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Promises
'What is it that I don't believe can ever happen - and what would happen if it did?'
Barb Stanley
Nov 29, 20233 min read
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When Life Feels Swirly...
Life, when it’s bursting at its fullest point, can feel overwhelming.
Barb Stanley
Oct 31, 20232 min read
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The Gift of Being Terrible
Have you ever stopped to think about the gift of being terrible at something?
Barb Stanley
Sep 28, 20232 min read
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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?"
Barb Stanley
Feb 27, 20234 min read
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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.
Barb Stanley
Dec 27, 20223 min read
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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.
Barb Stanley
Nov 28, 20226 min read
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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...
Barb Stanley
Nov 1, 20223 min read
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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?
Barb Stanley
Sep 30, 20225 min read
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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.
Barb Stanley
Aug 25, 20225 min read
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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.
Barb Stanley
May 3, 20225 min read
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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 ...
Barb Stanley
Mar 29, 20225 min read
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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?
Barb Stanley
Feb 28, 20227 min read
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Everything... A Story For Church Leaders
As you begin planning your new year of ministry I want to give you this encouragement. You already have all you need.
Barb Stanley
Jan 1, 20225 min read
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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...
Barb Stanley
Sep 30, 20214 min read
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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.
Barb Stanley
Aug 27, 20215 min read
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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…
Barb Stanley
Aug 1, 20216 min read
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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..
Barb Stanley
Jun 1, 20216 min read
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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.
Barb Stanley
Apr 1, 20215 min read
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