Jen Manglos

Author: Jen Manglos

  • Expand: Weaving Ill-Matched Threads

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    I may have freaked out today’s writer when I first met her.  Chelsea came into the Starbucks I worked at during college.  I recognized her from church and excitedly started up a conversation with her.  It went something like this… “Hey, I’ve seen you at the Vineyard…what’s your name?  Cool, you want to visit Africa?…

  • Expand – Fear and Feminism

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    Don’t you love getting to hear the story behind the story?  I met Amanda at church many years ago.  I knew her more from a distance, but always respected her sturdy character and fun, adventurous spirit.  She served for many years as director for one of the children’s ministries at church, yet I had no…

  • Expand – Ragamuffin Princess

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    Today’s post is from Deanna.  When I first met her, she was returning from a season on the mission field in Africa.  In my mind, that made her extra, super committed to God.  I quickly found a woman who absolutely loved Jesus, but was also just a regular person.  Isn’t it great how getting to…

  • Expand – A Woman I Am

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    I don’t remember meeting Carol.  I was too young.  Plus, she never lived in the same state I did.  But none of that matters when it comes to family.  See, Carol is my aunt.  We only get to see each other every couple of years, but I always value the times when we meet.  One…

  • Expand – The Many Sizes of Me

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    Welcome to week 2 of Expand.  It’s been a delight to see the way this series has developed and the voices that are emerging.  For those of you catching up you can find the first post here and the second post here. Allow me to introduce you to Erin.  Our paths crossed for the first…

  • Expand – My New Look from God

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    Today’s post is by my dear friend Monica Romig Green.  She went through cancer treatment this last year and wrote this lovely piece as her hair began to grow back in.  As I sat with my hopes for Expand, Monica’s story came to mind.  What a delight it is to have her posting on the blog…

  • Expand

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    I am grateful to be a woman. Most days. This gratitude has been a journey for me.  For years I had this fear that being “feminine” meant I had to turn off my brain.  I worried that it meant I always had to wear pink.  I squirmed with thinking I had to just nod and…

  • The Oscars: 2014

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    The Oscars will soon be here and I am woefully behind in my viewings.  Usually, this time of year is one of excitement and anticipation.  Yet, in 2014 I feel oddly disconnected from these Hollywood happenings. While, I have not seen the movies I’d hoped to have by now, I have had the chance to…

  • Battling Narratives

    Battling Narratives

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    I was amazed this week to discover a connection between two seemingly opposite films: Groundhog Day and Enchanted April. I know.  But hear me out. Lately I’ve noticed how often I see my life through a certain lens.  In that lens I am playing out the same stories over and over.  I feel stuck in…

  • Scam Letters

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    I always get junk mail in my email accounts.  Now, I barely glance at them before sending them into email oblivion.  Lately though, I’ve been receiving quite a few emails offering me money for charities and some have been making their way into my regular inbox.  They’ve given me a chuckle, so here’s my version…