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Until His voice is louder
“Whose voice is loudest in your life?” -Sadie Robertson “You failed again.” “Not good enough.” “Yep. Told you they were right. Nothing redeeming in that one.” “No one cares. No one is listening. Where is your God now?” “Mmmmhmmmm. You messed up good this time. He isn’t coming to save you.” Imperfect. Failure. Incompetent. Naive.…
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It’s OK…He gets me
I’m fully known, and loved by you. You won’t let go, no matter what I do. -Tauren Wells, “Known” I have been blessed to have some fantastic friends who have been placed in my life. The kind that just seem to get me. Who know what I need at just the right time. And,…
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Mom: One beautiful, slimy, mess
I have a confession when it comes to the idea of the “perfect” mom. It has to do with my kitchen. Well, let me be honest, the downstairs portion of my house. The parts of the house that people can see. See, I have this deep hatred of slime-making. For about 4 months this summer…
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When prayers turn to screams
I cry out to God; yes, I shout. Oh, that God would listen to me! When I was in deep trouble, I searched for the Lord. All night long I prayed, with hands lifted to heaven, but my soul was not comforted. Psalm 77:1-2 There are times when life is seamless. When all the chips…
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Handing out Hearts
Originally posted on Grace 'n Grounds: But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. Jeremiah 17:10 Love. That one word is important to most everyone. We all want to love, to be loved, to be shown love. And, oh…the pure bliss of hearing those three little words-I love you. But, sometimes those words don’t…
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He didn’t “deserve” it either…
“Does it really even pay to be nice?” This is how the conversation started with a fellow, empathetic friend of mine. Going over the many times we have felt like doormats in the last few months. You know what doormats are, right? They get stepped on. That’s what we had felt like. We had given…
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His masterpiece
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10 It’s another day down. Another day when I wake up, put on my “game face,” which means I bathed myself in prayer, opened up His Word, put on…
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The lost (beans) get found
Anyone that knows me well, knows that I have a slight, unhealthy dependency on coffee. So much so that I have been known to plan entire road trips around stops at Starbucks (don’t judge!). My husband also knows this about me. Thankfully, he also understands my obsession, and the fact that it is essential to…
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My God won’t be hidden
“You are the light of the world-like a city on a hilltop that can’t be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.” …
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Are you up there, God? It’s me, January…..
And we are confident that he hears whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for. 1 John 5:14-15 I have this routine right before I put my “game” face on at work.…
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