Tag Archives: Influence

What’s It Like To Be A Teen Girl in 2009?

Posted on 30. Sep, 2009 by Michele.

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This video by The Revolve Tour makes my heart hurt, because I know it’s true. I hang out with teenage girls a lot, and the stories they share in brief moments of transparency sound eerily like this video. What scares me most is that I’m certain deeper secrets remain buried which haven’t yet been given [...]

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Measuring the Worth of the Journey

Measuring the Worth of the Journey

Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by Michele.

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Two days into my trip to Haiti and I started to question my presence there.
In the months leading up to our departure, I had hopes of making an impact on a country and people who could use some help. However, after 24 hours of seeing firsthand what I’d read about, the enormity of the need [...]

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Ministry Partnerships

Ministry Partnerships

Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by Michele.

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One of my biggest motivations for blogging was to highlight incredible people and ministries authentically living out the reality of their faith. I’m inspired by the number of people I see living beyond themselves, reaching out to the poor and hurting in an effort to promote love and community.
With my trip to Haiti quickly approaching, [...]

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Who Are You Cheering For?

Who Are You Cheering For?

Posted on 29. May, 2009 by Michele.

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I ran the Bolder Boulder on Monday for the fourth time. If you live in Colorado and don’t know about the Bolder Boulder, you must live in a hole. It’s the biggest and baddest 10K in the US. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 50,000 people run/jog/walk in this race which ends in Folsom Field Stadium [...]

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Make Someone’s Day

Make Someone’s Day

Posted on 23. Apr, 2009 by Michele.

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He didn’t want to go to school. Not a surprise, since the “I’m done with school” mood usually starts in February and it’s now APRIL, which means the mood has been brewing for a full two months. I’ve tried to cheer him up, pointing out all the great stuff about school (i.e. recess, Thursday pizza [...]

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