Just for Women

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Stop trying to be 'every mom'!

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For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago (Ephesians 2:10 NLT).

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Stop trying to be "All The Moms"!

Do what brings you joy, and let go of the rest.

God didn't create you to do it all but he did create you for community...

 

When you stand down at the river, the world gets mighty quiet.

Like the mightiness might actually come in the quiet.

My Grandmother never told me that —

But it's what I tell the kids a thousand messy times, though they know I'm the one preaching the gospel of...

 

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Maybe your Easter was picture perfect and everything you hoped it would be. Or, maybe you found yourself too far away to see or hear anything clearly.

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This morning, she was flipping through her art book and she paused at a brilliant page. She thoughtfully examined her creation.

Her art captivates me. It's always so vibrant and free. Arms are outstretched. Carefree stick figures usually wearing long dresses for...

 

We know the story: God said go one way, Jonah went the other. Waves crashed violently against a boat and the crew decided it was god's curse against a very specific man. So, over went Jonah into the deep, right into the mouth of that huge fish.

We know the...

 

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We all need to spend days in a rock tumbler, thrown and tossed against other hard objects till our broken edges are softened and our hearts are reawakened.

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Special Note:
Melissa's post could not have dropped into my INBOX at a more God-timed moment. Protests about the mounting violence against Asian Americans are now gaining traction after a brutal murder spree. Tension has grown over the spread of "the...

 

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I wish I could have hugged the girl on the elevator.

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I saw her from a distance carrying what appeared to be a clear trash bag. She stepped inside the elevator just a few steps ahead of me. I looked more closely at the garbage bag and saw that she had partially filled it with clothes.

Then I looked at her face. Her eyes were red, and she was fighting tears. She lifted a shaking hand and punched a 3. I...

 

Jesus > You + X (all your dos) + Y (all your dont's)!Dear Church People,

I used to be a math teacher. You might think, based on this whole writing gig, I would have been an English or Reading teacher... neh eh. I just cannot grade all those essays with all those words.

Me? I really like a clear formula. I like a DEFINITE right or wrong answer, no wondering, no questioning. I like that 2+2=4 and will always equal 4. I will...

 

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God says: 'There is no race too long, no wall too high, no gap too wide, no shattered thing too broken to strip you of my HOPE.'

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As for you, I'll come with healing,

curing the incurable,
Because they all gave up on you

and dismissed you as hopeless...
(Jeremiah...

 

What I didn’t realize was that my wellness is not just about the food I put inside my body!

Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit (3 John 1:2 NLT).

My son was born a little over two years ago. His first year of life was the longest year of mine. Everything I ate upset his stomach and he was constantly in the doctor’s office for ear infections...

 

I’m thankful for the way the Lord teaches me about his character through the pitter patter of those little feet.

All Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God eagerly, and he was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side (2 Chronicles 15:15).

Every morning, I roll over to find a tiny body lying between my husband and me. Sometimes I remember...