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Month: August 2017

Wait On The Lord

August 30, 2017August 30, 2017Categories All Posts, Devotionals, Family, God's Faithfulness, Grief, Motherhood3 Comments on Wait On The Lord

"Are we there yet?" I ask. "Wait, child." Says my Father. Through every season of waiting, God asks me to fix my eyes on Him and trust that through Him I will have the strength to be content.

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Lament: Active Trust

August 24, 2017August 24, 2017Categories All Posts, Devotionals, God's Faithfulness, Grief, Motherhood1 Comment on Lament: Active Trust

When anxiety threatens to overcome me and grief is more than I can bear, my rescuer has provided yet another way to cast my cares on Him.

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It’s A Good Thing

August 15, 2017February 16, 2018Categories All Posts, Devotionals, Family, God's Faithfulness, Grief, Marriage, Motherhood, Stories1 Comment on It’s A Good Thing

Life is hard. This world is full of sin and sickness, terrible pain and death. So how can I claim that "it's a good thing"? The beauty is in the battle and strength comes through the struggle. God is over all of it and it's a good thing.

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Butterfly

August 8, 2017August 14, 2017Categories All Posts, Family, God's Faithfulness, Grief, StoriesLeave a Comment on Butterfly

Out of nowhere, my son called to me and said, “Look, Mama! A butterfly!” He found my hand and jumped up into my lap. His little body held me down in the chair and pulled my head back into reality. I stopped to watch the butterfly with him. 

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