Category: Life in Jesus
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Ideas for How to Cultivate a Faithful Prayer Life
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So often, I hear women speak of how difficult it is to be faithful in prayer for others. This can be especially true in the child-rearing years when sleep schedules vary, sleep needs vary, and sickness visits unexpectedly. It can also be true when the demands of your life are…
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Resource Roundup
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I’m a bit of a resource geek. I want to be a lifelong learner, one who sets her face toward wisdom (Pr. 17:24), listens to wisdom (Pr. 13:14), increases in wisdom (Pr. 9:9), and much more! And, as each of these Proverbs suggest, a primary source for growing is through listening…
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Books I’m Reading in 2018
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It’s been said, “Good leaders are good readers,” and I agree. To read is to learn. And in order for people to learn from us, we must first be learners (and from sources other than books, I might add). And, while deserving of another blog post, I’ll insert that I…
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The Powerful Position of Suffering
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Do you feel like you lack the power of God? I know I do. I feel my lack more often that I care to admit. It’s not that I regularly walk a powerless life as a believer. But certain areas of life seem to be lacking. It’s like amnesia of…
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Favorite Podcasts
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I love learning! I want to keep my mind sharp, learn new things, be called higher, and be sharpened by other believers. I’ve found podcasts to be one helpful tool in this endeavor, and thought I’d pass them on in hopes that they will serve you, too. I have a…
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A Testimony of Life in Lieu of Loss
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Eleven years ago last month, I was diagnosed with a rare form of uterine cancer, Leiomyosarcoma. What began with a routine annual Ob/GYN exam, quickly turned into multiple scans, a referral to a Gynecological oncologist, more scans, a referral to a Reproductive Endrocrinologist, yet further scans, a changed diagnosis, and…
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What Grief Looks Like
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On November 2 of last year, my dad passed from this world after a short bout (a little less than 3 months from diagnosis) with Stage IV brain cancer. I wrote the following in January, and initially shared it with a few friends. Several of them encouraged me to post…
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Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet Book Launch!
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Dear friend, There have been difficult seasons in my life when the Lord has ministered so intimately and so vividly that I am left forever marked, long past the seasons of trial. Often in those times, the Lord has spoken His tender words of healing, revelation, and love to me…
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When the Lord Gives and Takes Away
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Each Sunday after a corporate reading of Scripture, our church has a brief testimony time. It is a time to spur one another on as we share of the Lord’s faithful work in our lives. Yesterday, I eeked out my own testimony, with tears. So much more can be said,…
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Ordinary Greatness
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Recently, there was a nationwide gathering for college students called the Cross Conference. The focus was to inspire vision and equip students to go to the nations, “magnifying the kingly majesty of Jesus Christ.” As I read the quotes that streamed through my twitter feed, I was stirred in my…