7 Verses that Remind Us to Rest

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Ever run across something and think, “Thank You, God, for the reminder,”? That’s what I thought when I was scrolling through my creations and stumbled upon this one. Enough. It’s such a struggle for women. And I needed the reminder of the prayer I’d typed on there. That’s what I want to be: enough to accomplish His purpose. And sometimes …

The Story of Us

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Today I’m at the Grove talking about the Story of Us. Chapter One: I was born into a family with parents who were passionately in love with Jesus. Just a few years before my Dad hadn’t known Jesus. Now he did…and he was committed. Chapter Five: I developed an understanding of who Jesus was and why I would want to follow Him. …

God so Loved Me!

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Over at the GROVE, my writer sisters Beth Vogt and Katherine Reay are sharing their hearts about what it was like to discover that God love them. Kristy Cambron and Katie Ganshert shared their stories too. Isn’t there such power in that thought… God so loved me… He reached down across eternity for you…for me. He knew before He created …

Stories Matter…Each One

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Why do I chose to write stories? There is an insatiable need to be known and understood. Stories…novels…allow us to learn deep lessons. To understand the past and learn from it. To see inside others and in the process learn something about ourselves. Your Story Matters…join @theGROVE_story girls tonight as we talk about stories & faith. 8 p.m. EST Click To Tweet That’s …

Living in the Unforced Rhythms of Grace

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Today begins a new week. One filled with opportunities. Chances to walk in grace or be shackled to the past. Opportunities to keep company with Christ or struggle along on our own. My prayer for each of us is that we will embrace the unforced rhythms of grace. That we will learn to live freely and lightly in Christ. That …

Faith: Live in His Presence

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Live in His presence.

That was the command that God gave to Abram in Genesis 17. This was after God has promised Abram at least twice that he would have more descendants than he could count. It’s after Sarai interjects herself into God’s plan and tells Abram to build a family through Hagar.

My 2015 Word: Brave

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[box type=”shadow”] Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death. –Omar N. Bradley [/box] It’s that time of year. A new year. A fresh calendar page. An opportunity to embrace the unknown of the future… Or cower in fear of what’s to come as it hides behind the veil of the unknown. As I look at …