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'What is it that I don't believe can ever happen - and what would happen if it did?'
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Barb Stanley
- Oct 31
- 2 min
When Life Feels Swirly...
Life, when it’s bursting at its fullest point, can feel overwhelming.
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Barb Stanley
- Sep 28
- 2 min
The Gift of Being Terrible
Have you ever stopped to think about the gift of being terrible at something?
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Barb Stanley
- Aug 31
- 3 min
And....
God loves surprising us, especially with opportunities to pour into people and places that we never imagined...
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Barb Stanley
- Feb 27
- 4 min
The Perfect Plan
We sat at the kitchen table. Turning towards my preschooler I asked him, "What do you want to do when you grow up?"
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Barb Stanley
- Dec 27, 2022
- 3 min
Beautiful: The First Time I Heard Her Pray
Disability ministry matters. But it is only possible when people in the church realize that what they do matters too.
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Barb Stanley
- Nov 28, 2022
- 6 min
Not Your Style
I turned to my teacher and asked a seemingly simple question. And that is when she said something that I would carry with me forever.
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Barb Stanley
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
Perfectly Imperfect
By Barb Stanley Happy November! This blog post is a little different from most. If you are a personal Facebook friend of mine, then you...
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Barb Stanley
- Sep 30, 2022
- 5 min
Unanswered - What does it mean when our prayers aren't answered?
Rereading this old journal did not go as I expected. Now, I am quiet. I am unsettled. I am left in wonder. What about you?
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Barb Stanley
- Aug 25, 2022
- 5 min
Uncomfortable - One word can change your life.
She stared at me in total surprise, and I secretly wished for the sidewalk to open up and swallow me whole. But then something happened.
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Barb Stanley
- May 3, 2022
- 5 min
My Little Souvenir - What I Took Home From Inclusion Fusion
I wanted to find one special moment that would really capture why our mission of creating accessible churches matters.
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Barb Stanley
- Mar 29, 2022
- 5 min
Simple.
Honestly, we should never have been on that plane to begin with, or have been taking off when the weather was just about to turn, but ...
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Barb Stanley
- Feb 28, 2022
- 7 min
Who Do You Want To Be?
Who are you really? Who is the you that you want to be? When your time on Earth is done, who is the you that you want people to remember?
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Barb Stanley
- Sep 30, 2021
- 4 min
How, exactly, did I end up here? What about you?
By Barb Stanley So, have you ever had one of those moments that stopped you cold and made you realize that things in your life didn’t...
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Barb Stanley
- Aug 27, 2021
- 5 min
Anyway...
Truthfully, there were no unusual stories here. Except for the one that was happening right down the hall from us at that very moment.
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Barb Stanley
- Aug 1, 2021
- 6 min
Disappearing Into The Bulrush
Sometimes the choices that you have feel like no choice at all. Have you ever had a Jochebed moment? Have you ever been like…
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Barb Stanley
- Jul 1, 2021
- 7 min
The Last Time I Saw Jesus
He looked at me. I looked at him. And then this stranger, whom I had never laid eyes on before, did something crazy.
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Barb Stanley
- Jun 1, 2021
- 6 min
Lessons from corndogs, big hair, and fuzzy memories.
Four of us gleefully piled into that wooden monstrosity and buckled down for a thril ride, but one of us..
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Barb Stanley
- Apr 27, 2021
- 6 min
The Captive's Choice
A year ago, shame held me captive, but I broke free. In a pizza parlor parking lot. Listening to this exact song.
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Barb Stanley
- Apr 1, 2021
- 5 min
To Dream The Impossible Dream.
Have you ever told yourself – “If you can dream it, you can do it” over and over again until you actually believed it? I did that today.
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