Tag: joy
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I Would Choose You Again
Mother’s day weekend I strategically focused on healing. It was the first year I knew I needed to confront the pain that I felt. I invited Jesus to a weekend “away”. I wanted to go to the beach but was unable to do so. It ended up being one of the best opportunities for the…
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Spread it like Glitter
Yesterday was the 31st. Look at that pile of notecards! Reading these out loud were a highlight last night. We laughed a lot. After the 31 Days of Gratitude Challenge, what was confirmed was that we deeply love and care for each other more than what pain tried to convince us of. We deeply love…
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More than Conquerors
As much as I’ve expressed in a previous post how 2021 was the hardest year I’ve had in a long time, there have been monumental gifts from God amidst it all. For this is I am grateful! The gift of Gods presence and His abundance is far too great to describe. I can tell you…
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31 Days of Gratitude
2021 may have been the worst year I’ve had in a long time. As I talk with others, there is a similar thread no matter the differences. 2021 was a difficult, heartbreaking year for many. I wish that I could say that justice came flooding in and whatever was lost was restored but it has…
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My Vegetable Garden. His Heart
This is our vegetable garden! God continues to speak abundance over me this year. My overfilled, crazy, messy garden reminds me of what He has promised me this year. This year has been painful in so many ways. I realize that some things must die in order for resurrection to occur. But this is so…
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Makeup Free and Confident
I was having a conversation with a precious girl who through tears said that she wasn’t beautiful without makeup. No amount of words telling her how beautiful she was penetrated the lies she believed that she was fat and ugly without the perfect mascara tipped lashes and “skinny” looking outfit. It broke me. So, it’s…
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Coffee Break: See The Beauty
Can you pause with me for a moment? Pour that cup of coffee and savor it for a moment longer than you might do on an ordinary day. Sit down and take a deep breath. What can you hear? Can you hear birds outside, the laughter down the hall or do you have music playing?…
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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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Thank You Rejection!
Too often we run from rejection which is why the statement, “rejection is a gift” seems odd to many. What I have experienced this past year through rejection has blessed me far beyond what I could have imagined. Rejection letters, rejection emails, blatant silence and individuals ignoring me and much more has encompassed my life…
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Our messy, good, tragic, beautiful, hope-filled life..
Cozy nights with a crackling fire. Family nights in our comfy “movie theater”. Life holds so much heartache and full hearts; pain and healing; tears and joy. No matter How difficult a week may be nor how draining, my heart is still full as the excitement of Christmas fills our home, our thoughts, and our…
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