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#ChasingCommunity Linkup 31


Guess what time it is? It’s time for another giveaway! Here at #ChasingCommunity, all participants are entered into a monthly drawing to win this Chasing Community writing journal, or this Chasing Community insulated mug. And! In celebration of summertime, we’re randomly selecting two winners each month this summer! Yay!

Our July winners are Michelle Bengston and Debbie Putman! Woohoo! Congratulations, Michelle and Debbie. So blessed to have you share your words of truth and hope here in this space. Thank you. — Please let me know whether you’d prefer the journal or the mug and I’ll get it right out to you. ♥


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It’s a casual, pony-tail & sandals environment around here, but a few important reminders:

  • Please remember to visit and leave some encouragement for other friends who’ve linked-up today — this is the heart of community & your words of support could be just the thing another friend needs to hear today.
  • Please only share like-minded words of spiritual encouragement and insight.
  • Please grab the #ChasingCommunity button, or link back here underneath your post. (So others can find us and join the fun too!)
  • By linking up & leaving your email address you agree to receive #ChasingCommunity updates.

Thank you for bringing your dish to the table–May your ministry of words find community here.

Ministry+Friends=Fun. I’m linking up today with my friends at #ChasingCommunity. Come join us!
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  1. Michele Morin says

    August 3, 2017 at 6:16 am

    Congrats Michelle and Debbie!
    And who doesn’t need to read that Annie Downs quote this morning! Thanks for sharing it so beautifully!
    Michele Morin recently posted…The Spiritual Practice of CuriosityMy Profile

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    • Brenda says

      August 3, 2017 at 2:42 pm

      She has good stuff to say, doesn’t she, Michelle. 🙂 Thanks for being here, friend.

      Reply
  2. Bev @ Walking Well With God says

    August 3, 2017 at 6:29 am

    Hi Brenda,
    You do so well keeping up with the Compel group and your Link-up….proud of you girl!! My post was somewhat inspired by our talks as we were getting ready for the day at She Speaks….decided to have a little fun with it….
    Blessings to you sweet friend,
    Bev xoxo
    Bev @ Walking Well With God recently posted…Ode To Bat Wings, Chin Hairs, & WrinklesMy Profile

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    • Brenda says

      August 3, 2017 at 2:45 pm

      *giggle* Aging has a way of happening to us rather than happening with us, sometimes, doesn’t it? 🙂 Blessings back at ya, friend. ((hug))

      Reply
  3. Lisa/Syncopated Mama says

    August 3, 2017 at 9:43 am

    I hope your August has gotten off to an awesome start!
    Lisa/Syncopated Mama recently posted…The ICB Blessed Garden BibleMy Profile

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    • Brenda says

      August 3, 2017 at 2:45 pm

      Thanks, Lisa–hope yours is too. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Donna Reidland says

    August 3, 2017 at 12:39 pm

    Congratulations Michelle and Debbie. And thanks Brenda for hosting. Have a great rest of the week!
    Donna Reidland recently posted…“Our Hope in Trials & Uncommon Friends” August 3My Profile

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    • Brenda says

      August 3, 2017 at 2:47 pm

      Hope you have a great weekend too, Donna. Thanks for being here. 🙂 ((hug))

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  5. Debbie Putman says

    August 3, 2017 at 2:37 pm

    Wow! Thanks! I think I’ll take the mug…I appreciate being able to link here every week. Thank you for offering this opportunity. ((Hugs))

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    • Brenda says

      August 3, 2017 at 2:47 pm

      Yay, Congrats Debbie! 🙂 Just send me your info and I’ll get it right out to you. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Maree Dee says

    August 3, 2017 at 5:11 pm

    Love the quote you posted but then again I always do.
    Maree Dee recently posted…Popular Posts You Might Have MissedMy Profile

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Never can there be too many magnolia pictures. . S Never can there be too many magnolia pictures.
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Says the lens of my eyes; of my soul.
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(“Not so,” says my iphone storage, but that’s a tomorrow problem.)
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Every time I leave my house, I can’t not stop, not stare, not take another jillion pictures.
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This magnolia tree of mine, she keeps a record of time, reaching farther into the sky with each passing year.
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In all her southern glory, she lifts leaves and limbs toward heaven, pointing to the One on whom all glory rests.
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Boldly, yet elegantly, she speaks of a Creator who, year upon year, grows lovely things under the banner of His care in the lives of His own.
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Even in times when life doesn’t feel full of lovely, may we listen to the magnolia’s anthem.
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She doesn’t question the winter, knowing full well that her Maker has yet to deny spring its beauty.
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I wonder how breathtaking magnolias must be in the City of God. ✨
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“Not to us, O, LORD, not to us, but to Your name goes all the glory for Your unfailing love and faithfulness.” Psalm 115:1 💕
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The May calendar has a way of turning our thoughts The May calendar has a way of turning our thoughts toward home, doesn’t it?
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Perhaps, for you, that’s a beloved Home State where the soil smells like childhood and dreams.
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Or, maybe the humble shelter of your youth, where boo-boos were kissed & fairytales carried you into dreamland.
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Perhaps you’re like me, and yesteryear’s home holds heartache and rejection, insecurity and confusion.
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Far too much of my past I spent chasing roots, not sensing an inheritance of belonging within the halls of my kin.
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Layer by broken layer, though, the Lord is healing me from within, showing me that…
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What our hearts long for can’t be satisfied with what our lives long for.
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The temporal can’t pacify the eternal.
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We’re so prone to searching for home in containers not meant to carry its calling—whether in place or people, title or position, acceptance or belonging—that we seek to satisfy its longing with lesser things.
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Having a sense of home within our circles is beautiful and sacred, but—it’s a shallow substitute for the inheritance we have in God.
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No place, no person, no position—no earthly brand of belonging—can ever claim home to your soul like the Haven of Him.
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Dear friend, do you feel like you’re etching a p Dear friend, do you feel like you’re etching a prayer into the ear of God, day upon year upon decade?
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You’re asking “why,” and “when, O Lord,” yet the situation your heart plays on repeat at the altar of God, remains seemingly unchanged.
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Oh, friend, I understand; me too.
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Not because God is cruel, but because God is thorough. He phones nothing in; takes no shortcuts with our hearts.
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The life-mending, soul-touching, supernatural work of God takes time to witness from our perspective.
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Oh, but take heart, dear friend, for God hears the cries of your heart.
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That outcome you’re praying for? Your God is already there, working out the details ahead of you.
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Even when it feels like you’re crying yet one more prayer into the silence, He hears and is moving ahead of you in ways you can’t even imagine right now.
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I wonder, friend, do the demands of life leave you I wonder, friend, do the demands of life leave you feeling downright weary at times?
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If so, I understand. Me too.
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Oh, that our souls would rest in remembering that Jesus also knew what it was to feel weary as He walked this earth in human flesh.
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You are not alone.
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This one’s for the weary. 💗
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