Stance, in pure definition, means to stand. It can refer to a position in an argument on a certain issue. In regards to fighting, it refers to the body position employed when either attacking or defending. When fighting, stance is everything. You can have great strength and cunning, but if you do not have the [...]
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One of the greatest gifts the Lord has ever given me was the birth of my daughter. Draydee-Lyn will turn 2 in April and she is now at the age where she has started repeating everything I say or do; my little “parrot.” (If you are a parent you know what stage I am referring [...]
Recently, I read a book entitled Multiple Wounds by Alan Russell. It is a mystery book involving someone who uses alter egos to deal with life. One of the blurbs in the front of the book was this: “Emperor’s clothes…we’re all wearing them. But some of us have piled on more imaginary layers than [...]
My Good T-Shirt
Posted: April 1, 2011 by canvasrhapsody in identity, imageTags: belief, image, My Good T-shirt, wear
Yep. I wore a t-shirt to church on Sunday. “Honey, is my good t-shirt clean?” was an inside joke. It was aimed at a young man who had a rather worn looking, but clean, t-shirt on a Wednesday night at church. I, of course, was wearing a tie. This joke stressed how disrespectful it [...]
Throwing Darts
Posted: February 3, 2011 by canvasrhapsody in Confession, forgiveness, imageTags: confession, forgiveness, image, pierced, struggle, Throwing Darts, torn
I don’t like admitting this, but I’ve been really struggling with some recent management decisions at work. I can’t go into the details, and truth be told… they aren’t relevant to the point of this blog. What I can share is my reaction to those decisions. At first, I tried to remain mature and take [...]
The Chase
Posted: November 4, 2010 by canvasrhapsody in change, church, hope, identity, imageTags: goal, hope, identity, prize, running, video, women
As promised, here’s another Video submission to our blog. Let me introduce it by saying this is a very special video indeed. It’s called The Chase, and it was used as the primary illustration for the latest Canvas Women’s Retreat held October 29-31st… but that’s not the reason why this video is so special. It’s [...]
What Luke Skywalker Should Have Done
Posted: October 11, 2010 by canvasrhapsody in communication, forgiveness, identity, image, love, My StoryTags: dad, family, forgiveness, healing, heritage, identity, legacy, mom
Between Sunday service and Wednesday nights’ growth track, Nick has covered couple of things that I’ve been dealing with personally in my own life; remembering what God has done for us and our heritage. Having a broken relationship with my parents has been something that has taken up space in my life that is useless [...]
All That Glitters
Posted: September 27, 2010 by canvasrhapsody in focus, image, perspectiveTags: focus, glitters, image, Jones', others, purpose, self, treasure
Shoes, clothes, nails, expensive upkeep on hair, tan, pedi’s, the car, mac, lashes, the house, the styles, the Jones’ who? The city, the town, boat, board, deco, the finest, shiniest, longest legs, darkest locks that might be the reverse of what ya got, coco, dolche, betsy, $75 bra, pump up the size..guilty as charged, [...]
