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Community is so much more. I have learned so many truths about my story as I have risked community. The Grove was one such risk. Each of these women are among my dearest friends and confidantes, but it took a risk to ask them to join in community with me. Community are the secondary characters, the mentors, the risk takers who help make me more than I am on my own.
I’ve been pro-life basically since birth. My mom shared a story of looking in a playpen at a friend and I playing as babies, and knowing that one child was missing. You see, I was born the year after Roe v. Wade was decided. It has impacted my life through that story and the activities my parents engaged in as …
As I start a new year, I’m wrestling with what does God want me to do, to learn, to be in this year. The message I’m getting is to accept His audacious love for me. That message is appearing from multiple places, persons, perspectives.
Many of us want to know what we can do to help. It’s a time of conflict. But these are still refugees. Those who need sanctuary. If your heart isn’t broken by this… Watching the headlines? Want to help #refugees? @cara_putman recommends @samaritanspurse #james127 Click To Tweet So what do we do? I can’t go to Greece. But I know …
I know that I get to choose which road I will walk in this life. That I will walk with wisdom, but that I will walk with an eye to do everything God has placed in front of me while I am here.
We’re all in stages of change. Some aren’t as dramatic as the one our church is experiencing. But change is a constant part of life. Therefore, our choice is to embrace or resist. May this promise from God’s Word encourage you in the midst of your change.
Late last week I was somewhere – where doesn’t matter – but as I left my heart was grieved. Why? Because I listened to two younger moms talk for almost an hour about who’s schedule was more chaotic and driven than the others. As I listened my heart broke in so many ways. Maybe you can guess some of them. …
My goal in the way I lead life is for my steps to always be pointed toward Jesus. It doesn’t mean I’m perfect. It doesn’t mean things I do or say aren’t taken out of context and misinterpreted. But I’m learning I’m not responsible for another person’s behavior. I’m responsible for my heart, my motives, my actions. That’s what I can control.
Tomorrow I head to ACFW, which means I’m a little swamped. So today I’m digging into the blog archives. This post is from 2012. As my fall is racing away from me, I found it poignant to look back at this post. In many ways, life is filled with seasons of waiting and pausing. It’s so hard to savor those seasons. It’s …
Today, I’m over at the Grove. Here’s the beginning of the post, but I welcome you to join us over there for the balance…. I long to be a woman of kindness. A woman who breathes grace and peace wherever she goes. One who extends a helping hand to those in need, an encouraging word to those who feel alone, …