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20 Years: Reflections on Mongolia

This week marked a very significant milestone in my life. 20 years ago, on September 29, 1999 I stepped foot…
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“Your womanhood is ultimately not about you. It’s about displaying the glory of God and His powerful redemptive plan.” - Mary Kassian
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It’s so, so easy to fall into the mindset that this life *is* about us. We take matters into our own hands, and try to shape our lives to fit our own narrative. We get bent out of shape when things don’t go our way, and we think of those who “get in our way” as burdens or obstacles rather than fellow image bearers.
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When we live remembering that it is God’s glory - not our own - that we live for, everything changes. We are marked by humility and love. We put others ahead of ourselves. We surrender our plans for His perfect ones, and embrace them wholeheartedly. And we become quicker and quicker to repent when we try to take the reigns back, because we see just how perfect and far above ours His will is.
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There is no higher calling for a woman (or man) than living for the glory of God.
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#quotes #ponderings #truewomanhood #biblicalwomanhood #givemeJesus #Jesusplusnothing #setapartwomanhood

“You can see God from anywhere if your heart is

“You can see God from anywhere if your heart is set to love and obey Him.” - A.W. Tozer
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A new week—another opportunity to seek God and know Him and love Him. A new week to see Him at work in the smallest and largest details of life. A new week to learn more deeply the joy of living in obedience to Him. Happy Monday, everyone.
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#ponderings #monday #awtozer #allisgrace #givemeJesus #Jesusplusnothing #biblicalwomanhood #motherhood #Christcenteredmotherhood #children #childrenareagift

"So whatever you wish that others would do to you,

"So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. - Matthew 7:12
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A lot of problems would be fixed if we lived this all the time, wouldn’t they?
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Do I want to be loved? Then I should love others.
Do I want to be listened to? Then I should listen to others.
Do I want others to forgive me when I wrong them? Then I should forgive them when they wrong me.
Do I want people to belittle a physical trait of mine? Then I shouldn’t belittle a physical trait of theirs.
Do I want others to be patient with me? Then I should be patient with them.
Do I want others to respect me? Then I should respect them.
Do I want others to expect the best of me? Then I should expect the best of them.
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It starts with me. Even if I’m not being treated as I ought, it still starts with me, by God’s grace. My own obedience is the only thing I’ll stand before God for.
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#ponderings #obedience #itstartswithme #thegoldenrule #dountoothers #truth #thegospelchangeseverything #biblicalwomanhood #Jesusplusnothing

God equips us for what He calls us to. Even if we

God equips us for what He calls us to. Even if we don’t feel like it, it’s still true—feelings don’t dictate truth.
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For loving our spouse.
For raising children.
For being single.
For our ministry.
For our work.
For forgiving the person who has hurt us.
For moving across the world.
For staying.
For sharing the Gospel.
For serving.
For being compassionate.
For giving our time, energy, and resources.
For enduring suffering.
For speaking kindly.
For loving unconditionally.
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There is nothing God asks of us that He does not provide the grace to do. This life is of Him and unto Him, and every moment is another opportunity to display His power and goodness to this world.
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#ponderings #motherhood #Christcenteredwomanhood #children #Godequips #lookingtoJesus #graceupongrace #allisgrace #Jesusplusnothing

The way we interact with both believers and unbeli

The way we interact with both believers and unbelievers should look distinctly different than how the world interacts with each other. Jesus said “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” (Luke 6:27-28) This is a radical shift from the self-exalting, score-settling, insult-hurling culture we live in.
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A new post is up on the blog all about interacting with others as Christians. To read the full post visit the link in my bio💕.
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#blog #blogpost #arewedifferent? #christianblog #christianmomblog #christianwomen #christianliving #socialmedia #livelikeJesus #lovelikeJesus #biblicalwomanhood

On Sunday we grabbed strawberry ice cream with spr

On Sunday we grabbed strawberry ice cream with sprinkles and ate it in the park before they went to play their little hearts out. “This is the best day EVER!” said Jenesis. I love how kids delight in simple things. A balloon... a box... a flower... a stick... ice cream in the park... what seems commonplace to us adults brings forth wonder and glee in their little hearts. I want to be grateful like that for the seemingly small things in my life.
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#ponderings #motherhood #thanksgiving #gratefulhearts #icecream #dontletmelosemywonder #windsorlakecoffee #childrenareagift #Christcenteredmotherhood #lookingtoJesus #givemeJesus #Jesusplusnothing

Javan is notorious for leaving his sippy cup in ra

Javan is notorious for leaving his sippy cup in random places. I’ve had to learn where his “usual” spots are for dropping them, and most often they’re in those vicinities.
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Now, if I looked in the places that *l* would leave a cup? I’d never find them. To have the desired outcome, I have to try to put myself in his shoes instead of my own.
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It got me thinking... isn’t this the way we should be with reaching people’s hearts? Whether it be our kiddos or spouses or friends—learning to get in their shoes and understand rather than trying to jump in and fix things only from our perspective? Even if we’re right and maybe they’re off in the way they are thinking or acting (kinda like a sippy cup in the playroom when we know it should be in the kitchen), we will be so much more fruitful if we listen and love and learn before we try to “change” them. Rather than yelling at them from the kitchen... maybe we should meet them in the playroom. If we show them we really care first, maybe their hearts will be more willing to hear what is ultimately the best thing for them (and I mean best as God’s best according to Scripture, not just our own opinion).
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I don’t know about you, but my heart is so much more open to hearing truth when it’s given after seeking to understand first. It might still be hard to hear, but it’s so much easier to receive when I’m not trying to look past the way it’s presented. That’s how I want to be toward others, too.
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Well... off to find another sippy cup. 😆
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#ponderings #motherhood #Christcenteredmotherhood #children #childrenareagift #lovelikeJesus #livelikeJesus #Christianwomanhood #friendship #understanding #truth #love

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