a place for the words the Lord lays on my heart during the ordinary

“Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.”

-Psalms 68:19

In Summer
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In Summer

our personalized, eight week summer study!

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generational grace
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generational grace

Find hope in the truth that there is nothing you can do, or nothing your parents have done, that is stronger than the redemption and will of the Lord.

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seasons
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seasons

The hardship of right now has a purpose. The hard thing you are walking through has a purpose too. God is using this season that I am in for something greater than what I can see in this moment. I keep asking for Him to change it but He’s using it to change me.

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help is a good thing
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help is a good thing

Galatians 6:2 “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”

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forgiveness
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forgiveness

Because of His great mercy we can always start fresh.

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losing myself
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losing myself

“I don’t even know who I am anymore,” I prayed this week. “I feel like I’ve lost myself in motherhood.”

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the horizon of ever after
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the horizon of ever after

“I need to know that life is not meaningless, my work is not in vain, and the night is almost over. I need to experience something far bigger than myself. Something grand, solid, divine. We must set our gaze upon the horizon of ever after with Jesus.” - Gloria Furman, Missional Motherhood

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on body image
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on body image

Let’s not let our physical appearance keep us from the main mission— knowing Christ and making Him known.

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embrace the mess
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embrace the mess

God is using parenthood to lovingly remind me that I can’t do it all. I can’t keep everything in tidy little boxes. In fact, on most days, the boxes are scattered all over the house and the yard and all of them are on fire.

And yet— the world keeps spinning.

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on marriage
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on marriage

Marriage won’t always be fair. It won’t always be easy. But we die to ourselves to truly love others. By doing so we find life.

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