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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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Happy New Year, friends! I’ll be taking the mon

Happy New Year, friends!

I’ll be taking the month of January to regroup, plan, and seek the Lord for this coming year (including how best to use social media), so I’ll be signing off until Feb 1.

Thankful for all of you who I connect with through this online space!

It’s all-too-easy for us to be stiff-necked and

It’s all-too-easy for us to be stiff-necked and prideful when it comes to our thoughts and opinions, even if it comes to light that something we believe isn’t true. None of us want to be wrong, do we? And it can sting a good deal to find out that we were incorrect (or partially incorrect), especially if it’s a topic that we’ve ardently championed. But we have two responses: We can pridefully continue to stand on our faulty opinions, or we can humble ourselves and conform to the truth.

Link to the full post in my bio 💕
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#humility #wisdom #notsosimple #truth #Christcenteredwomanhood #lookingtoJesus

We’re living in a time when polarization in all

We’re living in a time when polarization in all things is at an all-time high, whether it’s political, religious, ethnic, or social views. Even within the church there is division over so many issues, and the call to “open-mindedness” is everywhere. But what has particularly struck me is the seeming inability to have productive, loving, truth-based conversations or discussions surrounding these sensitive topics. When someone mentions a thought or concern about any given subject (or even one aspect of a subject) there is a visceral reaction that creates division where there might not actually have been much—if any—division in the first place. Not only does this create unnecessary conflict, but it also removes the ability to grow in understanding and correct nuance on a subject where there is true disagreement.

But hope is not lost! We can return to and grow in a biblical way of thinking and interacting. We can learn to engage with our brothers and sisters in Christ “in all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” (Ephesians 4:2-3) We can also learn to “walk in wisdom toward outsiders,” and use speech that is always “gracious, seasoned with salt so that [we] might know how [we] ought to answer each person.” (Colossians 4:5-6)

At long last there is a new post up #ontheblog! Head to the link in my bio to read the full post.
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#wisdom #lookingtoJesus #Christcenteredwomanhood #Christianblog #Christianblogger #biblicalwomanhood #Christcenteredliving

Growing up I had an exorbitant fear of jumping off

Growing up I had an exorbitant fear of jumping off of high things (or not-so-high things) into water. Or simply going down a water slide 😅. I have many memories of my dad purposely nudging me to face that fear. He would wait for countless minutes in the water below while I worked up the courage to take the plunge (and sometimes he’d offer the prize of a much-wanted toy as extra encouragement 😂). And once I finally jumped, sure enough I *loved* it. I’d go back again and again and again. My dad knew that—even though I hated the pressure in the moment—if I walked through that fear it would grow me. He didn’t put me in those positions out of meanness, but out of love.

I’ve been mulling over this as the Lord’s given me many opportunities the past couple of months to face the fear of having sick children. As I’ve felt the stretching that comes from week upon week of caring for croupy, sleepless, feverish little people, it can be tempting to believe this is an unreasonable amount of testing in this arena. Yet I’ve come back again and again to the reality that God, as my perfectly good and loving Heavenly Father, knows what challenges and fears to allow us to face in order to grow us. He also uses these to give us sharper, brighter glimpse into His grace and care over us.

God is never mean in allowing us to walk through fearful things. He will always lovingly use these circumstances for our good and His glory.

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
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#lookingtoJesus #Christcenteredwomanhood #motherhood #fear

It was a sick Christmas for the Cofers this year.

It was a sick Christmas for the Cofers this year. That didn’t stop the kiddos from a 5:30 wake-up for presents 😂. The day was filled with rest, yummy food, FaceTime calls, coffee and tea, putting together and playing with gifts, and enjoyment of one another. We missed time with extended family, but the Lord reminded my heart that His coming can be celebrated no matter what our Christmas Day holds.

Jesus has come, He died, rose again, and He is coming back one day. JOY to the world!

This morning I was reading in Luke 21 where Jesus

This morning I was reading in Luke 21 where Jesus observes the poor widow putting two small copper coins in the offering box. He says, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” (v 3-4).

It reminded me: God delights in offerings of worship made in poverty.

It might be poverty of money, or it might be poverty of health, poverty of strength, or poverty of talent. But when we give our time, energy, or resources from this lowly place out of love for our Lord, God is glorified.

It might not feel like much to us, or look like much to others. But God sees those small offerings of worship as significant. He knows the difficulty we’re walking through, and the faith it requires to offer out of the little we have.

Maybe it’s a meal for someone in need when money is tight. Maybe it’s a text sent to encourage another when we’re laying sick in bed ourselves. Or maybe it’s getting up and serving our children when we’re running on fumes.

Whatever our “copper pennies” of worship are today, He sees; He is glorified, and He will bless us for it.
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#lookingtoJesus #offeringofworship #Christcenteredwomanhood

I missed 4 and 5 months because #life 🙈, and no

I missed 4 and 5 months because #life 🙈, and now little Jack is 6 months old. HOW?! His favorite things are reaching (and grabbing), giggling, burying his head in the shoulder of the person holding him, and putting his hand on the side of people’s faces as a little display of affection 😍. This child is an absolute delight.

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