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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…
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Our Mask of Criticism: What Our Judging Hearts Are Really Trying to Hide
Criticism of others is often a mask. A shield. A hiding place. Not from others—but from ourselves.
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On the Other Side of Trauma… Your Calling Often Waits
Every time I sit with someone in prayer through a place of deep trauma, I notice a pattern.A holy one.A hopeful one. Their calling is often waiting on the other side of their pain. Again and again, when a woman invites Jesus into the darkest places of her story, something breathtaking happens: The very area…
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7 Circles: A Call to Love and Influence
Recently, a woman shared with me about a family member’s frustrating journey. As she shared, it occurred to me that this family member was most likely trying to operate in a realm of society he wasn’t necessarily called to. Sometimes we are raised to believe that ministry looks ONLY one certain way: in a church.…
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Watching and Praying: Like 2 Wings on an Airplane
I continue to hear the phrase, “Watch and pray” in my quiet moments. And I get a picture of an airplane with two wings. Each wing is needed. Jesus’ simple but powerful command—“Watch and pray”—isn’t just a moment in the Garden of Gethsemane; it’s a lifestyle of spiritual alertness and intimacy with God. “Watch…
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Living with Eyes Wide Open
Living with eyes wide open to God’s faithfulness is an incredible key to walk in your calling.
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One Step at a Time: Trusting the Lamp of His Word
(Video is a clip from Oct 10-2025 in the FreedomCoachingCircle – if this topic stirs your heart, join us!) If God turned on the floodlights and showed us the entire journey ahead, most of us would be completely overwhelmed. We’d see the challenges coming.We’d notice the detours, the waiting seasons, and the unknowns.And our hearts…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 