Naomi said, “My daughter, wait until you find out how things go, for he won’t rest unless he resolves this today” Ruth 3:18. Wait. Wait has become a dreaded word in our culture. No one wants to wait. Certainly not for long. If ever there was a reality of we live in a fast food […]
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Jesus once told a story: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. In the
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“No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you” John 15:15. It had been a long few weeks filled with sickness, a difficult pre-teen, after
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It’s more important how you walk through the door then what door you walk through. Holy Spirit spoke these words as I was washing dishes one evening. They brought comfort to my weary soul in a season of decision-making. I’d been numb waiting for a door to open, maybe even little offended. I thought God
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“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara, she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter.” Ruth 1:20 “You’ll never be good enough.” That’s the label I functioned under for nearly a decade. I didn’t know it would it stick for so long. I didn’t know it would cause me to live under the
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Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet? Lucy Maud Montgomery Often times we think God will just magically produce the plans we have in our minds. “Poof” and it will all appear just as we envisioned. No hard work required. No planning. No preparations. Just good
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In this season of my life, as the mother of two pre-teens and two active little boys, I rarely have a quiet moment. Moments in the bathroom are treasured. Moments in the car alone are savored. Even moments washing dishes in the quiet of the evening provide a momentary break from the chaos.
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I’m not going to lie, my life seems crazy and out of control most days. Just when I start catching some air, something happens or the children change their routines. I love the words my sister says, “It’s our beautiful mess.” I find myself saying “yes” to actives or commitments without thinking it through, or
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As a wife, mom, and even as a leader I have been a visionary for my marriage, family, and ministry. I have sat for hours before the Lord writing and dreaming of what could be. I would write the vision and make it plain before the Lord, seeing the final master piece. Leaving my quiet
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So, sometimes in one week you catch glimpses of the heart of the Father in the brave women that surround you. She clothes herself in humility as she pushes the send button on her phone. No hidden agenda except to bring glory to her Father. Longing to have less of herself and more of Him.
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