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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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Thank you, @gretchensaffles, for your words! So th

Thank you, @gretchensaffles, for your words! So thankful for you 💕
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Also, stay tuned for launch team details coming soon!
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A few years ago, a friend of mine told me that she

A few years ago, a friend of mine told me that she and her husband had driven past a strip club near their home. Her husband prayed that it would close in Jesus’ Name. Not long after, they heard that it had closed, and a church had bought the building. Wow.
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When I heard this story, I immediately thought of a similar place we drive by on our way home from Denver. I decided that I would pray for it to close every time we went past and pray for deliverance for the men and women enslaved to sin who were apart of it. That was about four years ago...
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Several weeks ago, we were on our way home—and I see it. The doors and windows are boarded up. Closed. I gasped and turned to my husband, “Did you see that?! That place is closed! I’ve been praying it would close for years every time we drive past!” “So have I,” he said. We’d never talked about it. We had both just been praying. And God had answered.
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I’m sure we’re not the only ones who have prayed for this establishment to shut it’s doors. And it was a soul-stirring reminder that God hears and answers prayer. I was so convicted about the many times I’ve let go of prayer burdens because they weren’t being answered in my timing. But Colossians 4:2 says, “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” Our prayer must be constant, watchful, full of thanksgiving—our eyes wide open for what God will do.
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Saints... let’s keep praying.
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#prayer #Godhearsprayer #Godanswersprayer #seekHisface #givemeJesus #Jesusplusnothing #onlyJesus

I don’t know about you, but the fight to use my

I don’t know about you, but the fight to use my social media for God’s glory is a continual one. It has the potential to for so much good, but because of my fallenness, it also has the potential for so much harm. I need God’s wisdom to use it in a way that honors Him and is loving toward others, too. I don’t have what it takes in and of myself.
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Over the years as I’ve brought this particular sphere of life before the Lord, I’ve found it helpful to have some grounding and guiding principles – in the form of questions – in place. These help me keep focused when I’m tempted to use it in a way that veers from how I know God desires me to use it. It will probably look somewhat different for you than for me, but as we all seek to honor the Lord and others in these online spaces, they will bear the same mark of truth and love as defined by Christ.
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New blog post •Love and Social Media: My Guidelines• link in bio!
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#socialmedia #principles #Christianliving #givemeJesus #lovelikeJesus #setapartwomanhood

“...How do you know you’re on the right track?

“...How do you know you’re on the right track? You share it with someone. (Again, courage is a requirement.) But not just anyone. Share it with a better writer than you. Share it with someone who’ll be careful with you, who will tell you the truth in love.” - Andrew Peterson
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🖊Editor Appreciation Post🖊
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A few years ago, I absolutely dreaded the thought of my work being edited. I felt insecure about my writing, and was afraid that the critiques were actually critiques of my character. I took it all too personally. But that step of courage was pivotal in my growth as a writer.
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Today, I don’t feel the same way as I did a few years ago. Why? Because I chose to allow better writers—wise editors—help me. I’m so thankful that these people have been kind in their critiques and plentiful in their affirmation. And I’ve learned that even when the editing stings a bit, it’s ultimately a good kind of sting... because it makes my writing far better than it would have been without it.
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If editing of your work makes you nervous, I understand. It’s not easy to share, but! It’s a needed step of growth to get better. In some ways, it’s another means of being sanctified. If we’re willing to take the editing humbly, God can use it in our lives beyond just our polished written words. He can use it to make us soft and teachable and more like Him.
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So, to all of those who have been the editor of my writing in some way, I thank you. Your work is valued and appreciated deeply. .
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#writing #editing #Christianwriter #refinement #sanctification

“Having purified your hearts by obedience to the

“Having purified your hearts by obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another from a pure heart...” 1 Peter 1:22
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Purity of heart is born out of truth. Sincere love is born out of purity of heart. We cannot truly love others if our hearts are not pure, and we cannot have pure hearts without being obedient to truth. Truth and love and purity are inseparable.
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The world wants us to believe that there are many kinds of sincere love, born out of many truths. But it’s just not the case. There is one real love that is found in one real truth, and it shines with the most brilliant purity. And that is God’s truth and love and purity. Let’s not settle for anything less.
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#truth #love #1Peter #Godislove #givemeJesus #Jesusplusnothing #ponderings #womenoftheword #scripture

Javan thinks every seat is a “couch.” 😂 He’s our little snuggle bug.
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This child is in the throws of teething, which means lots more cuddles and comfort in the wee hours of the morning. There is often that initial “oh man” when I’m awoken from sleep yet again by his cries for mama. But as my baby-toddler relaxes in my arms, the weight of his pudgy little body reminds me that the sacrifices of motherhood are heavy with joy. If I choose to look with spiritual eyes upon the interrupted nights and bespeckled floors and over-and-over training, I see the incredible privilege and eternal investment that is being made.
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In Christ, duty becomes delight. Sacrifice becomes sacred. Giving becomes a gift.
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#ponderings #motherhood #motherhoodissanctifying #setapartmotherhood #joyfulmothering #eternaljoy

“Christianity does not direct us to focus on fin

“Christianity does not direct us to focus on finding the right person; it calls us to become the right person.” - Gary Thomas
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Today I’m grateful for this man who has continually sought to become the “right person” by God’s grace, and by his example has grown my own desire to be used by God as a conduit of His love. Judah, I’m forever grateful for you.
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