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3.6.2021 – The Mirage of “Perfection”

March 6, 2021

Is it strange… That when I’m getting to know a person, what I really I long to learn about them, are things like… “What have you come through—struggled through, wrestled through, walked victoriously into— in your life, that has shaped you, that is shaping you now?” And, “What are you honestly in the middle of… Read More 3.6.2021 – The Mirage of “Perfection”

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3.5.2021 – A different kind of uncomfortable…

March 5, 2021

“…Father…the words don’t feel like they’re flowing as they usually do…” …these are the words I’ve written to Him this morning… I confide in Him, as I feel my heart trying not to worry over something that feels different. It’s a “place” I don’t often find myself in…at least when it comes to written words.… Read More 3.5.2021 – A different kind of uncomfortable…

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3.4.2021 – New Ground

March 4, 2021

It’s amazing how much the level of anxiety that I’ve been experiencing over the last few weeks…has finally begun to fade away… 🍃 I can feel the difference in my body, I can already feel the difference in my mind. You see, over the last few months, I’ve been dealing with a somewhat “mysterious” issue… Read More 3.4.2021 – New Ground

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3.3.2021 – Unlearning to Learn

March 3, 2021

I had a moment yesterday… A moment where it suddenly hit me that the house was a “disaster” and I went into this “panicky” kind of, “Oh no! I can’t STAND this! I’ve GOT to do something about this, I have to put everything in order RIGHT NOW so that I can function!” And so… Read More 3.3.2021 – Unlearning to Learn

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3.2.2021 – Foundational Health

March 2, 2021

Right now, I’m in a season of learning… just how much our Heavenly Father cares about the heart— the foundational part of who we are. I’m experiencing, I’m living in the realization… …of just how much He wants our hearts to be “foundationally healthy” our souls to be well… He cares for us enough, that… Read More 3.2.2021 – Foundational Health

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3.1.2021 – With me, and teaching me… all along.

March 1, 2021

Yesterday at my parents’ house, I came across some old journals of mine from around 2000-2003. The “High school years”… I knew that I had journaled a lot here and there, off and on, but for some reason, I had forgotten that I journaled as much as I did. It was strange looking back into… Read More 3.1.2021 – With me, and teaching me… all along.

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2.28.2021 – Layers of Lessons

February 28, 2021

As I look at Psalm 91—a psalm that God brought into my life in such a powerful and personal way… …this psalm that I began digging into a few years ago… 2018 A year of many beginnings. A year of “unlocking”… And stepping into… …this “secret garden” with my Heavenly Father… 🌱🌷 Little did I… Read More 2.28.2021 – Layers of Lessons

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2.27.2021 – Released from the Pressure of Perfection

February 27, 2021

One time I was talking with the Lord about something that I was having a really hard time with, and I was almost “sick” from the “pressure” I felt from it all… And regarding this thing, I felt like I heard Him say, “…It’s… no… pressure… it’s no pressure…” And at the time I was… Read More 2.27.2021 – Released from the Pressure of Perfection

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2.26.2021 – Destined and Designed to Overcome

February 26, 2021

“You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.“—1 John 4:4 “I write these things to you, dear children, because you truly have a relationship with the Father. I write these things, fathers and mothers, because you have had… Read More 2.26.2021 – Destined and Designed to Overcome

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2.25.2021 – Walking at His Perfect Pace

February 25, 2021

I vividly recall a memory… 6th grade I was in the restroom with the other girls and I could not bear to look at myself in the mirror. Because it was too painful. Because I hated what I saw… Because I SO despised myself… Because I SO “hated” myself. There was a deep, deep self-hatred… Read More 2.25.2021 – Walking at His Perfect Pace

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2.24.2021 – Questioning

February 24, 2021

I have a funny little story to tell you… Well, it’s not really “funny” but… I’m choosing to look at it in a way that keeps things in perspective. A few weeks ago I discovered an issue with my blog site where, for some reason, in all of my post archives from about January-back—a couple… Read More 2.24.2021 – Questioning

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2.23.2021 – Getting to the Heart of the Matter

February 23, 2021

I woke up around 2:30 AM this morning… …half asleep… And words were just bursting and flowing into my heart—phrases and realizations… and I began hearing them “written out” in my mind. Rather unusual for me at that hour… And once I was able to wake up, fully, I jotted down a note in my… Read More 2.23.2021 – Getting to the Heart of the Matter

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2.22.2021 – Finding the Treasure in Every Kind of Circumstance

February 22, 2021

What if… it’s ALL more than worth… going through the thing you’re going through… going through the thing that almost took you down almost took you out… (or so it seemed) the thing that feels— almost unbearable at times… What if… the lessons that are gained, the relationship that is enriched… from going “through“… the… Read More 2.22.2021 – Finding the Treasure in Every Kind of Circumstance

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2.21.2021 – Hidden Places of Brokenness

February 21, 2021

“…He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted…”—Luke 4:18 Sometimes there are broken places within us… within our hearts That we’ve not realized, that we’ve been unaware of. Places that are broken, places that need mending—that have perhaps gone “undetected” unrealized, unaware—perhaps even unseen by others. But our Heavenly Father has seen every place within… Read More 2.21.2021 – Hidden Places of Brokenness

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2.20.2021 – Learning to Rest the Mind

February 20, 2021

The sunrise is back… ☺️☀️✨ …and it’s so beautiful, and warm, and hopeful, and glorious this morning. I wish I could convey the feeling of being surrounded by the morning light… But I just don’t think I can do it justice with words right now. So I took a photo of it this morning. Perhaps… Read More 2.20.2021 – Learning to Rest the Mind

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2.19.2021 – “Struggle” does not mean “Weakness”

February 19, 2021

When you think of the word “struggle“… Do you think of “weakness“? “Oh, so and so must be struggling…. I’m concerned that it’s not looking so good for them…” To be honest, I have thought of a time of “struggle” more in this way, at times. And yes, in some kinds of “struggles” we do… Read More 2.19.2021 – “Struggle” does not mean “Weakness”