Welcome back, friends. I wonder—am I the only one who can sometimes find prayer exhausting? Often I’ll focus so much on a specific prayer burden, it can become mentally and physically draining. Is there a “me too” in the room? If you’re like me, our prayers aren’t an effort to control—we know God’s bigger than it all. Rather, we’re praying…
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Wallflower Dreams
Dreamer. I’m in love with the poetic energy of that word. But up until recently, I’d never considered myself a dreamer. Turns out I was wrong. What about you? Would you call yourself a “dreamer?” Perhaps you’re like me and have mentally filed the word “dream” alongside the word “goal.” With this hyper-driven, goal-centered personality of mine, I’m more apt…
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Who Do You Think You Are Anyway?
Who do you think you are anyway? You’re just a random girl with a common dream. You know you’ll be misunderstood. Sound familiar? Like a relentless housefly on a hot summer day, he’s the pesky accuser, forever seeking to edge his way between our head and our heart. He holds court, as if the “Truth, whole Truth, and nothing but…
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January Giveaway!
Welcome back, friends. What a fun month it’s been connecting with you all. Thank you for sharing your words at this table. Guess what? Remember those monthly drawings? Everyone who linked-up with #ChasingCommunity during the month of January was automatically entered into a drawing for a sweet gift. And what a sweet gift it is. I’m excited to share (In)Courage’s…
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If My People
Do you ever wonder how in the ever-living-world it is that we have the ear of Almighty God? The Guy who spoke it all into existence? My whole being begs to comprehend such mystery—my whole heart searches to contain its gratitude. My church is doing a prayer and fasting series this month called “If My People,” and I can think…
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Hope is (blank)?
Whether 2016 ended on a high note, or we couldn’t get outta there fast enough—one thing each new year carries across the threshold of time is — Hope. Isn’t that January’s song? Our hopes for the year ahead? It’s an evolution, hope. Ever growing, living, speaking. I wonder—how is hope showing up in your life lately? At the start of…
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