Relationships – thoughts from fabs

The thing I want most in all the world

Posted on September 24, 2017September 24, 2017 by fabsharford

Sometimes God and I play the game where I tell Him what I would want most in all the world. If I could ask for any one thing, and I didn’t think about what was best, and if I was just being a kid, what would I even ask for? For these past few years, the answer has been fairly consistent.

I want unity.

I want unity with a million people and a handful of very specific people. I want unity with the people I see and the people I’ll never see again. I want unity within the Church and I want unity with the Church and those outside the Church.

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Words I’m loving today

Posted on February 7, 2017 by fabsharford

Have you ever felt like nobody was there
Have you felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere
Have you ever felt like you could disappear
Like you could fall and no one would hear

Well, let that lonely feeling wash away
Maybe there’s a reason to believe you’ll be okay
Cause when you don’t feel strong enough to stand
You can reach, reach out your hand

And oh, someone will come running
And I know they’ll take you home

Even when the dark comes crashing through
When you need a friend to carry you
And when you’re broken on the ground
You will be found

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In which a single woman talks about sex (eek)

Posted on September 13, 2013 by fabsharford

Guys, my pulse is racing as I type this. I am literally afraid to write the word sex.

No one talks to single women about sex. Maybe they’re scared that just saying the word ‘sex’ will cause singles everywhere to descend into a world of corruption? Or maybe it’s not just single women. Maybe none of us are talking about sex.

It just feels like we’re not supposed to say that word. Especially if we’re christian. And single. And women. (so I’m like a triple threat).

I don’t know. Here’s what I do know:

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5 things I’ve learned from my pals

Posted on August 20, 2013 by fabsharford

Two of my favorite people in the world had birthdays this week.

Here are 6 things I learned from my two pals:

1. Faithfulness in the details matters

My friend Rachael is a mom of three crazy boys, (I’ve written about Ben, the middle kiddo, before). Here’s what I know from watching her life: motherhood is hard. But, if the heart is faithful, there is glory in every detail.

Rachael believes that investing her full heart and energy in whatever is in front of her will change the world. I have never known someone who fights so deeply to do all things to the glory of God.