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As I sit in my Happy Place (also known as my front

As I sit in my Happy Place (also known as my front porch), I’m finally able to reflect on the beautiful, busy day that was my birthday yesterday.
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Grateful for these 50 trips around the sun the Lord’s taken me on, but not gonna lie, there’s a part of me that feels like surely I’m doing the math wrong. Surely I’m still a young wife & mom with a house full of little boys.
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Oh, how time hides itself in the obscurity of simple days one upon another, of laundry & dishes, of laughter & tears, of slow winter walks & long summer nights. We spend the days of our lives, one by one, without even realizing we’re doing it.
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Thank you for all the sweet birthday wishes & messages & texts. You bless my heart. So thankful for you!💗
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I didn’t remember to take a lot of pictures, but thought I’d share a few that I do have. 😊
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1. Just me. A little older. A little wiser. A little silly. A lot grateful.
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2-6: At the Farmer’s Market. As one does for southern July birthdays.
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5: Who knew?
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7. Obsessed! Plus, why are there only six in a bag? And also, glad there are only six in a bag, because I ate the whole dang bag. Then another one today! 🙃 #noregrets
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8: All my life He’s been a Promise-Keeper to me. I can’t thank you enough, Lord, for your faithfulness to this girl.💗 🌈
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10. My birthday tree from the Farmer’s Market. Isn’t it pretty? 😊 Now to figure out where to plant it!
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So thankful for my God & for my beautiful family. Here’s to a new decade of life & growth & laughter & memories on the horizon. Here for it! And grateful. So grateful. 💞
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Hey friend, ever feel like your plans often go rog

Hey friend, ever feel like your plans often go rogue, refusing to follow your lead?
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I understand. 💗
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How grateful I am that my plans...your plans are ordered by the Lord. 🙌
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Even when it feels like purpose can’t be found in some seasons, we know the Lord of our lives is lacing together plans of purpose beyond our notice. 🌟
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I’d love to know: what divine appointments has God scheduled for you in your life? What times have you realized He meant abundance for something that felt empty of purpose in the moment to you? 💞
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.(You can find this devotion, Seeing God in the Middle of Your Messed-Up Plans, over at proverbs31.org 💗)
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The goodness of God catches me by surprise sometim

The goodness of God catches me by surprise sometimes.
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Not because I don’t know the truth if it, but because sometimes, when I’m going through the chaotic motions of life, I forget to take notice of it.
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But when I take a beat and reflect, all I know to do is simply let all that I am praise the Lord, for no matter the season of life, His goodness is a constant.
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What an attentive & caring Father He is! May we never forget the good things He does for us.
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Hope you’re having a beautiful Sunday resting in the goodness of a faithful God today, my friend. 💗
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Raisin’ a hallelujah at She Speaks 2021 this rai

Raisin’ a hallelujah at She Speaks 2021 this rainy Saturday morning. 🙌 🌟
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