My friend Cyndi shared this quote from Louie Giglio on Facebook. Every day we hold on to something with a clenched fist is a day we miss the possibility of God putting something amazing in our hands. When you let go, you don't lose out. I've tried to control everything from my marriage, my children, to each speck of dirt in my home. Desperate to ...
Encouragement
Changing Grief into a Ministry {Giveaway}
The first part of this post has been in draft form for almost 3 years. I don't know why it was never posted, but I am continually amazed at God's perfect timing. Each night I silence my phone before bed. But for some reason last night I forgot. So when my phone signaled a text received from my mom, I was surprised. The text said, "If you are ...
What Is Filling Your Brain?
Garbage in, garbage out. This statement is often used when talking to teenagers about the importance of guarding their hearts and minds in regards to the media that they view and listen to. But the older I get, the more I realize the truth in this statement in my own life. What I put in my mind comes out in my words, emotions, and ...
Impacting 2017: Are You Healthy?
Are You Healthy? For the past four weeks we have looked at healing the mind, body, and soul so that we can fully love God and others. It is easy to see unhealthy people around you. They do unhealthy things like live in fear, isolate themselves, let bitterness or depression control their life, or they stop taking care of their bodies. But it ...
How Do You Fill in the Blank?
Fill in this equation. Jesus + ___________________ = Salvation How did your mind fill the blank space in the sentence above? Hard work? Perfection? Sacrifice? My abilities? Raising perfect kids? Building a ministry? My talents? Doing the perfect Advent activity? Actually, the answer to this statement isn't what you might expect. ...
Creating a Little Box of Encouragement to Give to Those Hurting
You get a text or phone call that makes your heart hurt. A friend you know is struggling and needs some encouragement because of a health issue, interrupted expectations, a situation with her child or husband, or she is just struggling to understand that God loves her. You want to do more than just say, "Let me know how I can help." ...
Are You Cooperating with the Potter?
source Sharing again because I believe we all need this reminder...Yesterday I shared a review of Lisa TerKeurst's book and study Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food. And I promised that I would share how God used the food concept to speak to a personal issue I have. Let me set the stage. In Chapter 10 of the ...
How Do You Look in God’s Eyes?
A year and a half ago, I was introduced to a brand new girl band through a review opportunity. I absolutely fell in love with 1 Girl Nation's sound, lyrics, and message to young girls. Today during play time, my kiddos asked me to put a CD on. I went to options of truth. The song lyrics that I want the Holy Spirit to ...
How to Find Rest
credit Can you relate with the woman pictured above? You could literally sleep anywhere? Even though I get full nights of sleep {praise God!}, I am exhausted just from daily activities and training our kiddos. Rest is within arm's reach, sweet friends. Read with me these words from Psalms. Run to ...
May I Take a Moment to Encourage You?
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