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Choosing What I Want Most Over What I Want Now. . .

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Discovering Delight-One Word 2017

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A Shepherd Kind of Christmas

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A Shepherd Kind of Christmas

Why I’m Going on a Content Diet (And Why Maybe You Should Too)

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Grief, Whole30 and Other Hard Things

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Grief, Whole30 and Other Hard Things

Choosing Abiding Over Hustling

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Choosing Abiding Over Hustling

5 Simple(ish) Strategies for a Mid-Year Reset

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5 Simple(ish) Strategies for a Mid-Year Reset

5 Things I Learned in May

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5 Things I Learned in May

Why Clarity of Values is Essential to Living with Alignment

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Why Clarity of Values is Essential to Living with Alignment

On Rumbling With Grief

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On Rumbling With Grief

What I Learned in March

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☀️ Enjoying the stillness of my morning quiet

☀️ Enjoying the stillness of my morning quiet time and I just finished this awesome little book on Christian leadership.⁣
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I'm sensing it's a time of transition in general as seasons are changing but maybe more specifically for some of us as God might be calling us to a new place, opportunity, challenge, or calling. Change can be good but also a little hard.⁣
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These words by Nouwen stood out to me this morning:⁣
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Jesus asks, “Do you love me?" Jesus sends us out to be shepherds, and Jesus promises a life in which we increasingly have to stretch out our hands and be led to places where we would rather not go. He asks us to move from a concern for relevance to a life of prayer, from worries about popularity to communal and mutual ministry, and from a leadership built on power to a leadership in which we critically discern where God is leading us and our people. ⁣
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Friends, where is God leading 𝘺𝘰𝘶 these days? ❤️⁣
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#Hopewriters #hopewriterlife #Gospelperspective #faith #believer #Jesusfirst #womenintheword #Christianleadership #womenwholead #leadersarereaders

Current view. ⬆️⁣ ⁣ Waiting at the hospita

Current view. ⬆️⁣
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Waiting at the hospital while my youngest is having a procedure and I’m thinking of all the moms, dads, sons, daughters and caretakers who are waiting ⁣
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Waiting for recovery, for healing, for a cure, for a miracle, a reunion or homecoming. ⁣
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Waiting really is a spiritual practice. Holding space, the intersection of hope for what we desire but the reality of not quite seeing the end results yet. ⁣
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It’s easy to want to give in to distraction while we wait but there’s also beauty around that we can miss. In my daily hunt for what’s true, noble and lovely, while I wait I’m appreciating: ⁣
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• texts from friends who are praying with us⁣
• doctors and nurses who are not only excellent at their work but also 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 ⁣
• a beautiful and comfortable facility to wait in⁣
• sunshine⁣
• extra time to read and just sit because there’s really no where else I 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 to be ⁣
• the truth that I’m never alone in my waiting because the Lord is always with me ⁣
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If you think of us please pray for a smooth recovery for Jake. And if you’re in a waiting season and need prayer please let me know, I would be honored to pray for you ❤️⁣

Homeschooling is one of the greatest unexpected jo

Homeschooling is one of the greatest unexpected joys and passions of my life. As we are getting ready to wrap up this school year and plan for next I'm reflecting on how God used a challenging school situation with one child to change the trajectory of education for the younger two. ⁣
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Many years ago I vowed I would 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 homeschool. God must have giggled because now I can't imagine not homeschooling (although we do take it one year at a time and have now added online classes to supplement.) ⁣
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In addition to homeschooling my own kids I love encouraging parents who are on the fence about it and just being available as a resource to help with the transition. ⁣
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I get that homeschooling is not for everyone. But no matter what type of education you choose, PLEASE do not outsource teaching and guiding your kids. Even if they are in a classroom with someone else covering math, science or reading. As parents we were their first teachers and still have a lot of wisdom to impart. ⁣
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It breaks my heart when I hear parents say they could never homeschool because their child "won't listen to them". Guys, it's that kind of attitude that I think is responsible for many of the problems we're seeing in society (yup I went there).⁣
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If kids won't listen to their own parents, why on earth would we expect them to listen and respect other authority figures? I do believe we have an entitlement problem and a general lack of respect that is permeating our culture and youth in particular. ⁣
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Homeschooling is not easy but it is 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥. Whether we take on home-educating our kids fully or just continue to be responsible for their spiritual and moral training, all parents can be "home educators" in some way. ⁣
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𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘰,⁣
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘵.⁣
Proverbs 22:6⁣
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#homeschooling #homeschoollife #homeeducators #trainupachild #classicalhomeschool #homeschoolplanning #homeschoolguidancecounselor

Getting ready for the show with these weirdos. We

Getting ready for the show with these weirdos. We love going to the Sight & Sound theater whenever we’re in PA. Today we get to experience the story of Esther. 🎭

It’s #hopewriterday today! And we are celebratin

It’s #hopewriterday today! And we are celebrating the power of words. ⁣
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💗In case you’re wondering, 𝘆𝗲𝘀 your words matter. How do I know you might be wondering that? ⁣
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⭐️Because for many years I wondered if my words mattered too. ⁣
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🌸 I still struggle sometimes to get the words out but being a part of @Hopewriters has been a huge source of encouragement and support. ⁣
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🎉So today let’s celebrate our words! Because YOUR. WORDS. MATTER. ⁣
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💡And you just don’t know who needs to hear your 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, your 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, your 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦. ⁣
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𝘈 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯'𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦-𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳; 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬. ⁣
Proverbs 18:4⁣
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#hopewriters #Hopewriter #hopewriterday #hopewriterlife #faithwriters #yourwordsmatter #youmatter #yourvoicematters

Beautiful day at Longwood Gardens. We love coming

Beautiful day at Longwood Gardens. We love coming here whenever we visit my in-laws. Thankful that we’re able to be here with them this week. 🌸

This is 43. 🥳⁣ ⁣ I am feeling incredibly th

This is 43. 🥳⁣
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I am feeling incredibly thankful this birthday. It's been a wonderful weekend, first celebrating yesterday with dear friends and today just enjoying a slow day with the family and getting all the birthday freebies 😆⁣
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Every year that passes I become more and more certain of the goodness of God. ⁣
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At 43 I am finally starting to own who God made me to be. Still a work in progress but thankful for my people; friends who love and appreciate me as I am. That is the best gift a person can ask for. ⁣
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𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳;⁣
𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. ⁣
𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘴 𝟷𝟼:𝟹𝟷⁣

Fear of the Lord comes from humility. I often thin

Fear of the Lord comes from humility. I often think about humility as knowing who God is and knowing who we are. I can't help but be humbled when I think of God's awesome power and greatness. Fear of the Lord is less about being afraid of God and more about really knowing Him because when we do we can't help but feel an amazing sense of awe and reverence before Him.⁣
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⭐️Today as we are digging into Proverbs 1, we're praying for 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 as we acknowledge that there is much we do not know or understand.⁣
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📖 A wise person seeks to know God and His Word more and allows him or herself to be corrected but a foolish person rejects correction. Let’s not be foolish.⁣
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#Proverbs1 #wisdom #awisewoman #bibleteacher #womenoftheword #Biblestudy #Hopewriters #whateveristrue

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