Category: Devotions
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Finding Delight in God’s Delays
A month had come and gone. At its start, I had clear plans in mind. “These are the days I finally achieve those goals and accomplish those tasks,” I thought. Yet, day by day, frustration wound me up and busyness kept me from those very things. Last-minute meetings and abnormally long days consumed every ounce…
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Finding Joy by Abiding in Christ
Part 1: A recollection Every year on this blog, I recap with what God had done and where I expect to be heading. So, friend, here we are…concluding 2023 with anticipation for what lies ahead in 2024. My word this year was “steadfast,” rooted in Psalm 108:4. (You can read more about that here.) I…
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Rainbows for an Uptown Girl
At the end of the one-day conference in Charlotte last month, God gave me the vision for this picture. What happened was beyond what I saw. If you click through to the end, you’ll see a rainbow reflected in the sunlight. Why does this matter for this moment? Rainbows remind us of God’s covenant promise…
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How God Used the Jonas Brothers to Reach Me (Part 2)
Click here to read part 1! I’ve seen the Jonas Brothers now six times in concert. I also attended a softball game their band played at, I went to a Joe Jonas concert at Six Flags, and I saw Nick Jonas on Broadway. (I met Nick that day!) They were a staple of my teenage…
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How God Used the Jonas Brothers to Reach Me (Part 1)
I never expected to see God work through Jonas Brothers concerts…but here we are. While the Jonas Brothers launched into stardom largely in part to Disney, I remember when they had the cover story of a Christian girls’ magazine in 2005. As pastors’ sons, they spoke about honoring God as teenagers in a secular world.…
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The Rainbow in Rincón
Puerto Rico missions 2023: There’s so much to unpack (besides my suitcase), so my posts won’t be in any specific order. On the last day of the mission trip, our team sat in amazement at what God did in this community. Yet we felt unsettled with the unknowns as we took our final drive out…
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Continuing the Conversation on Contentment (and Hallmark Movies)
Have you ever felt like your life was a Hallmark movie? One with moments marked by pure joy. One where the plot includes the lead returning to their small hometown and setting a goal to achieve. The lead strives to fix that problem or reach that goal, all while reminiscing on their life before they…
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When You’re Up Against a Wall
“Thank you for seeing me at the wall.” A girl with a lemon-patterned wristlet whispered to me. She smiled at me as she made her way into the church sanctuary. She hadn’t been to a service in years and I was the first face to welcome her in the lobby. When I met her, she…
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Divine Detours + Daffodils
Every year in mid-April, a local park flourishes with daffodils. I didn’t plan time to visit this spring, even though I wanted to. When I was on my way home after visiting a friend, the Holy Spirit prompted me not to take the highway. I didn’t know why/ Within seconds, my car had an issue.…
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Some Thoughts on Rejection (COMPEL post)
Hey friends! Today I’m sharing a social media post that I submitted through COMPEL writing and it won! You can see it on their social media pages this week. This is my post: You see the heading. It’s the email you’ve been anticipating. As you rush to open it, you see the first few words…
Consider the Joy 