The conversation went something like this… “Babe. Look at Sohaila! DIVA! I mean seriously. She’s got it. She is soooo me! I love it.” “Yea. So how are we gonna fix that?” Ali responded. I call her “Ali” because at that moment, she unknowingly pulled back her left arm, clenched her fist, and went Ali [...]
Pete said something in his message yesterday that is still sitting with me. When, ever, has cynicism healed anything? This completely kicked my ass. Like hard. Here’s the deal. I am the king of them. Cynics. I have been on staff at mega churches, gone on 2 really large CCM tours, live in Nashville TN, [...]
She bought it with her own money. She asked me to help her put it together. I made it 2 hours and only had 1/4 of it done. I had to go run my 7 mile marathon training run. I got back home. She whispered to her mommy…”I think daddy might be too tired to [...]
You turn 8 today. You have seen me cry 7 times and it’s only 9:15 am. You don’t even ask why anymore. You just hug me and say you are still gonna dance with me when you’re 18. You are walking that fine line of still coloring pictures of kittens yet giggling with all your [...]
“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” – Paul My faith is a dirty thing. Literally. I have fought and rolled around with her (it’s definitely a she in my life) in [...]
It’s not often I want to punch someone in the face. Actually it has only happened 2 times in my life. The first time was in 4th grade when the kid down the street was pushing my little brother. I swung and missed the guys face. But I hit must have hit my brothers heart [...]
[That's my best diva duck look. I know it needs work] I was waiting for them. I’d met “Nicole” for lunch earlier. They hopped out of the cab with an attitude. Ready to brawl. Knowing that the world was against them and with a chip on their shoulder. Within 10 seconds somebody made a remark [...]
If we are not questioning things, then we are simply existing, which is actually dying. To live in the safety of existence is like standing as a dead oak tree everyday. Everyone sees it as they drive by. Some of the dead trees are mighty. Some of the dead trees are not. They stand straight [...]
So, we sparked some legit conversation the other day when I brought up The Elephant Room Round 2. I told you we’d be partnering with them to have some heated discussion of our own. So answer me this: What topics would you love to see on our Elephant Room/Ragamuffin Podcasts? What blunt conversations can we [...]
I go through phases. People automatically assume I’m an extrovert. But I love going to movies alone. I love camping alone. I’m in a introvert phase right now. How about you? Los
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