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Helping women & mothers cultivate intimacy with Jesus and live present to God’s presence. Together, we can embrace our true identities in Christ, fight the lies of the enemy, step into our God-given purpose, and live the abundant life He has for us.

 
 
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Shut Up, Shelly!

Meet Shelly. She is the picture of perfection: tanned, toned, lovely, poised. She breezes through her life with ease and grace, loved by all. Her wardrobe is impeccable, her smile contagious, her life flawless. She never yells at her children or eats one too many chocolates—she has endless patience and her cup runneth over. She is wise, charming, nurturing, and undoubtedly a super mom and wife.
There Is A Place In Our Hearts Reserved For Only Him.

I have learned the hard way that you can get into dangerous territory when you expect your spouse to be everything for you. The load will be too heavy to bear and will only lead to disappointment and discord.

Ruth Graham says, “It is a foolish woman who expects her husband to be to her that which only Jesus Christ Himself can be: ready to forgive, totally understanding, unendingly patient, invariably tender and loving, unfailing in every area, anticipating every need, and making more than adequate provision. Such expectations put a man under an impossible strain. The same goes for the man who expects too much from his wife.”

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Cultivating Peace In The Chaos

I stood in the checkout lane at Costco, my cart filled with the items I needed for the next week or two. The line wasn’t too long, just what you would expect on a normal Wednesday afternoon.

Little did I know that would be the last “normal” shopping experience for a while. The very next day the President held a press conference on the coronavirus that would send the nation into a panic.

 
 

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There’s no one who makes me laugh harder or who makes my days brighter than this man right here. So blessed and grateful. Happy birthday my love!!! Cheers to growing old together 🥂❤️🤗 @ryan.creating
Pictured: one raw, weary mama getting ministered to by her two year old. It had been a long week and it was the perfect storm of hormones, exhaustion, and overwhelm. I sat on the couch sobbing to my husband when my sweet Indie Rose crawled into my la
A reminder from my heart to yours ❤️🤗
I remember the first time I saw him. I walked into the lobby of our church and he was there, wearing a red plaid shirt and drinking a Starbucks Frappuccino and I turned to my friend and whispered “who’s that?” Over a year later we
Meet Shelly. She is the picture of perfection: tanned, toned, lovely, poised. She breezes through her life with ease and grace, loved by all. Her wardrobe is impeccable, her smile contagious, her life flawless. She never yells at her children or eats
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I have been called many names, some of them too vulgar to repeat here. I have been labeled, defined, and put in boxes. The world has tried to tell me who I am and who I am not. Who I can be and who I cannot be. But all those labels? All those defini
If this last year has taught me anything it’s that my soul needs spiritual rhythms to thrive. I need to be in the word, in prayer, and in God’s presence every day. Not because I have to “do” more— nope, Jesus has done i
GUESS WHAT?!! I have an exciting announcement & giveaway!! Now for the first time EV-ER I have DRAW NEAR [[my four-week devotional to draw you closer to the heart of God and connect with His presence]] available as a FREE downloadable PDF. Yep,
The enemy of your soul has a way of playing the sins of your past on a loop over and over again in your mind, reminding you of who you were instead who you are, in Christ. The good news? We get to choose who we listen to. Will we allow the voice of
I see so many women rising up in courage, being all that God made them to be! What a beautiful sight it is. It’s not always easy, but when you push past your earthly fear, you unleash the fight in you. Keep pressing in and pushing forward!
“It is a foolish woman who expects her husband to be to her that which only Jesus Christ Himself can be: ready to forgive, totally understanding, unendingly patient, invariably tender and loving, unfailing in every area, anticipating every need
He is the author and the finisher. Keep trusting. Keep seeking. Keep pressing in.
It was such an honor to get to bring the word yesterday at @mvc.life! If you’re feeling run down, burned out, distracted, and in need of a FRESH OUTPOURING of God’s presence— this message is for you. You can watch the full service a
I look at these stairs and I don’t just see a set of stairs or another home project. I look at it and I think of the handrail, sanded and oiled by our good friend Monty Kelso. I think of the stair backings, installed by pastor and friend Brick,
It is a beautiful thing when our belonging and identity in Him brings a confidence and trust not of this world ❤️
In my 20’s I may have had more energy and a smaller waistline— but my 30s? So far my 30s I have more strength. More confidence in who God made me to be. More dependency on Him and more of His presence in my life. More awareness of what tr