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{friday mixing bowl} shawarma + link love + weekly update

Happy Friday, y’all! How was your week? Mine went by FAST! – This week, I’m currently: – Dreaming of… The wrap-style shawarma I had for the first time at Laffa Meditteranean Cafe in downtown Tulsa. Tender lamb and beef with bright pickled vegetables and a creamy lemon hummus sauce. Yes. This was my first shawarma

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the story of a found manilla folder

I was cleaning out a drawer this weekend when I found a manilla folder. It had this handout from brainstorming guru Michelle Lim and several copies of my resume. It’s a perfect snapshot of 2013 and a tangible reminder of what God’s done since then. I had been working full-time from home for two years

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Happy New Year {News + Giveaway}!

Raise your hand if you didn’t really start 2016 until today, the first work/school day! ME! I am so excited about this new beginning that I’m celebrating with a 20% off promotion of my 1624 Communications services + a giveaway for newsletter subscribers! :: 1624 promo :: If you have big professional goals for 2016, I

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{what I learned} from Star Wars: The Force Awakens

{originally posted on The Writer’s Alley} I had a nice, outlined blog post for you about 2016 goals. But then I saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the second time today, and my post has officially been hijacked by my nerddom. There are major, major spoilers ahead, so if you haven’t seen it yet,

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grace for the finite and infinite wait

{originally posted on The Writer’s Alley} When I was first working on my brand as a pre-published author, I wanted my tagline to have something to do with the wait-and-see moments of life. Do you know the ones I’m talking about? When all the pieces of the puzzle are in place except for the last

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even when it’s hard to find the words…

Paris. Beirut. Iraq. Syria. What can you possibly say in the face of these attacks, the mass loss of life across the world in a small period of time? The blatant hatred and disregard for the beauty of humanity? Jesus, come quickly. When things like this happen, I can’t stop reading the stories that emerge.

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