Some days are just really hard—For us or for someone we care about.
Then, if you string a few such days together, the ground can begin to feel like quicksand.
. . . until we remember Who holds the ground - and us.
"And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, ...
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A Plan Already Written
"I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the LORD; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart." (Jeremiah 24.7)
A plan.
First, a gift. A heart designed with the capacity to know the Almighty.
Not just facts. Him.
God the Father, ...
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Smile the Extra Mile
There it is. That smile of his. That smile of hers. The genuine one that says Right now, I'm good. We're good. My heart is full. Waving from the car, playing in the backyard, goofing off with friends, glancing up from a book or at the supper table. Receiving a smile from one of our kids rewards ...
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Living FREE
I regret not spending more time....
I've been handling her disrespect the wrong way.
I wish I could undo the damage I've done.
The things I said... still play over and over in my mind.
Regret.
A familiar fork-in-the-road of everyday life.
One road leads to captivity. Holding on to our regret... ...
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When You Feel Like You’re Going in Circles
Do you ever have days when you feel like you're spinning in circles?
Or even worse, you can't seem to complete one circle!
I begin to do one thing. Then I look in another direction and see something else I need to begin - or finish (because I moved away from it at some point).
However, as soon as ...
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When Things Are a Mess
My house is a mess.
Every.single.room. Even the hallways. The stairs are lined with things that need to go up. Every flat surface has stuff on it.
I'm ready to be finished. But it takes time bringing disorder to order.
And it's not the only thing going on right now. But isn't that always the way? ...
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Too much… or so much?
This is just too much!
Sometimes that's been my thought because I over-committed or over-scheduled. But other times it's life events that we didn't plan to happen in an overlapping way—they just do.
My husband Terrell and I are moving to Houston, Texas this month. We're excited for the new ...
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Because We Can’t Hit Rewind
Our words.
Once they've left our mouth, they're out there.
We can't pull them back in. There's no rewind button.
So what can we do?
We can take care of our heart, the place from which our words come.
Every instance of pain we experience, God sees.
Disrespect. Defeat. Discouragement. Rejection. ...
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Putting Worry In Its Place
Have you ever tried to take matters into your own hands? I have.
Are you trying to wait patiently for God's next step or for breakthrough in a circumstance, yet your heart wrestles with restlessness because you want to something to happen now? Me too.
Recently, I studied 1 Peter and this verse ...
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Living Like We’re Chosen
Growing up, I was a tomboy. In the neighborhood, we played kickball, football, basketball and baseball a-lot. Every game, we picked new teams. I can't remember ever being a first, second or third pick... Now it's a vague memory. Back then it mattered. It said something to me.
Somewhere in my teens, ...
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Because We Don’t Know
I sat on her bed where she lay, a cumulative exhaustion weighing her down. "You're sweet to come. How's everybody?" Catching her up on our family, her familiar smile emerged.
For as long as I've known her, I've admired her perseverance and faith as she faced one physical hurdle after another. ...
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When Worry Turns Our Head
"This little one is due in October, so I'm trying to spend extra time with the girls. I'm nervous about having 3 children."
"He just started middle school. I'm more concerned about the social aspect than the academics."
"We're trying a new school; she was being bullied at her old one. Hopefully, ...
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