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Where Contentment Grows: Contentment Near the Shepherd
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God’s Love Is Not Conditional: What Ephesians 1 Taught Me About Being Chosen, Sealed, and Secure
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God Is My Helper: From Psalm 54 to the Holy Spirit and the Nearness of God
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When Wisdom Shapes the Heart Before It Shapes Our Words
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performance-based faith: From Performance to Presence
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Craving Soul-Level Sisterhood? Let’s Go Deeper Together
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6-Week Series — Friendships in Your 40s: Real, Raw, and Redeemed (A Powerful Invitation)
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3 Reasons We Need a Christian Perspective on Gossip Today
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🎙Answering God’s Nudge: The Podcast I Never Knew I’d Launch
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Radical Obedience Over Outcome: Trusting God When Faithfulness Doesn’t Feel Fruitful
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Joy in the Pause: Finding Peace and Purpose in Seasons of Waiting
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Finding Peace This Thanksgiving, Even With a Heavy Heart
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Finding Gratitude in the Midst of Life’s Busyness
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You Were Born For Such A Time As This
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Women Who Changed History Through RADICAL FAITH
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October: Breast Cancer Awareness
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My Veterans Day Prayer
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My Thanksgiving Prayer for You
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Happy Heavenly Birthday, Mom
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Happy Birthday, Tyler!
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A Million Women March | A Call to Prayer & Fasting
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You Are More Than You've Been Told
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Tired of Being Tired - Spiritual Fatigue is Common; it Should Not be Normal!
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6 Bible Verses When You're Feeling Sad
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6 Bible Verses to Calm Your Anxious Heart
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Tired of Being Tired - Mental Fog: It's Not Normal - It's a Warning Sign!
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Tired of Being Tired - Living (over emotional) or numb is common, it is not God's best for us!
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Tired of Being Tired - It's Common for Women to Push Past Boundaries + Borders
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Tired of Being Tired - It's Common for Women to Live Exhausted
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Tired of Being Tired - Exhaustion, Struggling to be Present
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Tired of Being Tired - But it's not "Normal"
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Tired of Being Tired
Jul 2023
A Husband's Thoughts on BII
Jun 2023
He Hears Me
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Jun 2023
3 Nuggets of Truth
May 2023
Victim or Victor?
May 2023
A Few Tips for Group Gatherings...
Mar 2023
From Pain to Empowerment
Jan 2021
Waiting on Him
Dec 2020
Jesus: Our Joy, Hope and Peace
Dec 2020
Celebrating You, Mom
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Until We Meet Again, Mitch
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I Am Known
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Where We Focus,We Go
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Caution: Danger Ahead
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For the Health of It: Vitamins
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The Dreaded "C" word: Cancer
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For the Health of It
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These "Uncertain Times"
Feb 2020
A Life Loved Well
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Grit and Grace
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Stacking Stones
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When Your Compass Gets Quiet
Nov 2019
Rest As Worship
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It Is Well
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Jesus Smiles
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He's a Good, Good God
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Don't let life dim your Sparkle
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Are you a current day Esther? {1}
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Are you a current day Esther? {2}
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God's Provision Isn't Always What We Expect It To Be
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The Beauty Of God's Provision
Dec 2014· 1 from Mom
A Year of Believing
Dec 2014
Making Room for Christ in Christmas
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When Your Dream Looks Different Than You Imagined
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You Make My Heart Happy
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What I Would Have Missed: #HandsFreeMama Series
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When Your Heart Is Overwhelmed
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Not Right Now
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Shine On, Friend!
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Most Perfect Curve
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Heart of Gratitude
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Choosing To Believe
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You're in Better Hands
Aug 2014
Be All There
Jul 2014
So I Wait
Jul 2014
A Priceless Treasure
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Journey to Rest (Week 6)
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Journey to Rest (Week 5)
Jul 2014
Journey to Rest (Week 4)
Jun 2014
The Gift of Rest is a Sound Mind
Jun 2014
Journey to Rest (Week 3)
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Journey to Rest ::A Pause::
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Journey to Rest (Week 2)
Jun 2014
When Dreams Change
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Journey to Rest (Week 1)
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Finding Spiritual Whitespace (Book Review)
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When You Feel Like Throwing In The Towel
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Waiting for Help
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(in)courage: Where Hearts Build Community
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The Promised Land
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A Mother's Day Tribute
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Rest Rains Blessings
Apr 2014
To Hurry, or Not to Hurry
Apr 2014
Adjusting Our Lens
Apr 2014
Finding Mommy Bliss
Apr 2014
Love Heals All
Apr 2014
Reveling in "Wait"
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Rest is a Choice
Mar 2014
Take My Yoke
Mar 2014
This is Only the Beginning
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When You've Got Nothin'
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When Healing Hurts
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Jesus in You
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Take the Time
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Obedience is Better than Sacrifice
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It's About the Journey
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The Treasure Box
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Behind the Scenes
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I Believe In You
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A Limitless God
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He Is More Than Enough
Feb 2014
God showed up to my mess...
Feb 2014
A mother’s sacrifice is her child’s reward
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Love is Your War
Feb 2014
Joy is Strength
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Never Worthy, Forever Loved
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Encouragement for your heart
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Garden: Where Aphids don't belong
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He's got this
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My Gifts
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Perfection Not Necessary
Feb 2014
My God-sized Dreams Backstory
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I can't sit still!
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When I'm weakest, He is strongest
Jan 2014· 1 from Mom
Behind the Scenes
Jan 2014
What's Next?
Jan 2014· 1 from Mom
Rise and Shine!
Jan 2014· 1 from Mom
Learning to Listen
Jan 2014· 1 from Mom
You’re beautiful…just as you are.
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When Tears Fall
Jan 2014
Fear {The robber of dreams)
Jan 2014
Beloved and Beautiful
Jan 2014
You were born for such a time as this!
Jan 2014
Beauty in Chaos
Jan 2014
Birthday Blessings
Jan 2014
What's in a Word?
Jan 2014
Naming My Dreams
Jan 2014
Pick me!
Jan 2014
New Years Resolutions
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My God-Sized Dreams Unfolding
Jan 2014
♥ You are SO loved! ♥
Jan 2014
Are you a current day Esther? {3}
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