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Refining Fire
As it is December 30th and tomorrow is the last day of 2025, I’ve been doing my annual reflecting. I love this practice. There is something soothing, invigorating, and sobering about looking back at the year as it plays its final notes, gleaning what I can from the last 356 days. Not just gleaning, but Continue reading
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Nobody Asked, Alexa! # 17 – How do you deal with the unknown?
I’ll warn you right now—I’m existing somewhere between playful and existential today. On one hand, I’m leaving for a long-anticipated dream trip early tomorrow morning, and the pre-travel excitement has definitely set in. On the other hand, today’s my last day living with one of my roommates and dear friends. By the time I get Continue reading
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Nobody Asked, Alexa! #16 – How do you celebrate well?
The end of May is a big time of celebration in my world, especially this year. My roommate is graduating with her masters’ degree tomorrow, the show I’m currently working on has a live finale episode on Sunday, and my birthday is in two weeks. Safe to say, celebration is on the mind! I’ve always Continue reading
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Nobody Asked, Alexa! #14 – How do you know you’re healing?
If you’ve ever been hurt—which if you’re alive and reading this right now, I think I’m safe to assume you have been—you’re familiar with the healing process. Whether physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual pain, there are steps we go through as we heal. But how do you know it’s working? How do you know the Continue reading
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Nobody Asked, Alexa! #11 – How are you?
If only I knew how many times I was asked this question in a week, or a month, or a year. How many times do I see it in a text, or hear it on the phone, or am asked face to face? Do I give surface level answers more frequently, or do I dive Continue reading
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Nobody Asked, Alexa! #10 – How do you wait well?
I once heard a pastor advise against asking God for patience unless you’re already in a situation that requires it. While that’s humorous, I do deeply understand what he meant—so often we want to learn things, but aren’t willing to go through the experiences required to stomach the lesson. Not sure about you, but I Continue reading
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Nobody Asked, Alexa! #8 – What makes a good friend?
Friends are one of life’s most important gifts. Vital to human flourishing. We were made to have relationships with one another. Throughout all the seasons of my life, friends have been one of the key themes, rising to the surface of all my memories. They make the good times better and the bad times less Continue reading
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Nobody Asked, Alexa! #6 – How do you deal with discouragement?
The start of this week had me down, I’ll go ahead and admit it right up front. I was feeling a little sad for no apparent reason. I couldn’t tell you what triggered it or why, but I had a sense of heaviness and… you guessed it… discouragement. We get discouraged for a variety of Continue reading
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Nobody Asked, Alexa! # 4 – Do you live with regret?
Going deep on this one. My knee jerk response? No. I don’t live with regret. Part of me even wants to go as far as saying I don’t believe in living with regret. But I think that’s an unfair and overly optimistic view of the concept. Some things are worth regretting, aren’t they? What’s the Continue reading
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