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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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Meet Laurel Elizabeth Smith. My little sister is n

Meet Laurel Elizabeth Smith. My little sister is now a wife; the sister I prayed for as a five-year-old girl with three brothers. What a gift she is to our family, and what a gift she is now to Brian, just as he is to her.
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Such joy.
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#sisters #marriage #brianandlaurel

One more day until my little sister says “I do.”
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The last time a Sprenger gal got married was nine years ago—my own wedding. But there are some very special people who were at my wedding who cannot be here this time: my older brother (and his wife), my youngest sister, and my dad.
My dad is the mastermind behind unique and beautiful events. And... he’s Dad. It just feels so crazy that he isn’t here to walk my sister down the aisle.
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I miss my fellow red headed siblings; my older brother who has been one of my role models since the tiniest of ages, and my spark of sweetness sister. There’s a hole.
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But when we say yes to Jesus, we cannot pick and choose what we sign up for. Their absence is a direct reflection of obedience to God. This is not a surprise to Him. He is in control. So although there is grieving, there is also confidence, knowing He holds all of us in His hands. He is faithful and true. And these sacrifices made now cannot be compared to the eternal weight of glory that awaits.
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So we cry, and we also praise. There is sadness, but there is also joy. And we enter this celebration knowing that God is over it all.

“Fear arises when we imagine that everything dep

“Fear arises when we imagine that everything depends on us.” - Elisabeth Elliot
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Goodness, this hits me smack in the heart. How often do I forfeit peace by taking burdens upon myself that I was never meant to carry; how often do I embrace the lie that God won’t give me what I need for what He has called me to?
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Such joy is found in resting in God’s sovereign control of this world and my life, and simply taking the next step of obedience. God’s got this—all of it.
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🌿Tell me: how do you counsel your heart with truth when you’re tempted to think everything depends on you?
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#ponderings #peace #lookingtoJesus #thegospelchangeseverything #Jesusplusnothing #setapartwomanhood #Godisgood #Godisfaithful

//We are believers, all our hope in the Risen One

//We are believers, all our hope in the Risen One • We are soldiers, we’re fighting with faith and love • And we are pilgrims, on a journey to reach our home • Standing together, we are the children of God// Children of God by Phil Wickham
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Remembering today where my true identity lies.
Like the question we ask our children: What is our only hope in life and death?
The answer: That we are not our own, but belong to God.
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#lookingtoJesus #Jesusplusnothing #identity #thegospelchangeseverything

In this home. . In this home, you won’t find per

In this home.
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In this home, you won’t find perfect order, but I pray that the perfect peace of God ministers to you here.
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In this home you may not love our decor style, but I pray that you will know the love of Christ through those who dwell here.
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In this home you may not taste much gourmet food, but I pray that you will taste and see that the Lord is good when you enter here.
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In this home you might find some little handprints on the windows, but I pray you also find those ready to be Christ’s hands and feet when you enter here.
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Though every laugh, every cup of coffee, and every conversation you have here will come to an end, I pray that you will leave knowing that Jesus’s presence, His goodness, and His faithfulness will never come to an end.
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#inthishome #ponderings #Christcenteredhome #family #motherhood #Christcenteredmotherhood #Christcenteredfamily #love #peace #joy #givemeJesus #Jesusplusnothing

New post up on the blog! Over the next little whil

New post up on the blog! Over the next little while I’ll be sharing overviews from each of my IG live conversations. You can get an idea of what we talked about, and this will make them more shareable as well (in case there’s a mama you know who would appreciate them 😉). Link in bio!
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#expectantbook #iglive #pregnancyandfear #pregnancy #interview #biblicalwomanhood #fightyourfears

I have long been a fan of Norman Rockwell. When I

I have long been a fan of Norman Rockwell. When I was 9 we visited his museum, and I fell in love with his expression of life through his art (my parents even bought me a massive cross stitch of one of his paintings that cost them and arm and a leg; I did finish it. Five years later).
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All that to say, when I saw this painting of his a few months ago, I knew it needed a place in our house. I’ve watched my girls apply their own bright lipstick with this same expression of satisfaction many-a-time. This picture is a sweet, realistic reminder that the appreciation of beauty and the desire to beautify ourselves and our surroundings starts young.
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Little ladies, may you always delight in beauty to the glory of God, knowing it is He who made it, and made you to delight in it.
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#motherhood #littlegirls #beauty #sisters #paintings #art #allforthegloryofGod

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