Scared to Walk- A Devotional about Following Jesus

January 12, 2020 | Danielle | Devotionals | 0

I grew up in a church where an organ played to signal the service was almost over. I usually felt relief when I heard the first chords play, but around fourth grade, I began to feel anxious. You see, we expected people to walk down the aisle if they wanted to ask Jesus into their […]

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What 10 years of choosing “One Word” for New Years has taught me

January 1, 2020 | Danielle | Writing | 2

In 2010, I sat down to write a journal entry and choose my One Word New Year’s Resolution. It’s a practice I continue today. I love New Years Resolutions and goals (I’m an enneagram 1w2!), but a yearly One Word has become a favorite practice of mine. As each year takes both expected and unexpected […]

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Heather with the Feather – A Tribute

December 29, 2019 | Danielle | Cancer Survivorship | 4

“I was the primary caregiver for my daddy who passed away from colon cancer in 2013. Two years later, at 34 years old, I was diagnosed. Stage IV colon cancer. No symptoms. No genetic marker. In place of shock was heartbreak; that my husband would bear the burden of primary caregiver. In place of the […]

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7 insights on homeless shelters thanks to Shelter KC

December 23, 2019 | Danielle | Writing | 0

Last spring, my friend Elizabeth called me with an exciting request at (would would become) Shelter KC: could I help them get through a rebrand? My heart leapt. When I started doing freelance communications about 20 months ago, one of my major prayers involved supporting my local community. I’d worked nationally for so long, I […]

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Looking for Love – A Christmas Devotional

December 15, 2019 | Danielle | Devotionals | 3

We were hosting a guest at our kitchen table and gobbling Christmas cookies for dessert when we all heard it: a rustling in the cabinets. It was painfully obvious, and somewhat embarrassing, that we were not alone. A little mouse had invited itself to dinner. Pointing our smart phone flashlights into the dark cabinet, we […]

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Writing My First Memoir – Part 5

December 13, 2019 | Danielle | Writing | 0

Writing a book is a funny thing. You hold this idea inside of you for so long, but once you start typing, finish your manuscript, sign with a publisher and get rolling on edits, it speeds by. This beautiful thing you’ve held so closely to your soul for many years is suddenly not “yours” anymore. […]

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When God called me into something and then suddenly called me out

November 11, 2019 | Danielle | Writing | 0

A few months ago,  I woke up with a sense that God was asking me to write another advent devotional. It was very similar to the nudge I’d experienced one year prior that led to writing my first advent devotional, Unexpected. A few seconds after feeling this nudge, I nearly had an outline of the […]

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Writing My First Memoir – Part 4

November 4, 2019 | Danielle | Writing | 6

This is a fitting title for this blog because since I last updated you, my memoir has gained a “Part 4.” Yep, that’s right. I thought I was done. Remember how in Part 3 I told you I finished writing, cried and then sent a book proposal out into the world? Well, I sent the […]

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5 lessons from my garden this year

October 27, 2019 | Danielle | Family | 2

Gardening is one of those things I really want to be good at, but I struggle. I feel like I should be good at it, gardening is in my genes after all. Most stories I’ve heard about my paternal great grandmother involve how hard she worked to grow food, bake pies and raise chickens on […]

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