Have you ever been holding your breath and you didn't even realize it? Let's experiment. Take a second, right now, and breathe in a deep long breath.
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Feels like the first time in a long time doesn't it? If you are like me you haven't rested or stopped for long enough to allow yourself rest and a real life deep breath.
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Maybe you feel like you need permission. Someone to call you stop the spinning, even if for a second, to sit quiet and soak up the silent air giving presence of God.
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Consider this your permission. May you rest today, may you breathe. For the sake of your spiritual, mental, physical and emotional health may you allow your overwhelmed heart reprieve.
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Yup the dishes might pile up, the "to-do" list might grow, and there might even be a few more emails to respond to by the time you are done. Its worth it. .
Do you have a rhythm of rest? I'd love to hear what yours is.
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#restforoursouls #peacefilled #godisourrock #downwithdishes #bringbackthesabbath
I CAN'T WAIT ONE SECOND LONGER TO TELL YOU! I'm having another book baby Aug 20th, 2019 and guess what?? Its all girl.
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My emotions/excitement/passion/expectancy that God is going to move is currently gushing so to save you from lengthy amounts of word tears here is the bullet list of info:
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1. This book is for all us Moms of daughters and its ALL about helping them with insecurity and poor body image.
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2. If you are like me and have struggled a TON with those things yourself, then this book is especially for you.
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3. Have a 1 year old? Perfect, start the confidence journey now. Have a 14 year old who has told you she thinks she is fat? Sister, I prayed with blood, sweat and tears for your girl with every page.
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4. Icing on the cake? My sister @dukeslee wrote an amazingly beautiful foreword from her Momma heart straight to ours. Its worth the read.
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5. Book Launch Team applications will go out in July(ish), I would love to have you join me in launching this book into the world.
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6. You can pre-order at any time (link in profile) and in June(ish) I will share all the pre-order goodies that will come your way!
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I am not going to lie to you, this book was gut wrenching to write. But God has been writing it in me since I was 13 and it is for my daughter and YOURS that I pray it makes all the difference. Here. We. Go.
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#confidentmoms #confidentdaughters #Godsbeauty #momsofgirlsunite #insecurityendshere #aug202019
Would you give up everything if Jesus asked you to?
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No thanks.
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(I mean that is what one side of me wants to say, right? The side of me that doesn't want to pray certain prayers because God might answer them in a way that challenges me and also the side of me that plugs my ears, closes my eyes, and says "la la la" as I am reading some parts of the Bible).
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I don't want to give up everything. .
Or do I?
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These words have stuck to me like glue these past few months and I cannot shake them off. Jesus says this in Luke 14:28 and 30:
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"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? (verse 30) In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple."
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K but I want to be Christ’s disciple, so is the “giving up everything” part optional? What does this mean in my middle class American life? Do I need to live homeless? Do I need to eat nothing but beans and rice? Do I need to become a nomad and wander around with my family? Do I need to stop going to see Marvel movies (cause I really love Marvel movies)? What about Disney vacations, surely those have to go? Or, worst of all, do I need to stop being a Patriots fan?
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True confession, I really love Disney. Its where Dave proposed 17 years ago and its also where both joy and torment bring us together as a family. Its like a 4 day Escape Room, very bond building! I actually spent time praying, “Lord do you want me to give up Disney? If you want me to I will? Do you want me to you?!? Just rip the Band-Aid off quick if you do, I can take it!” (ignore the rope belt please, like what is that?)
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After further prayer and reconciling my fanhood with God, he and I together determined it is none of these things for me. Then what is it?
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I hashed this out in full on my blog today, it was a question worth asking. It cost me, but it was worth it.
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#discipleship #costseverything #costisworthit #pickingupmycross #disneyrocks
