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Be Still… It’s a State of Mind
My goal in my writing spaces, both physically and virtually, is the same: to create a calm retreat from the chaos of the world. A retreat that is a state of mind more than it is a place. How that looks...
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Quirks, and Favorites, and Blogging, Oh My! {4×4}
Declare Conference is only 4 days away, y’all! I can hardly stand the excitement or my still-lingering to do list! As a quick, fun, get-to-know you type activity, we’re having a linkup for Declare...
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Quietness & Trust
This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel says: ‘In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.’ – Isaiah 30:15...
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In the quiet stillness of the morning, God speaks to me in a gentle whisper. A love song sung sweetly to my heart… God Speaks: Be still and Know. Who. I. AM. Cease striving, always striving. Lay...
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Stress? Try this…
Is your stress out of control? Sometimes we keep our stress levels managed and under control. Other times, stress overwhelms and knocks us for a loop. In future posts, we’ll talk more about managing...
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31 Ways to Put Down Your Phone {Introduction}
Welcome to 31 Ways to Put Down Your Phone! { a #write31days series } #31WaysToPutDownYourPhone How it all started… I used to be the mom taking pictures of every single thing my kids did. Make an...
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Day 1: Be Present
Welcome to 31 Ways to Put Down Your Phone! { a #write31days series } ::Scroll down to read day 1:: #31WaysToPutDownYourPhone Our phones are useful, convenient, and fun. But they are also sneaky...
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Day 2: Notice Your Environment
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Day 3: Love Your People
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Day 4: Sabbath Rest
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Day 5: Do Not Disturb
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Day 6 – Send a LIttle Love
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Day 7: Don’t Put Me On Pause
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Day 8: Take a Nap
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An Invitation To Get Out of the Weeds
Are you in the weeds? Do you perpetually feel too busy, overwhelmed, swamped, like a hamster on a wheel? Do you keep trying to catch up, but always feel behind? In college, I worked waiting tables...
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Quiet + Trust
In the book of Isaiah, God spends some time telling His people all the ways in which they’ve gone wrong. They are rebellious. Stubborn. Going their own way rather than embracing God’s way. God’s way...
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Leaving Your Legacy
I held her wrinkled, liver-spotted hand one year ago today and listened to her labored breath rattle in and out of her weary body. As her time with us was coming to an end, we waited with her, stroked...
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My Ego is Trying to Kill Me
A tall brunette woman in a fabulous dress, classic red with white polka dots, sits cheerfully behind a table at a local bookstore. As she autographs copies of her latest book, she stops to chat with...
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Four Reasons I Hope You FAIL
I pull into the High School parking lot and bite my lip as he exits the car. “I love you,” I say to him. “I hope you fail,” I think silently. It’s the first day of his freshman year. He’s...
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