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Choosing Thoughtfulness over Defensiveness

Choosing Thoughtfulness over Defensiveness

in (In)Courage· Belonging· Colorado· Courage· Seasons

I unwrap my brand spankin’ new 2021 calendar, the old timey kind made of card stock that you hang up…
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Letting Go of Expectations and Letting in the Light

Letting Go of Expectations and Letting in the Light

in (In)Courage· Advent· Change· Faith in Action· Girl Meets Change· Seasons

After reading Myquillyn Smith’s philosophy about how lamp light can “sprinkle some cozy” and improve the mood of a room, especially in the…
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When Awkward Leads to Awesome: The Gift of Difficult Conversations

When Awkward Leads to Awesome: The Gift of Difficult Conversations

in (In)Courage· Belonging· Friendship

I run around our dining-living-kitchen room like I do before company comes over, making sure there isn’t too much dog…
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When You Want to Belong, Try This

When You Want to Belong, Try This

in (In)Courage· Belonging

I can still remember the exciting summer of ’91 before my senior year of high school, when educator Marva Collins…
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Who Can Help Ease the Changes We Face

Who Can Help Ease the Changes We Face

in (In)Courage· Change· Family· Military· Writing

When we were stationed in Hawaii, I homeschooled for one very, very, very long year. Let’s just say it wasn’t a…
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A Frustrating Part of the Vulnerability Conversation

A Frustrating Part of the Vulnerability Conversation

in (In)Courage· Back Roads to Belonging· Belonging· Friendship· Seasons· waiting

Before the USAF moved our family to the Rocky Mountain town of Colorado Springs, we were stationed in the tropical…
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An accomplishment for this week: Taking daily walk An accomplishment for this week: Taking daily walks outside, because outside is where the pretty lives even if it's also where the cold lives, too. ⁠⁠
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Another accomplishment this week included introducing my daughter to an '80's staple of pop culture: Dirty Dancing.💃🏻🕺🏻 My inner 8th grader still knows all the songs, and my daughter was able to understand the origins of "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." and that it *doesn't* refer to an actual baby. What can I say? I've found one homeschooling subject I feel qualified to teach. ⁠⁠✅
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Happy Friday, dear hearts!⁠⁠💛
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Trusting God with the ones you love ~ I found this Trusting God with the ones you love ~ I found this easier to do when the ones I love lived in my house full time. It turns out that having them move out from under my roof is a real lesson in seeing the holes of my trust.⁠⁠⁠
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You might say learning this has been A WHOLE THING. ⁠⁠⁠
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I first saw this book on @annvoskamp's instagram feed, and since Ann never steers me wrong, I promptly bought it and am now halfway through it. ⁠I skip some chapters as they don't (yet if ever) apply, but those that *do* apply have been a real help and comfort. ⁠⁠⁠
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In short, author @jodie_berndt's prayer prompts and stories reflecting an array of circumstances and outcomes has been a real gift to my mama heart. ⁠⁠⁠
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⁠Being a parent is hard no matter the age of our kids, but I'm so thankful for books like this that ease our trials and deepen our trust along the way.⁠⁠⁠
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This verse came alongside me like a friend not onc This verse came alongside me like a friend not once but twice in two days:⁠⁠
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"The angel of the Lord encamps⁠⁠
 around those who fear him, and delivers them.” ~Psalm 34:7⁠⁠
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I don’t know what hardship you're encountering today, but I hope you also encounter this message:⁠⁠
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As God surrounds you, may He deliver you *to* a better place, yes. But may He deliver you *from* anxiety, loneliness, fears, and wrongdoing.⁠⁠
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And along the way, may He give you a friend who prays for you and walks with you from where you are to where you will be. ⁠⁠
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#whereIbelongWednesday⁠⁠
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