Tag: Freedom
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Coffee Break!!
Coffee Break #1: Shoutout to all of you who are home helping kids in school and struggling to make sense of life. Are you a hott mess? Messy hair, sleep deprived and patience growing thin? The news and current events probably are not helping you either. I made a pour over today and drank my…
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Raise A Hallelujah
One of the beautiful things about Jesus is the HOPE and the JOY He brings to any circumstance in life. I am constantly amazed at this life I get to live because it truly is the best!In can be easy to focus on the wrong things. The wrong things bring about worry, strife, fear, and…
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Silence
This weekend we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus. In between that was silence. Tension filled the air as Jesus’ followers awoke with devastation unable to comprehend His death.But God in great anticipation had a countdown going. He knew that a mighty conquering was occuring and victory was running towards humanity. While the people…
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Rise High
As a child all I wanted to do was fly. I wanted to be free, to feel the wind on my face. Freedom and joy seemed to be what I yearned for. Even as a child I felt deep pits of darkness and despair deep in my gut. It felt like an anchor, a prison,…
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Leaning In
Will you lean in? Every Sunday my favorite thing to do is pray with kids. During prayer I place my hand on their heads. If a child is new I will always ask permission first before doing this. On one particular Sunday morning as I laid my hand on one child’s head they relaxed and…
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The Victory Life
What is your focus on? Those that study the mind share scientific proof that whatever you focus on becomes a part of you. Whatever it is can become bigger and bigger until it is all consuming (whether true or false). Essentially what you dwell on, read, watch & post has become apart of your wiring…
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The Not-So-Little Secret
I know that since the dawn of time individuals have been trying to make truth what they want. Somehow people think that if they just say something or feel something then that is what is true. Like a magic lamp and poof!, truth is what I say it is. This is a big fat lie!…
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The Unseen
Recently I was struck with a grand reality that I have realized before but it finally burried itself deep into my heart: God takes care of you when you sleep. While you sleep He is taking care of things unseen. Anything that you face He has you completely covered. We do not need to strive…
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Warrior
Dear heart, arise and lift your head up. Do you have the courage to face the day even amidst your darkest hour? When the battle is thick and a cloud of darkness is all you can see surrounding you, will you choose to be brave and press on? The Lord, like a fierce lion is…
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Speechless
Is there a word that better describes grateful, thankful, or blessed? Joy? The past month has renewed hope within me for the impossible. I cannot describe it. I could not tell you when it happened. One day I woke up & all of a sudden what seemed impossible no longer looked or felt impossible. Childlike…
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