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  • Purposeful Living

    6 Prayers for Loving Others Even When They’re Hard to Love

    May 21, 2025 /

    Years ago, God brought an acquaintance into my life who was hard to love.  She often called me multiple times per day.  She was easily offended and didn’t respect my boundaries.  I felt called to continue loving her, but it wasn’t always easy.  Today, we’ll explore six prayers for loving others, especially when loving doesn’t come easily. 6 Prayers for Loving Others Over time, I realized I needed God’s love to pour through me if I was going to carry his love into challenging relationships. No matter how hard I tried, willpower didn’t help me become more loving.  I needed God to work in my heart and give me his…

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    Refresh Your Soul: 15 Creative Ways

    June 7, 2017

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    August 14, 2019

    Drawing Near to God When Life Is Overwhelming

    February 3, 2021
  • Purposeful Living

    What If This Interruption Is a Divine Assignment?

    September 28, 2022 /

    First light pours through the curtain slow and thick, like buttermilk.  Lost in the glory of dawn’s hazy glow, I read a few Psalms as I soak in God’s love.  “God, help me embrace every divine assignment you send me today,” I pray. I then recall a moment from several days ago. Could This Interruption Be a Divine Assignment? A few days ago, I’d been sitting by the window for less than ten minutes when our little boy shuffled up beside me dragging a chair.  After pushing his chair next to mine, he sat down and snuggled against me. The scene would have been cute if the little guy had…

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    February 11, 2022

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    March 8, 2019
  • Transformation

    How to Be Gentle With Yourself

    June 8, 2022 /

    Do you need to learn how to be gentle with yourself?  If so, you are in the right place.  Today, we’ll have an honest conversation about what it looks like to treat ourselves with kindness and gentleness. I’ve spent most of my life being unreasonably hard on myself. I stand in front of mirrors, roll my eyes, and commit to more rigorous ab workouts. I regularly push myself beyond exhaustion and feel guilty for taking naps—even after staying up all night tending to fevered children.   Often, I tell myself to suck it up, try harder, go faster, and give more. You might not push yourself through exhaustion or condemningly grab…

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    Feeling Discouraged? This Is for You . . .

    July 14, 2021

    How to Stop Being Moody and Irritable: 4 Practical Insights

    April 24, 2019
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    Transform Your Mind by Overcoming These Toxic Mindsets

    September 25, 2019
  • Purposeful Living

    4 Ways to Grow Spiritually and Connect With God

    July 28, 2021 /

    We were in the middle of a full summer schedule when I read these words from late missionary Jim Elliot: “Wherever you are, be all there!  Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.” Jim’s words prompted me to ask hard questions about living present in my moments as I sought ways to grow spiritually. Ways to Grow Spiritually and Connect With God Maybe you can relate. You want to grow spiritually, but you’re pulled in dozens of different directions. Most days, you hurry from one task to the next with little space for slowing down to connect with God. The morning I read…

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    Less Stress and More Peace: A Secret to Help You!

    December 2, 2022

    Four Ways to Decrease Stress by Slowing Down

    October 11, 2017

    7 Prayers to Be a Good Mother (Prayers for Hard Days)

    June 21, 2023
  • Overcoming Trials

    When You Feel Like Giving Up: 4 Things to Remember

    March 10, 2021 /

    Do you feel like giving up in some area of your life today?  Before you quit, I encourage you to read these words about what to do when you feel like giving up . . . When You Feel Like Giving Up The cumulous clouds are stacked in a thick layer on the western horizon. I gaze at them from the room where I’m supposed to be writing inspiring words about life and God, but I’m too worn down to find a single thoughtful thing to say. I’ve been seriously pursuing writing for years now. This pursuit was exciting when I first stepped out in faith and let my words…

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    March 1, 2023

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    A Short Prayer for Strength During Difficult Times

    November 21, 2020
  • Purposeful Living

    6 Outdoor Hospitality Ideas for Autumn

    October 16, 2020 /

    There’s a single-file row of foxtail grass bending over the roadside like a line of school children dropping pennies off a bridge.  Oddly enough, seeing them posed over the gravel gets me thinking about gathering with others and embracing autumn’s invitation for offering outdoor hospitality.  It gets me thinking about standing with others to admire the season as it unfolds all around us. A few years ago, I wrote a series of posts on how to offer hospitality that changes lives (Check out the most popular post in this series here: 8 Surprising Ways to Extend Hospitality). The underlying message woven throughout these posts was this: Hospitality is the art…

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    Keeping Christ in Christmas: 8 Practical Ways

    December 11, 2019

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  • Purposeful Living

    How to Have More Motherhood Joy in Challenging Seasons

    August 28, 2020 /

    A quiet undercurrent has been calling me into its flow throughout the past season.  It’s a gentle voice that whispers, “Let these struggles of motherhood soften you.  Lean into the transformation.  In doing so, you will cultivate a deeper sense of motherhood joy.” Cultivating Motherhood Joy It is a gentle call to let these uncertain times chisel my rough edges, to learn to be a woman with less grit and more grace. Granted, throughout most of my life, my grit has served me well.  My grit is my tenacity, my determination, my commitment to stay the course on the most rugged trails—my eyes fixed on the horizon, zeal goading me…

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  • Purposeful Living

    Finding Your Calling From God: A Surprising Truth You Need to Know

    August 19, 2020 /

    Does the idea of finding your calling from God feel too subjective or difficult? I spent years trying to perfectly discern God’s calling for my life.  Meanwhile, I missed the most obvious part of his calling. I invite you to join me as I coax our youngest child to sleep, and we’ll talk about finding God’s calling. Finding Your Calling From God The dusky light of summer’s slow fade into autumn makes its way through partially drawn curtains, and I read until the darkness is too thick to see the words. Setting aside the book, I gaze at the tiny boy in my arms.  He seems to encompass most of…

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  • Purposeful Living

    How to Be a Woman of Influence and Inspiration

    February 1, 2020 /

    I remember the way the sun beams slanted through the maples the afternoon I told my mom I was running away from home.  I’m sure I was no older than eight or nine, and Mom calmly looked at me and asked just where I planned to go.  “To Grandma’s house!” I told her.  I imagined myself traipsing down the road toward that little green house that always offered solace, joy, and a safe place to sit in the presence of a godly woman of influence. Thirty years later, our family mourns as we celebrate Grandma’s life and legacy.  Grandma went to be with the Lord last week, and it’s hard…

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  • Purposeful Living

    Why Your Daily Purpose is Far From Ordinary

    October 18, 2019 /

    I’m excited to introduce you to my friend Emily Saxe for this special guest post.  While I don’t regularly share posts from guest contributors, Emily and I are women with the same vision for reaching the world through the words God puts on our hearts.  I had the joy of talking about life and writing with Emily on the phone a few weeks ago, and it’s an honor to share her words with you today. ~~~ I read the words on the delicate page in front of me. My mind pictures the scene, transporting me from my kitchen table to an olive garden where the sun still wakes. I see…

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