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About this time 14 years ago, I had just finished my junior year of high school and was gearing up for my senior year. Beginning a new school year was always super exciting to me, but that year held even more anticipation than normal. After all, it was SENIOR YEAR.
Read MoreWe’re all waiting for something, because waiting never seems to be absent from our lives in one way or another. Even if we finally get to the end of a season of waiting for one thing, another waiting season never seems to be too far behind.
Read MoreI’m a firm believer that we can learn a lot of life lessons from being in the kitchen. And I’m not just talking about how to keep your eyes from burning when you’re chopping onions or making sure you let brownies cool before you try to cut into them (although I’ve learned both of those lessons the hard way). I think cooking can teach us a lot about how life works.
Read MoreTrusting God in the unknown can be one of the hardest parts about being a follower of Jesus. For some reason, even though we know we serve an all-knowing, all-powerful God, we find it difficult to trust Him when life doesn’t seem to be going the way we thought it would. We walk into a difficult or unforeseen season, and we immediately start questioning our Heavenly Father instead of choosing to trust Him.
Read MoreHave you ever been guilty of being so busy waiting on something extraordinary that you miss the joy that comes from the ordinary? I know I have been. So many times I’ve been preoccupied with just wanting to be done with school or just wanting a new job or just wanting to be married that I fail to soak in the good that exists in the present.
Read MoreOftentimes when we’re in a season of life that seems to go on for a while, we tend to lose sight of the beautiful parts of that season. Instead, we get bogged down and discouraged because this time doesn’t feel as special and exciting as it used to.
Read MoreRecently, I read a devotion from Chrystal Evans Hurst that really hit home for me. This devotion was so encouraging and so impactful, and so I thought, why not share it with my readers? It was originally posted here, but you can read the full devotion below as well. I hope her words are as encouraging, hope-filled, and life-giving to you as they were to me.
Read MoreIt’s pouring rain today. And much to my own disappointment, as my husband and I left Kentucky to make the trek to Northern Ohio for the weekend, the rain followed us the entire journey. Usually, I love the rain. Because I work from home, rainy days are normally cozy and chill, giving me an excuse to stay locked in the house all day long. But for some reason, once I saw the rainy forecast for this weekend, I found myself wishing the rain away.
Read MoreMy word for the year 2020 was “hope.” The Lord usually gives me my word for the upcoming year in the fall and that year was no different. In the middle of October of 2019, I had begun to see a pattern. The word “hope” was popping up everywhere. And I’ve learned that when God repeats Himself like that, I need to pay attention.
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