I’m working on a new personal definition of beauty.
Beauty: That which reflects the creativity, nature, or character of God.
I will be looking for beauty this weekend, kind friends.
I lean up against his cubicle wall as he glances my way and says, “You look like you don’t have a care in the world.”
What he sees on the outside is so different from what I’m experiencing on the inside I don’t know how to respond.
How can I tell him that in [...]
She says it over a cup of coffee in a long conversation about life, love, and faith. “I just want to make choices that please God.”
I feel a hesitation deep within and I want to tell her no, to explain the path she’s taking doesn’t lead where she really wants to go. But [...]
I watched the hotel breakfast room fill with people as I finished my morning meal. Seats were becoming scarce and two kind faces asked to share my table, followed by a third. We all sat together and began introductions.
“I have the best job in the world,” the woman to my [...]
For you who have battled the long dark of self-hate, addiction or depression and have emerged triumphant, every day is a victory. You have stepped into the light — enjoy its warmth with gratitude. You are an inspiration.
For you in the in-between shadows where light only reminds you of your present [...]
There were dark days. Days when we didn’t know if she would make it. Days when we didn’t know if she wanted to make it. We prayed and cried and wrung our hands and prayed some more.
And today, when the crowd hushes as the national anthem plays it hits me, “This is a holy [...]
At times I wonder if all my effort toward spiritual growth is narcissism. Sometimes I focus so intently on my own spiritual improvement, the object of all of my affections becomes me. And instead growing closer to God and others, the path continual personal introspection leads to a life of isolation, inward [...]
Who am I?
Hi, I'm Eyvonne. I'm idealist who masquerades as a realist. I write about the tension between the ideal world Jesus described and the reality we see around us — with some parenting, work, and relationships mixed in.
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Life in Pictures
Words that won't leave me alone, 'Consider others more important than yourself.'
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Spaghetti mouth girl playing with her Pee-paw.
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Someone had a bad dream and ended up with us in the night.
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Today's list. :-)
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My kind of work day. #Louisville #DerbySeason
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There was a little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead.
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She's ready to run. @RedneckRunner82
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View from the room. I'm hanging with my sis whose running a marathon tomorrow.
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Louisville in lights.
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The heavens declare...
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Even the speed limit signs here are polite. #JTreat
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Me and @HollyAGrantham in real life!
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