Faith and grace are keys to navigating the ups and downs of this life. Lean on Jesus when life gets hard and remember to offer yourself grace when needed. If you do that, you can conquer anything!
Taking breaks, both mental and physical, are really good for you. I highly recommend you schedule one if you haven’t in a while. Even if it’s just for five minutes. I took a 12-month writing break. On the blog, in print and around the web. I was really discouraged. About life. Purpose. Ministry. Friendships. Family. […]
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Sometimes I think we throw the term grace around like cupcakes at a birthday party. Hmmmmm, cupcakes. We talk a good talk, but when it comes to walking the walk, are we living out grace in our lives? Do we extend it to others? And offer it to ourselves when we encounter the big and little
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Right after I hit send on my email update to subscribers last week, I got a notice that someone unsubscribed. I don’t know why, but it really got me down. It wasn’t someone I knew. It was likely someone whose inbox is overflowing, just like mine. I’m sure it had nothing to do with me
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Your voice matters. Mine does too. But how often do we remain quiet because we don’t want to shake the boat? How often does our silence stem from the feeling that no one really cares what we have to say? How often is our silence rooted in a lack of understanding or knowledge of God’s
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I love giving gifts. It’s totally NOT my love language, by the way. But it’s such a joy to shower someone with an unexpected gift or note of encouragement if they are having a tough day, celebrating a milestone in life, or simply because I think they are awesome. I didn’t always love gift giving,
Confession time: I worry way too much what other people think of me. Do you struggle with that too? Some mornings before church I throw a hissy fit that could put a 5-year old to shame. I’m not proud of it. But it happens. Putting A 5-Year Old To Shame With A Hissy Fit! Usually, it’s because I’m
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Confession time: I have a journal addiction. OK, obsession is more like it. But we are splitting hairs at this point. The struggle is real. Here’s what happens. I go into a store for ONE thing and then before I know it, a journal just magically makes it’s way into my cart. I’m really not
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Today I want to share a valuable (and expensive) lesson God taught me about the fine art of slowing down. I shut this blog down a year ago because I was tackling way too much. Between writing, speaking at women’s events, working at the radio station and serving my church, I was overloaded and overwhelmed.
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