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Chapter 15: Redefining Perfection (Happy New Year, Friends!)
Let’s take a minute and talk about the elephant in the room… Imperfection. We work so hard to be the perfect wife, perfect mom, perfect daughter, perfect sibling, employee, friend, boss, Christian, neighbor, woman… whew! I’m exhausted just writing it. But, let’s face it… Trying to chase perfection is like trying to put a fitted sheet on our king-size bed. You see, we recently added this 4” foam mattress topper that makes the bed extra comfy, but it also creates a real struggle when attempting to get the fitted sheet secured in place. You get the final corner nice and snug and you feel so proud, and then another corner…
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Book Review: Josiah Is His Name by Margaret Johnson
I always struggle a bit at the beginning of a book review to find the right words. After all, books like these take you on your own intimate walk with the Holy Spirit as you turn the pages, and every journey takes on its own life as we each experience the book differently. One thing I know for sure is that this book will bless you… deeply. Many of the books that I have picked up to read this year (and loved) have been spiritual self-help (of sorts) but this book was different. Very different. This book was a personal testimony beginning to end. And it was amazing! Let’s start…
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Living Bold: Created for a Divine Purpose
The righteous are as BOLD as a lion. (Proverbs 28:1 NIV) Welcome to the second devotional in our personal family devotional series, my friends! I am so excited about this message! Earlier this week, I asked my son to write down questions that he had about God (or doing life with God) so that we could focus on them for our weekly family devotionals. You see, I find that kids ask really great questions that make for fantastic and intriguing points of Biblical research and discovery. Well, one of his first questions this week didn’t really surprise me: “Why would God create us bold?” But before we launch into that,…
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Book Review: Lioness Arising (Wake Up and Change Your World) by Lisa Bevere
“I wondered, Could it be God wants to awaken something fierce and wild within his women?“ The book Lioness Arising: Wake up and Change Your World was my first introduction to the ministry of Lisa Bevere and I most definitely was not disappointed. I’m beginning to think that the name Lisa must mean “gifted encourager.” I say this because one of my favorite authors, Lisa TerKeurst, has a beautiful gift for making women feel seen and understood (in even their worst seasons) and encouraging their hearts with hope (check out her book, Forgiving What You Can’t Forget). I feel like Lisa Bevere picks up the message from there and empowers…
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Confessions of an Imperfect Mama
As parents, we are builders of families, individuals and legacies. It is vital to live with an idea of what we are building, that we might be more intentional.” -Bill Johnson Something powerful stirred in my spirit this year. It was something that both challenged me and simultaneously encouraged and empowered me. You may have even seen my blog post on the topic… The Prophetic Destiny of Our Children … about the ever-so-important role that I play in helping my son understand his beauty, his Father’s unconditional love and grace, the power and authority that he carries within him, and the calling that will one day be pressed on his heart. A…
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Book Review: Raising Giant-Killers by Bill Johnson (Releasing Your Child’s Divine Destiny Through Intentional Parenting)
“As parents, we are builders of families, individuals and legacies. It is vital to live with an idea of what we are building, that we might be more intentional.” -Bill Johnson Something powerful stirred in my spirit this year. It was something that both challenged me and simultaneously encouraged and empowered me. You may have even seen my blog post on the topic… The Prophetic Destiny of Our Children … about the ever-so-important role that I play in helping my son understand his beauty, his Father’s unconditional love and grace, the power and authority that he carries within him, and the calling that will one day be pressed on his…
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Family Devotional Ideas: The Power of the Holy Spirit & Anointing Your Home With Oil
Late last year, I begin to feel the Holy Spirit press on my heart two words, prophetic destiny. Only in this particular moment, He wasn’t speaking of my prophetic destiny… He was referring to my son’s prophetic destiny. He was giving me a small glimpse of the calling that He had on my son’s heart and in doing so, He was shining a light on the irreplaceable role that we play as parents in nurturing that calling. In the months that followed, I began to press heavily into that message, having deep conversations with my little boy about his unique and beautiful spiritual gifts and how God created him with…
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“If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.” Jeremiah 29:13 NLT
This is just a short note from my heart to yours. Just a short word of encouragement, love, and light. Just a short reminder and prayer to cover your day, or your week; your battle or your circumstance. But in all its simplicity, it is so very powerful, my friends. So very powerful. So here it is… If I have learned one thing about God’s presence in the day to day, it’s this – When we begin to look for God in even the little things, the daily grind, the seemingly mundane, we get to experience glimpses of His incredible presence in absolutely everything! ❤️ And knowing that He is…
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Available to Read Now: Chapter One of the Book, A Time to Dance: Chasing Joy in Difficult Seasons
Welcome, friends! With our very special devotional series coming up next month, I know that some of you may be on the fence as to whether or not it is the right fit for you. For that reason, I wanted to give everyone the opportunity to read the first chapter of the book completely free of charge. This sample gives a bit of a sneak peek into the journey that we will be walking through together during the month of October. Over the course of the 27-day series, we will be diving deeply into topics like perfectionism, shame, fear, identity, faith, loss, insecurity, and more! Don’t forget to follow us…
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Book Review: The Todd White Story (Life is Short – Leave a Legacy)
Some book reviews are easy to write. This was not one of them for me. Before I get started on this book review, I want to first express that I’m struggling. In fact, I’ve gone back and forth many times trying to decide if I should even write this review for reasons that I’ll explain below. In the end, I decided to move forward with it for two reasons: #1 – Because I’ve committed this year to reading more (I love the way that it feeds my spirit), and… #2 – I’ve also committed to sharing honest and transparent reviews here on my blog of the books that I read.…
