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Author: Emily P. Blackwell
Wife, mama, writer, reader, dreamer, creative.
And No One Even Cares
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Take a Break from Wrestling…
…and have yourself a Dee-dah Day! That’s the exact word I got from the Lord this morning. As previously stated, it’s been an intense few weeks of wrestling with what God expects from me as His follower. Intense and a bit exhausting. And this morning during my time with the Him, I was reading through
A Shadow of the Dream
We live in a condo currently. We share a yard with the rest of the complex. And with the expressway it backs up to. There is an extreme shortage of natural light and convenient storage. The furniture is not ours. The carpet is old. The walls are vanilla. But we don’t pay rent. Not one
Loose Your Marbles
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Sweet Potato Hashin’ It Out
Miss Magnificent and myself have been spending some serious time together lately. I would say ten, almost eleven months, of together time is enough to make two people grow tired of each other. But we have not. Because we cannot. We are joined together until she turns eighteen and leaves me standing in the dust
Wrestling
I’ve been wrestling. Wrestling with what exactly I think it is to be a follower of Jesus. And in doing so I’m discovering a part of God I’ve long left buried. The part of Him that is holy and perfect and must pass judgement on sin and complacency and unwillingness to follow. The part that
Budget Blues
I’ve always been very well cared for. Always had more than I needed. Never really wanted for anything. And I am exceedingly thankful for that! I wish that in my heart of hearts I never REALLY wanted for anything. Oh but I did, and I do, want for more. More than I need. More than
Lessons Learned in Lonely-ville
I woke up yesterday morning thinking, “Why did I post that?!” Do you have those moments? The ones where you’re feeling slightly crazy, so you do something that you would not normally do? Or you share something that bares your soul a little more than what you’re normally comfortable with? Well, Wednesday night was one
Don’t Leave Jesus in the Manger
Here’s what I’ve heard over and again in my spirit over the past few days – “Don’t leave Jesus in the manger.” I’m pretty sure that is the title of many a 3 point Christmas sermon, but I keep hearing it all the same. It’s Christmas, and I love to think about Jesus the baby.