Category: Favor

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3.31.2022 – I no longer write on this blog every day…

March 31, 2022

I no longer write on this blog every day… (There, I said it… …and do you know how much I’ve wrestled with it?) Do I still write? Yes. Will I still write? I sure hope so! But things have changed a lot in my life, and things have changed a lot in my writing, or… Read More 3.31.2022 – I no longer write on this blog every day…

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1.8.2022 – “I chose you…”

January 8, 2022

This is what seems to be flowing onto the page this morning… “I chose you, when you didn’t think anyone would ever want to choose you. …but I chose you. I chose you to do the work of My heart to be My child of light in the dark when you never thought you could… Read More 1.8.2022 – “I chose you…”

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1.6.2022 – “Am I willing to let God be God, in and through my life?”

January 6, 2022

“You are the God who works wonders;You have made known Your strength among the peoples.“—Psalm 77:14 We don’t know how God will choose to “show up” in and through our lives… It’s kind of like that Forrest Gump quote, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.” But we… Read More 1.6.2022 – “Am I willing to let God be God, in and through my life?”

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1.1.2022 – “Which voice will I give ear to this year?”

January 1, 2022

…and just like that… we’ve stepped into 2022. ✨ This year… Even in the midst of the screaming voices of fear… May LOVE be the “loudest” voice we hear! 💓🔊👂 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound… Read More 1.1.2022 – “Which voice will I give ear to this year?”

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12.25.2021 – A little Christmas gift…

December 25, 2021

So I thought the story of “The Small One” might be fitting for this Christmas… There is something about this precious Christmas story that touches my heart in the sweetest, most tender way. 💝 And speaking of little donkeys… I thought I’d share a few photos of me with my Christmas gift this year… little… Read More 12.25.2021 – A little Christmas gift…

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12.21.2021 – The “Unexpected” Donkey

December 21, 2021

With all of this talk of donkeys in my life these days… I have become intrigued about their biblical and symbolic significance and meaning. But let me back up… “Why donkeys?” “Why now?” I still honestly have no idea. All I know is that one day, I suddenly discovered a desire within me to raise… Read More 12.21.2021 – The “Unexpected” Donkey

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12.13.2021 – The Desire to Understand

December 13, 2021

This morning as I awoke from sleep… I had Daniel, from the bible, on my mind. While I have been unable to recall the dreams I was dreaming, for some reason I woke up thinking about this man, Daniel. As I walked from the bedroom over to my table in the dining room, it was… Read More 12.13.2021 – The Desire to Understand

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12.11.2021 – Landscape Architect

December 11, 2021

God is like a Landscape Architect. He designs every plant, so perfectly into place… For He has the perfect landscape plan. And He has in mind… when it is the perfect time for each flower, every tree, every plant to flourish and shine… He is the One who makes things grow. He is the One… Read More 12.11.2021 – Landscape Architect

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12.8.2021 – Good Reason

December 8, 2021

God, You have good reason… for the things You ask us to endure through. God, You have GOOD reason… for allowing the hard things in life that build what You desire to build in us, as Your people. How You know what we need… And sometimes that means allowing the hard things that build capacity… Read More 12.8.2021 – Good Reason

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12.6.2021 – God is a “Planner”

December 6, 2021

“The plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations.”—Psalm 33:11 Do you know that our God is a “planner“? He is! He is such a planner. He makes good plans, and He has a good plan in His heart for me and for you. It’s okay for us… Read More 12.6.2021 – God is a “Planner”

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12.3.2021 – Learning to be okay with being me, imperfectly…

December 3, 2021

Can I be honest? I’ve been struggling in my mind lately. I’ve been struggling with some of the things that have come into the light within my heart… Just when things seem to be smooth-sailing for a bit, I seem to run into the next thing to overcome. But I’m thankful that the journey is… Read More 12.3.2021 – Learning to be okay with being me, imperfectly…

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11.30.2021 – God does things right.

November 30, 2021

Sometimes it takes a slower, deeper journey to get to where God wants to take us… to get to the kind of work that God desires to do within us. The relationship that is developed within the journey is so important to Him. How patient He is… You know, God does things right. 💝 Not… Read More 11.30.2021 – God does things right.

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11.28.2021 – Healer of Broken Hearts

November 28, 2021

You know the little saying that goes, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me”… …well that’s a big lie. Words can be like arrows that wound deeply. “There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”—Proverbs 12:18 I’m thankful that… Read More 11.28.2021 – Healer of Broken Hearts

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11.26.2021 – The Heartbeat of God

November 26, 2021

“Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”—Matthew 4:4 “Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”—John 7:38 “Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit… Read More 11.26.2021 – The Heartbeat of God

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11.24.2021 – Let Freedom Ring

November 24, 2021

“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.”—Galatians 5:13 “Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.”—1 Peter 2:16 “For freedom Christ has set us… Read More 11.24.2021 – Let Freedom Ring

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11.20.2021 – The sweetest times, often come out of the hardest times…

November 20, 2021

Could it be… that the sweetest times, come out of the most challenging times… the hardest times… For it can be in these times, that we encounter the sweetest, most tender times with the Lord. 💝✨ It is in these times, that we feel His closeness, and His strength the most. 💔🍃☀️ He’s with us… Read More 11.20.2021 – The sweetest times, often come out of the hardest times…