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What to Think

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Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.   Let your reasonableness be known to everyone.  The Lord is at hand;   do not be anxious about anything,  but in everything by prayer and supplication  with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.   And  the peace of God,  which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.   What you have learned and  received and heard and seen  in me—practice these things, and  the God of peace will be with you. ( Philippians 4:4-9, ESV) If there's one thing I find myself dwelling on lately, it's when will I have a normal day? There's something about predictability that is comforting. Every day after lunch I have to have some coffee... and
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Switzerland - Portugal - December 2019

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This year was full of incredible community, answers to prayer, round 3 of counseling, disappointments and anxiety. I’m a big believer in counseling. This year of counseling was not pertaining to our marriage but our marriage is experiencing some beautiful fruit.  It's all the Spirit's work.  Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16, ESV).     Repentance. Forgiveness. Rest. Sabbath. Truth. All words that come to mind for 2019 that I felt my heart seeking. I've never felt more encouraged, loved, confused, and strong at the same time. We have no idea what 2020 holds. Not a clue. I'll just have to keep singing a new song! (Psalm 96)  Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1, ESV)   Experiencing Jesus as my peace, rest, justice, and joy! Scandalous grace and generosity overflowing from God’s goodness. When I look at the growth we experi
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Grief, Glory, and Guacamole

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Florida Herrons May, 2018 To my friends who have shared this little blog with me over the past ten years, thank you!   There's a part of me that has been avoiding writing lately because I didn't know where to start. My heart has been heavy this year. Moments where you stop and pray ;  But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. (ESV Psalm 3:3) So, as I begin to blog again I feel the need to clarify something; transparency is not my goal here. I hesitate to focus on simply being transparent because it's important for me not to shortchange the TRUTH of God's word and lordship over my life. Another head-nodding in affirmation is nice but I need Jesus. I need the power of His word.  My aim is to glorify the Lord and tell of His faithfulness. After all, " For  we are his workmanship,  created in Christ Jesus  for good works,  which God prepared beforehand,  that we should walk in them . (ESV Ephesians 2:10)   H
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December 2017

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We are definitely going to need the next eleven months to recover from the past few weeks of Christmas madness. I also think I'm going to need another year to adjust to having three kids. Three different schedules, school requirements, lunchboxes, doctor's appointments... a l l  o f   i t. It's becoming increasingly difficult to climb into bed at a reasonable hour. I'm clinging to the promise of "being thankful in everything for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thes 5:18. Otherwise, my attitude quickly slides into backwards thinking. The truth is, we have three precious babies, we live in paradise, we have wonderful friends and family and more than we could ever ask for.   We overdid it on the Christmas baking this year. Blake strapped on my apron and then his own and was the most efficient assistant to our cinnamon roll adventure. It takes a whole day to let the dough rise, settle, chill, bake, and then frost, cool, and cove
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