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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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This morning I read in Mark 14 of the woman who po

This morning I read in Mark 14 of the woman who poured out her perfume on the head of Jesus—breaking the flask, spending it completely. We know that it was very costly (v.3), that some watching thought it was a waste (v. 4), that if she wasn’t going to use it she could’ve at least sold it any used the money to give to the poor (v.5). And we see that they gave her a piece of their minds (v.5).

Then Jesus speaks. Jesus, who brings it all into perspective. He defends her seemingly wasteful sacrifice, calling it beautiful (v.6). And He honors her, saying her act of worship will be told to everyone who hears the Gospel (v.9).

Is it not the same today? When we choose to spend our most costly “perfumes” of time, talent, and resources out of love for Jesus there will be push-back. Others might consider it a waste, saying the investment should have been made elsewhere. We may even be rebuked—told we’re being foolish.

But remember, friend: no perfume broken and poured out in loving worship for Jesus is squandered, no matter how costly. He sees this as beautiful. And it’s His opinion that truly matters.
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#lookingtoJesus #Christcenteredwomanhood

Yesterday a few of us from our church returned fro

Yesterday a few of us from our church returned from an amazing, worship-filled women’s conference. As my first friend was dropped off, I watched the gleeful ‘welcome home’ of her husband and children. The vision of my full-of-grace friend walking through her door surrounded by her family made me catch my breath. She was entering back into her faithfully kept home, returning to the calling of loving her husband and children for the glory of God.

We live in a world that says a woman primarily investing in her home and those who fill it is lesser-than. Some say the source of this idea is a women-hating social construct. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. This idea comes straight from the mind and heart of a wise and loving God (Titus2). It is *good* for a woman to love the husband and children she’s been given. It is *good* for her to invest time and energy into the home she’s been entrusted. It’s beautiful and worthwhile in the eyes of God, because it reflects the love and care that He shows to us.

Is it hard sometimes? Yes. Does it require sacrifices? Often. But being poured out for the sake of loving and serving our closest neighbors in Jesus’ Name will not return void. Obedience will be rewarded beyond our wildest dreams. There will be no regret when we see Him face-to-face.

By God’s grace may our lives point to Jesus by loving our husbands and children in the four walls of our home.
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#Christcenteredhome #Christcenteredwomanhood #titus2 #motherhood #Christcenteredmotherhood #lookingtoJesus

//When the sun comes up satisfy us Before the day

//When the sun comes up satisfy us
Before the day has passed us by
Before our hearts forget all your goodness
Satisfy us with your love// Shane and Shane

Another @reviveourhearts conference come and gone, another multiple thousands of women pointed to the goodness and greatness of Jesus Christ.

Onward and upward.
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#lookingtoJesus #givemeJesus #Jesusplusnothing #revive21 #grounded

“Christianity does not direct us to find the rig

“Christianity does not direct us to find the right person; it calls us to become the right person.” -Gary Thomas, ‘Sacred Marriage’

As Christians, when talking about or preparing for marriage, we often focus on the passages in the Bible that speak specifically to how we are to relate as husband and wife. Although this is important, we too easily forget that our first and eternal relationship with our spouse is as brother and sister in Christ.

When two people are committed to simply living as Christians with each other—obeying the “one another” commands in Scripture—it creates a beautiful foundation on which the specific commands of marriage can be lived out.

When a husband and wife are serving, encouraging, exhorting, forgiving, and considering one another as more important than themselves for the glory of God, it displays to the world what it looks like to love your closest neighbor.

May we remember that our spouse is a beloved child of God, and treat them as such. And may our marriages represent that obedience to Christ is the best and most beautiful way to live.
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#Christcenteredmarriage #marriage #husbandandwife #lookingtoJesus #sacredmarriage 📸: @septemberimagery

Happy Friday! Seeing as there are some new friend

Happy Friday!

Seeing as there are some new friends here since my last intro, I wanted to say a fresh “hello” and that I’m so glad you’re here.

A few things about me:
🍁I’m the wife of a wonderful man named Judah, and mama to five little J’s: Jude, Jenesis, Jeneva, Javan (pronounced JAY-ven), and Jack.
🍁I love Jesus with all my heart, and desire to point others back to Him through this space. I particularly love writing about how the gospel effects every aspect of life (and right now that involves a lot of writing about motherhood 😉). Because of my season I’m not doing nearly as much writing (especially on my blog), but I do try to pop on here a few times a week to share encouragement/what the Lord has been teaching me.
🍁 I was born in Canada, lived in Colorado from 6mo-7 years, then my family moved to Mongolia as missionaries from the time I was 7-19. My husband and I met there when *his* family moved there four years after we did. We got married at 19 and moved to Windsor, Colorado to attend Ellerslie Discipleship Training for our first year of marriage. And we’re still in this beautiful town 10 years later!

Now it’s your turn!
Tell me (one or both):
🌿Where did you grow up?
🌿Where/how did you meet your spouse?
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#fridayintro 📸: @septemberimagery

Golden hour. It never ceases to delight me; to ca

Golden hour.

It never ceases to delight me; to capture my attention with its beauty. It often floods our home perfectly timed; when I am weary—ready for nightfall and the quiet hours it brings, but there is still a bit more work to be done. What is it about this beauty that puts wind in my sails?

But this light also exposes. There is no time of day when I see the dust, the fingerprints, the crumbs more clearly than in the light of these brilliant rays. And although it reminds me of the need to keep working, to keep pressing forward and pursuing faithfulness, somehow it’s not discouraging. It’s motivating. How can one be downcast when engulfed by such light?

It makes me think of Jesus, whose brightness is both stunning and exposing. “The light of his face” brings joy and conviction. Although His light reveals our imperfection, we don’t want His presence to wane. We’re motivated to continue to press on, to allow Him to sanctify the places in our lives that are not a reflection of His holiness. He floods our beings with delight as He enraptures us with His glory.

“Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!
You have put more joy in my heart than when grain and wine abound.” -Psalm 4:6b-7
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#lookingtoJesus #goldenhour #theearthisfilledwithhisglory

“The purpose for your authority in the lives of

“The purpose for your authority in the lives of your children is not to hold them under your power, but to empower them to be self-controlled people living freely under the authority of God.”
-Tedd Tripp, ‘Shepherding a Child’s Heart’
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#parenting #fatherhood #Christcenteredfamily #lookingtoJesus #family #children

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