Thank you so much for checking out this week's blog! During this season of quarantine, I've decided to start filming blogs once a month. Head to my new YouTube channel to watch Strength and Peace! You can also read the full teaching below. Be encouraged today as you run the race God has marked out … Continue reading Strength and Peace
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He Understands
Have you felt misunderstood lately? Webster's defines misunderstood as "wrongly or imperfectly understood; not sympathetically appreciated." It's incredibly easy to feel misunderstood in this day and age. Especially during this season of sheltering in place, of life as we know it coming to a screeching halt. I believe as humans we long to be understood. … Continue reading He Understands
Beloved, Be Loved
This season has no end date, which is hard for me to wrap my head around. I know now that my kids will not be returning to school this year. Summer break indeed arrived early. I am forced to establish new rhythms rather abruptly; I had gotten used to my quiet, productive moments during the … Continue reading Beloved, Be Loved
No Smoke
I'm excited to share a video of this teaching with you! Here is the written version as well. Don't forget to scroll to the end for details about the giveaway! It really is crazy how much our world has changed in a few short weeks. One month ago I was preparing to go to the … Continue reading No Smoke
Choices
We have a choice. It certainly doesn't feel like it at times, as so many decisions are being made for us during this pandemic. But we do have a choice. We can choose our response, our attitude, our perspective. Will we bow down to fear and doubt, or will we stand firm in our Heavenly … Continue reading Choices
Restoring Joy
Confession: I had a rough morning, emotionally-speaking. I sat in my favorite chair, sipping my coffee, feeling the weight of the world (or at least the weight of all my feelings). With my kids at school and my husband at work, the house was quiet but my mind was not. My flesh was at war … Continue reading Restoring Joy
The Promise of Presence
I'm not sure what kind of a start your February is off to. But I do know that we have a sure promise in the Bible that God is present. I love when I highlight a verse in my daily chronological bible reading, and then later in the day that same verse comes up again … Continue reading The Promise of Presence
My Race to Run 