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💕A New Month: A Fresh Invitation… to Love
February invites me to slow down and reflect on relationships – the people God has woven into my everyday lives… But before February becomes about striving to love better, give more, or fix relationships, there’s a gentler invitation waiting for us…
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Making Room: Clearing Clutter to Restore Joy
The end of the year always seems to invite reflection—and for me, it also invites a good, honest purge. Not just of physical clutter, but of emotional and mental clutter as well. This month, I’ve been letting go of things that are no longer helpful or life-giving. Some of that looked very practical: releasing books I’ve already…
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How We Tend to Incorrectly Treat Believers
When Jesus Spoke to Crowds—vs. With Disciples Recently, this simple statement came out in a conversation: “What Jesus did with pre-believers was preach to crowds.What Jesus did with His disciples was engage and interact with them.And yet, we often do for believers what Jesus did for pre-believers—with only one person doing all the talking.” Wow!…
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The Kind of Leader God Chooses
Over the past few days, a persistent theme has been seen in my daily time in Scripture: God gives grace to the humble. It is comforting because it invites us into rest, and confronting because it asks us to release our grip on self-reliance. James writes it plainly: “God opposes the proud but gives grace…
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The Castle of Delight : Sue Carpenter shares about her 2nd children’s book!
Sue Carpenter shares about her 2nd children’s book: “The Castle of Delight” in the series: The Power of Three. Sue Carpenter is a teacher, trainer, life coach and spiritual director with decades of ministry experience spanning over 30 nations. She has a heart full of joy and a passion to see people—young and old—walk in…
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Ask God: “How are you with me?” (Advent Reflection)
This AdventI have another gift for you below… Ask God: “How are you with me?” One of the names of Jesus is Emmanuel which means, “God with us.” Therefore… I love taking God’s promises, His character, and His names and pray into them. It looks like this: This Advent and Christmas season, take time to ask Him: …
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Leery of Family Gatherings?
When we pray for family members as Jesus leads us to before we gather as a family, we have seen tremendous impact!
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✨ The Advent Jar: A Simple Advent Practice to Reawaken Wonder
As December begins, many of us reach for our Advent calendars—little boxes or doors filled with treats, chocolates, or tiny surprises. They’re fun, but this year one of the women in the Freedom Coaching Circle felt the Lord whisper something different…
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What Psalm 77 Taught Us This Week?
This week in our zooms in FCC, we gathered as women hungry for God’s presence—and Psalm 77 met us right where we were! It’s a psalm full of emotion, tension, honesty, and ultimately, hope. We watched David pour out his distress, naming his fears and wrestling with the feeling that God had abandoned him. And…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 