Loss has changed me in so many ways. It has changed me in ways that I thought it would and it has changed me in ways that I didn’t expect. It has changed how I view motherhood and it has changed how I view life. It has given me a…
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A Growth Perspective
How do you define success? How do you measure growth? Do you think growth only occurs if there is a constant upward trajectory? I’ve been challenged this week about my view of growth and it’s been so good. It can be all too easy to “compare and despair” when it…
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Blessings on Blessings
Have you ever just sat in awe of what God is doing in your life? Maybe you’ve seen Him working in the tiny details of your life and it reminds you that He sees you and cares about the little things in life? One of my favorite verses is James…
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Feelings of Overwhelm
Do you ever judge your success in something based on how quickly you succeed? I know I have. It can be so discouraging when something that you’re super excited about doesn’t happen exactly how you expected. I heard someone say that other day that we need to learn to be…
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Be Humble, Know Your Limits
Have you ever been in a situation where you needed help, and the person that said they could help you tried, but didn’t really help at all? They said that they knew what you were going through, but in the end their advice may have done more harm for you…
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Perfect Love
Have you ever been afraid? Have you ever been afraid of God? Have you ever felt unloved, unworthy, or unimportant? Have you ever felt like a failure, a fraud, or a hypocrite? Many, dare I say all of us, have at one time or another experienced at least one of these —…
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Joy (Happy Easter!)
About nine years ago, I cam across a few verses in the book of Hebrews that radically shifted how I thought about the death of Jesus. Have you ever had that? You read a verse in the Bible that you’ve read before, but you catch something this time that you…
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The Beginning of my New Adventure!
These past couple of weeks have been so full — in the best ways! Growth and change are quite uncomfortable for me and I have been in a busy season of growing and changing as I’ve been working on getting everything set up and ready to go for my new…
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The Impact of Decisions
When you make a decision, do you always consider how it will impact those around you? I do sometimes, but I certainly can’t say that I always do. There are certain times when the decision I make is because of the impact it will have on those around me. There…
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Context and Empathy
“Context, context, context!” I remember hearing this at a camp I went to in high school. I also heard it in a Bible class while I was in college. In both places they were referring to the Bible and how important it is to read verses in their context. When…
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Willing to Go
Have you ever thought that you weren’t able to be used by God? That maybe your past would prevent you from being used in the future? Maybe you’ve thought that God will use someone else to accomplish His work, but you never thought it could be you? The Bible is…
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Where is God in Suffering?
Have you experienced suffering? Have you ever wondered why God allows suffering? Have you ever questioned why bad things happen to good people? You’re not alone in that. There is a desire as humans to have answers to these questions and while the answers don’t always make sense to our…
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We Plant It, God Grows It
Did you plant a garden this year? We did and it’s the largest one that we’ve planted to date! It has been such a fun season as we’ve been harvesting beans, squash, peas, broccoli, corn, cucumbers, and lots of tomatoes! While a lot of the plants are beginning to die…
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In The Wilderness
Have you ever found yourself in the “in between” where you’ve left a hard/bad situation, but haven’t quite arrived to the finish line yet? Have you ever been in a situation that you felt was hopeless or unfair? A situation where you just want to be rescued and you longed…