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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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It comes out in ONE MONTH!!! And pre-order for the

It comes out in ONE MONTH!!! And pre-order for the hard copy is available on my website! I’ll be signing the first 50 orders as a thank you 🥳. Link in bio!
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Do you ever chill in flower pots?😂😍 . . . .

Do you ever chill in flower pots?😂😍
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If there’s one thing this coronavirus has taught

As women, we can so easily slip into a worldly min

As women, we can so easily slip into a worldly mindset of prioritizing other things ahead of our marriage, particularly children. One reason is that the world is constantly telling women how pregnancy is all about Mom and the baby—making sure that we are comfortable, we are happy, our needs are being met. But pregnancy is not just about the mother and child. Your husband is just as much a parent to this child as you are, and he has an incredibly vital role to play in the child’s life. He has the God-given responsibility of being the head of the home, and he is commanded to be actively involved in caring for and discipling his children (Ephesians 6:4). And this leadership role needs to be established from the moment you find out a little one will be joining your family...
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Sharing another excerpt from Expectant today! This time it’s from my chapter Pregnancy and Marriage. Link in bio!
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ALSO! Pre-order for the hard copy is NOW AVAILABLE on my website!
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//From the love of my own comfort • from the fea

//From the love of my own comfort • from the fear of having nothing • from a life of worldly passions • deliver me O God//
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//From the need to understood • from the need to be accepted • from the fear of being lonely • deliver me O God//
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//From the fear of serving others • from the fear of death or trial • from the fear of humility • deliver me O God//
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//And I shall not want, no, I shall not want • when I taste your goodness, I shall not want • when I taste your goodness, I shall not want// - Audrey Assad
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This has never been a heart cry more keenly than now. Purify you’re Bride, Lord Jesus.
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#givemeJesus #ishallnotwant #worship #Jesusplusnothing #setapart #comeLordJesus

I’ve been meditating on this truth lately. We ha

I’ve been meditating on this truth lately. We have all we need in Christ Jesus, saints!
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Also, today is the last day to join the launch team for Expectant (3/31)!The link is in my bio 💕
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I’ve been feeling for the kiddos who have birthd

I’ve been feeling for the kiddos who have birthdays during this quarantine time or those whose other special events have needed to be cancelled. But I also want to offer this encouragement to the parents out there who are trying to figure out how to walk with their kiddos through these disappointments.
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On my 12th birthday, my mom had to be evacuated from Mongolia (where we lived) due to a high risk pregnancy with baby 8. Birthdays have always been a big deal to me (and to our whole family), so it was devastating on multiple levels. I was afraid for my mom and my tiny sister inside her, and I was fighting the sadness of it all needing to happen on my birthday. Shortly before the ambulance came, my dad took me aside. He talked to me gently, empathizing with my grief. But he also gave me a charge: As the oldest sister, I had a big responsibility. My grandparents would need help caring for my younger siblings and navigating around town to get the needed travel documents to bring us all to Thailand a couple of weeks later. My siblings needed the example of a sister who was choosing not to be fearful. And although this was far from what any would consider happy circumstances, I could let God use it to grow me.
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That birthday will always be a defining day in my life. And I’m so, so grateful for the wisdom God gave my dad. God used those hard circumstances to give me an opportunity to grow and mature. It gave me an opportunity to turn outward when self-pity was coming on strong. And it showed me that God’s grace is sufficient to walk me through trials.
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The disappointments our kids are experiencing right now can become the same kind of opportunities. We as parents can empathize and then cheer them on. We can set before them a vision for growth in life and in their trust in the Lord. These don’t need to be wasted moments. God can most certainly use them for our children’s good and His glory.
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