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Thirsting for Rest Amid Stress

Thirsting for Rest Amid Stress

I’d barely tiptoed into dreamland before hearing a clamor down the hall. Rising in the moonlit shadows, I tend to…
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When You Wonder Who You Would Have Been

When You Wonder Who You Would Have Been

Some seasons of our stories are so challenging, they invest themselves into who we become, leaving a clear before and…
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The Long Prayer of Motherhood

The Long Prayer of Motherhood

Raise your hand if you thought for sure 2020 would look normal again by now. Me too. In this season…
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Daughters of the Day

Daughters of the Day

Once upon a Saturday morning, the house chores held a conference and elected me their leader. While rushing through chores,…
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Hope for the Hard Days

Hope for the Hard Days

Air-conditioning blasted through dusty moving van vents as we pulled away from our southern roots, yet the farther north we…
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Free Bird, Caged Song

Free Bird, Caged Song

Dawn awakes, stretching bright limbs wide across the eastern sky. So much energy displayed for such a still moment in…
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Valley of Blessing

Valley of Blessing

We looked like a normal family. On weekends. Every Friday night, my husband’s plane would land, and we’d cram all…
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The Ministry of Hard Things

The Ministry of Hard Things

As the sun whispers its rise in the window behind me, I lay in bed praying for strength to start…
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Surviving on a Diet of Prayer and Tears

Surviving on a Diet of Prayer and Tears

Slumping deep into his chair at a corner table for two, he ate waffle fries alone on a holiday evening….
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Even though I wrote this for writers, it reaches w Even though I wrote this for writers, it reaches well beyond the realm of words.
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Friend, no matter your work, your calling, your ministry, your life—You are an influencer.
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Whether intentionally or without even realizing it, we all influence the world around us.
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Oh, to breathe the quiet calm where influence is born...
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We’d love for you to read the full article over on the COMPEL blog this week at Compel Training. ( https://compeltraining.com/blog/writing/where-influence-is-born )
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I’d love to hear the byproduct of your time with God…how He’s using you to influence your world!
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Thankful for you & praying for you, dear friend! 💕
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“If His grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.” 🙌
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The softer side of October 2023. 💗
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(Lyric: John Mark McMillan. Song: How He Loves. David Crowder Band.)
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Hey friend, do you love podcasts, too? . I have ti Hey friend, do you love podcasts, too?
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I have tinnitus, so—silence isn’t silent for me. (womp,womp. 🙃)
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Enter podcasts & playlists. (Woohoo.😊)
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Whether I’m cleaning, cooking, exercising, or resting—there’s often an album or podcast humming in the backdrop of my days.
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Some of my favorite podcast episodes are when podcasters interview other podcasters. There’s always a sweet knowingness and mutual respect that crosses the airwaves.
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That was the case this week when we received a double dose of the beauty that is @suzanne.eller & @marymarantz as they interviewed  each other on their podcasts.
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I lie not when I tell you these ladies dripped of vulnerability and authenticity as they shared. 
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If you haven’t had a chance to listen, you sure won’t regret tuning in while you do dishes or fix supper this week! ➡️ I wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t so! 🙂
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If you have a chance to listen, I’d love to hear your thoughts. No matter the episodes, these are some of my favorite podcasts to tune in to. (The Mary Marantz Show; More Than Small Talk; Prayer Starters.) ➡️ (Shout out to the lovely @holleygerth & @jenniferwatson, Susie’s cohosts, as well.)
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What are some of your favorite podcasts, friend ? I’d love to listen! 💕

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Raise your hand if know what it is to feel like yo Raise your hand if know what it is to feel like you’re living on a prayer…dragging yourself by till it’s time for a break.
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🙋‍♀️Raising both hands over here!! I see the finish line on some deadlines & projects…a l m o s t there…🥴
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If you’re besties with this exhaustion, weariness, burnout…I get it. Me too, friend.
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“I can think of no great thing that is also easy.” (Tim Keller) 🙌
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In case you need a reminder: The work & energy you pour out for the Lord is worthy work.
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Perhaps the not-easy work is the eternal work.
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Let’s follow Jesus’ rhythms of rest, seek God’s face for strength—and do the hard & holy work.
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And when it’s time for a break, let’s break. #workhardplayhard
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Praying for you today, dear friend. Your work matters. 💕
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