in the real world, there is no such thing as pixie dust or enchanted spells or fairy godmothers. Happily ever after is more than …

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Posted on May 2, 2016October 31, 2020

Subtle Strength: A Marine Wife’s Perspective

  What comes into your mind when you hear the word "strength"? I saw an ad the other day that made me stop and think. It boasted, "Nitric Oxide is without a doubt the most powerful solution when it comes to sparking natural muscle growth, powerful strength gains, and incredibly ripped muscles." At the mention …

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