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The First Way to Practice the Presence of God…Even if You’re Busy

February 17, 2020
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I mentioned last week that I talk to my friend, Suzanne, every Wednesday morning. This weekly phone call to Suzanne where we talk about our week and cry out to God together; it’s actually taught me a lot about practicing the presence of God. There have been too many times in life that I’ve opened up my heart only for it to be trampled on by someone I trusted. The “Suzanne call” teaches my heart to be open and honest and vulnerable. To…

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6 Ways to Practice the Presence of God…Even if You’re Busy (Introduction to the Six Week Series)

February 10, 2020
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There’s only one person I ever call at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday mornings. It’s Suzanne.  I don’t remember the date it started, but we’ve been doing this for almost thirteen years. It’s become a part of my week’s spiritual rhythm…like going to church on Sunday morning.  It doesn’t cross my mind not to do it unless an act of God prohibits it. Although, I have been known to oversleep a few times!

We share our life’s story for the past week, hold each other…

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If You Need To Remember The Strength In Your Weakness

January 31, 2020
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| Categories: Coaching Yourself, Encouragement, Self Speak, Thinking, Uncategorized

I gingerly walk down our water-soaked gravel road trying to miss the areas that seem like soft, muddy sponges. The rain and snow have been so relentless, that every week or so my family must rebuild and fill in certain areas of our road. When it rains at night, we wonder how the road will look in the morning, or if we’ll even be able to drive on it.

I’ve had a recurring nightmare in life that involves me driving on a neverending,…

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Overcoming Overwhelm: Practicing Passive & Active Patience, Week 8 of 8

March 3, 2019
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| Categories: Coaching Yourself, Encouragement, Thinking, Trusting God, Worry, Yielding and Waiting

Gardening is a form of suffering. Not for everyone who does it, but it is for me! My dad peruses seed catalogs like I used to peruse the Christmas toy catalogs as a child. I, on the other hand, feel a bit anxious at the sight of them in the mailbox. What will I plant? When will I plant? Where will I plant? Will I really follow through all summer long with the weeding that must be done? Those decisions are small in comparison to the long drawn out process of…

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Overcoming Overwhelm: Giving the Omnipresent Lord All of Life – Week 1 of 8

January 11, 2019
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| Categories: Coaching Yourself, Spiritual Growth, Stress, Thinking, Uncategorized, Worry, Yielding and Waiting

This past year my family moved out of the house I’d lived in longer than any other house. We were moving into an old farmhouse that we were rehabbing ourselves. It was a challenging process both physically and mentally. As I considered all of the things I’d miss about the home I’d brought my babies up in, I wondered what I could take with me. Was there a piece of my past that could somehow satisfy my heart in the future? I remembered that each year in late winter and early…

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If Your Week Already Feels Out of Control + Winner of the Battle Ready Book

September 10, 2018
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| Categories: Rest, Thinking, Worry

Hi friends,

Do you, like me, need to return to gospel sanity?

This week already feels out of control and I could easily go down the road of believing the feeling is real!

It’s not real, though. Don’t believe the feeling! The Lord is in full control. Return to Graceland…a place where grace and God reign, not our feelings.

Today, and this week, I’m focusing on a few verses to remind me of Who’s in control. And if the Lord is in control, my week really isn’t OUT of control.

Proverbs 19:21 – “Many are…

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Seeking the Savior in the Stress – Week 2 – Destroying Damaging Thinking Patterns with Jesus

February 26, 2018
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| Categories: Stress, Thinking

I have dream that one day all of our thinking patterns that are damaging to ourselves, our loved ones, our relationship with the world around us and to God will be obliterated!
Thankfully, I know that this will happen!
“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” -Revelation 21:4
Andrew Peterson’s song, “After the Last Tear,” reminds me of all that I look forward to when sin, sickness,…

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