4188 Unpack the Old
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There is something about this time of year that stirs up a sense of possibility. The air shifts, routines reset, and whether you have children heading back to school or not, fall carries with it a quiet invitation to begin again. But you cannot step into something new if your arms are full of everything old; unpack the old and leave it behind. Think about the last time you traveled with too many bags. Every doorway became an obstacle. Every step felt heavier than it needed to. You spent more energy managing your luggage than enjoying the journey. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other...
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4187 Love the In-Between
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Have you ever paused in front of a mirror and thought, almost? Almost healed. Almost confident. Almost the woman you know you're meant to be — but not quite there yet. That pause, that space between where you were and where you're going, can feel like the loneliest place in the world. But what if that's actually one of the most sacred places where you need to love the in-between? Because most of us have been taught — by the world, by our own expectations, sometimes even by voices inside the church or community or your job or your family — that we earn the right to love who we see only...
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4186 Lead with Your Gifts
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There is something inside of you that the world needs. Not the version of you that has been shaped and polished by degrees, training programs, and years of professional experience — though those things matter. But it runs deeper. Before you ever sat in a classroom or clocked into your first job, God planted something in you that was never meant to collect dust; lead with your gifts. Too many of us have spent years building lives around what we've learned while quietly setting aside what we've been given. We show up to work with our skill sets. We volunteer with our expertise. We check the...
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4185 And That's A Wrap!
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You cross the finish line. You hit the milestone. You reach that thing you've been praying over, grinding toward, and believing God for — and you exhale. And that's a wrap. Or is it? When you accomplish a goal or finally touch a long-held dream, do you stop? Do you sit down, dust off your hands, and call it done? Or does something inside you whisper, "There's more?" It's very interesting how we see life. The moments can feel like a year, when it might have been only a day. But nothing worth having comes in a moment. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join...
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4184 Come and See
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There are seasons in life when the darkness feels closer than it should. When the weight of what you're walking through presses in from every side and you start to wonder if the light you once felt so sure of is still there. Maybe it's grief. Maybe it's uncertainty. Maybe it's a weariness that has settled so deeply into your bones that you can't remember what rest feels like. Wherever you are right now, whatever shadow has crept into the edges of your story, do something simple and holy — come and see. Come and see that the light has not gone out. Desire to be supported and encouraged by...
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4183 Don't Let the Calendar Replace the Connection
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You married your best friend. You chose each other. And somewhere along the way, the life you're building together started pulling you apart — not because the love faded, but because everything else got louder. You're not fighting. You're not even frustrated with each other most days. You're just missing each other; sitting in the same house but living in different rhythms. And that quiet distance? It didn't happen because of one bad day. It happened one full week at a time. So when life crowds in on your marriage, don't let the calendar replace the connection. However, the biggest threat to...
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4182 Listening Is Love
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It's not that unheard of to want to explain everything to your children. We carry decades of life behind us, and we think if we can just say the right thing at the right time, we can spare them the pain. But regardless of their age and stage of life, what they need is your presence. Not your lecture. Not your five-point plan. Your presence; listening is love. You don't have to have all the answers. You don't have to be the problem-solver every single time. What they need from you is ears to hear. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . ...
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4181 The Heat Is On
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There are moments in life when everything feels like it's pressing in — the deadlines, the demands, the weight of expectations, and the relentless pace that never seems to slow down. And right in the middle of all of it, you realize something: the heat is on. Not just the kind that comes from outside pressure, but the kind that rises from within, the fire that tells you it's time to move, to grow, to step into the fullness of who you are and who you are created to be. No matter what happens in your day, at some point you have to be willing to go the extra mile, play full out, and do whatever...
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4180 The Soil No One Talks About
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People will tell you about the blooming, the breakthrough, and the moment they finally stepped into the calling God placed on their life, where everything clicks because He has been planning it all along. But nobody really talks about the soil no one talks about — the stuff underneath the surface that made the bloom possible in the first place. The seasons that felt more like a burial than planting. The prayers that seemed to bounce off the ceiling. The plans you laid out in good faith that God, in His gentle sovereignty, folded up and tucked away. And if you've been in one of those...
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4179 Set the Pace for Your Daily Race
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Have you ever watched a tennis match and noticed the winner isn't always the one hitting the hardest? Sometimes it's the one who knows when to slow down, when to push forward, and when to reset between points. With the US Open in full swing right now, there's no better time to be reminded that the way we approach our daily lives mirrors what's happening on those courts in Flushing Meadows. It's time to set the pace for your daily race — not someone else's, not the world's, but the one God specifically designed for you. Tennis is a game of rhythm. Every elite player has a routine between...
info_outlineLet's be real for a second. When was the last time you prayed and it wasn't because something was falling apart? Most of us have that 911 prayer life down to an art. The doctor calls with unexpected results — we pray. The marriage hits a rough patch — we pray. A child makes a choice that sends our stomach to the floor — oh, we pray then. But what about Tuesday afternoon when the laundry is folded, dinner is in the oven, and life is just… fine? What about the season when nothing is broken, and nothing is burning? If we're honest, those are the moments when our prayer life quietly fades to the background. And that's exactly why it's time to turn prayer into a daily habit — not because crisis demands it, but because relationship does.
Think about the people you're closest to. You don't only call your best friend when there's a disaster. You text her about the funny thing your kid said.
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You share the small wins. You sit together in the ordinary. That's what builds intimacy — not the emergencies, but the everyday. And God is asking for the same thing.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 says it plainly: "Pray without ceasing." Not pray without ceasing when life is hard. Not pray without ceasing until things settle down. Without ceasing. Period. He wants to hear from you on the mountaintop just as much as He wants to hear from you in the valley.
So why do we struggle with this?
Part of it is that we've been taught — maybe not with words, but by experience — that prayer is for the desperate moments. We treat it like a fire extinguisher behind glass. Break in case of emergency. But prayer was never meant to be reactive. It was meant to be relational.
Jeremiah 33:3 is God literally extending an invitation: "Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know."
That's not a hotline for emergencies. That's a Father saying, I have things I want to show you, things I want to tell you — but you have to show up for the conversation.
And here's what we miss when we only pray in crisis mode: we miss His voice in the calm. We miss the guidance He wants to give before the storm even forms. We miss the closeness that comes from simply being in His presence when we don't need anything fixed.
Psalm 5:3 paints this picture beautifully: "My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up."
There's something powerful about starting your day turned toward Him — not because the day has already gone sideways, but because you're choosing communion before the chaos even has a chance to begin.
The K.I.S.S. ~ Turn prayer into a daily habit!
Daily prayer doesn't have to look like an hour on your knees. It can be five minutes in your car before you walk into work. It can be a whispered thank-you while you're washing dishes. It can be a conversation on your morning walk where you simply say, "God, I'm here. What's on Your heart today?"
The goal isn't perfection. The goal is presence. It's choosing to keep the line open, not just when you're crying, but when you're laughing. Not just when you're lost, but when you're found.
Philippians 4:6 tells us, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."
In everything. That word covers the mess and the mundane. It covers the off-season. It covers the day that feels like nothing special and the Saturday that's full of ordinary errands. Everything means your gratitude belongs in prayer just as much as your grief does. Your joy has a seat at that table too.
The enemy would love nothing more than for you to believe prayer is only necessary when things go wrong. Because a woman who only prays in crisis is a woman who is always reacting.
But a woman who prays daily? She's positioned. She's prepared. She's already connected to the Source before the need even arises. That's the difference between surviving and thriving — and it starts with a habit as simple as opening your mouth and talking to the One who already knows your name.
So let today be the day you stop waiting for the 911 moment. Let today be the day you invite God into the ordinary — into the carpool line, the grocery run, the quiet evening on the couch. He's not just the God of your emergencies. He's the God of your everydays. And He's been waiting to hear from you.
"Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"
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