Encouraging Women to Live Rooted in the Sacred
Mother’s Day has a way of centering thoughts on home, doesn’t it? For some it’s the home of their youth where boo-boos were kissed and stories were read. For some it’s a beloved home-state where the soil smells like childhood and dreams. For me, at it’s simplest—it’s where my people are. My four guys who bring the blessed mix of…
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I’m a southern girl and, as such, have my priorities rightly placed. God. Family. Sweet tea. However, one recent morning found me unimpressed with the empty status of my sugar bowl. There’s no “sweet” in tea without sugar, and—any good southerner knows that the “tea” without the “sweet” is – so very unfortunate. Enter my ten pound bag of sugar….
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Welcome back, friend. Has my calendar gone rogue or could it actually be May already? The faithfulness of time—such a graceful mystery. Celebration or sorrow, melancholy or hopeful, empty or filled—the shadows of time are there—watching as a day becomes a week becomes a month becomes a year—all in elegant rhythm. What an honor to be known full-well by the…
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Five simple letters that, when strung together, birth the most powerful Word in all of history. J-E-S-U-S. Example upon example in the Word of these five letters becoming a weapon , a cure, a Living Hope. And, still today, this Name above all names provides us with the power to live in all we do. If you’re comfortable, I invite…
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Welcome back, friend. I pray you had a beautiful Easter celebrating the risen Savior. It’s Spring Break here this week so we’ve been living to the rhythm of slow — and, oh how I could get used to this restful pace. I hope you’ve been able to harvest a little Springtime rest as well. Thanks for being here, friend. ♥…
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“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” Matthew 28:6(NIV) Happy Easter, friend. May the presence of the Living God fall fresh on you this week. Grace upon grace upon Easter Grace. <a href=”http://brendabradfordottinger.com/chasing-community/”><img src=”http://brendabradfordottinger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cc-image-button.jpg” alt=”” width=”250″ height=”250″ /></a> It’s a pony-tail and sandals environment around here. No fancy rules, just a few things: Family-friendly…
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