Author: Michelle Martino
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Book Review: “Your New Now” by Nicki Koziarz
Do you ever struggle to enjoy life in the moment? The phrase “the grass is always greener on the other side” remains true: things may look better if life were different, but realistically, you have it the best, right where you are. For me, the past couple of years have been inundated with changes. One…
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Full-Circle Moments: God Wants to Reveal Himself in Your Story
Click here to read previous entries to this series. For the past year and 10 months, my life has been anything but stable. Losses, grief, transitions, and new beginnings have consumed the space that had once been occupied by stability. Even now, when I think my feet are firmly planted, another unexpected change shakes up…
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God Rejoices in Your Resilience (COMPEL post)
Hey friends! Today I’m sharing a social media post that I submitted through COMPEL training for women in ministry.You can see it on their Facebook and Instagram pages today. This is my post: Do you struggle with overwhelm and finding pockets of time to write? When I dedicated this season of writing to the Lord,…
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Full-Circle Moments: God Wants to Redeem Your Story
Click here to read previous entries to this series. Redemption “He said to him the third time, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me?’ Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ and he said to him, ‘Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.’…
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Full-Circle Moments: God Wants to Refine Your Story
Click here to read previous entries to this series. The Refinement Process When I hear the word “refine,” I think of sea glass. My friend Ann uses sea glass in her artwork to depict the refinement process. With a history of alcoholism in the family, Ann was attentive to the chipped, sharp bottles left behind…
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Full-Circle Moments: God Wants You to Remember Your Story
Do you remember what your future plans were when you graduated high school? Maybe you wanted to get into your top-choice university. Maybe you wanted to take a year to travel the world. Or maybe you desired to enter the workforce or start a family. In my high school yearbook, we had a “future plans”…
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Book Review: “Good Boundaries and Goodbyes” by Lysa TerKeurst
Fun fact: My cat’s middle name is “Best Friend.” Oliver Best Friend is the happiest feline when he’s with his family. He strives to get snuggle time with his humans. He scratches on doors he’s not able to get past and has a loud meow for when he doesn’t get his way. Olly especially likes…
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Don’t Forget The Armor
When midnight prompted 2023 to begin this year, I didn’t anticipate big changes. I just wanted to get some sleep before an early morning at church. It was supposed to be a happy new year. I originally was going to share about how I woke up, exhausted and running on a few hours of sleep,…
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Finding Joy in Being
Part 1: A recollection Did you have a word for the year? What about a favorite Bible verse or a resolution? If you’ve been with me since last year, you might remember that my Scripture for 2022 was Psalm 34:5. “Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.” (ESV)…
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Advent Anticipations
In this Advent season, it’s so easy to get wrapped up (quite literally!) in the hustle of the holidays: gift shopping, decorating, baking, all the TV specials – you name it! I’m a fan of finding the best gingerbread lattes, which is quite harder than it sounds. We spend 4 weeks anticipating Christmas Day and…
Consider the Joy 