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As a Christ-follower, wife, blogger, author, and advanced heart failure and leukemia patient, my desire is to encourage others in those same roles, through honest and real conversation. May you be inspired to embrace YOUR story of God’s grace in your own life, through simple, grace-filled living.

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The start of a new year always promises new beginn The start of a new year always promises new beginnings. New ways of doing things. New habits. New this, new that. I think it’s healthy for us as humans to have these moments – times to sit back and think forward. Where are we going in life? What do we want to be doing? What do we want to change? Where could we change? All of these questions are healthy and help propel us to become better reflections of who God is, in this sanctifying process. At the turn of the year, many often start a new Bible reading plan, devotional, or study. Me too! I think that’s what we should always be striving for. But here’s the thing. Are we merely going through the motions as Christians in doing devotions, acting as if it’s our duty? Or are our hearts craving Him? Wanting more and more of Him? Over the past couple of years, this is where I have been challenged. It’s easy to check something off the list, but is what I’m reading, really changing my life? If it’s not, then I need to look at what I’m reading and how I’m reading it. If we want our lives to change, we can’t just merely listen and read. We need to DO. If all we are doing is checking off a box, then the message is falling on deaf ears – as if we didn’t hear it at all. If I claim to be doing my devotions and no one sees a difference in my life, that’s kind of a mixed message, isn’t it? Now don’t get me wrong, we all grow in different ways, at different times, through different circumstances. You will find fault in me. MANY faults. But if we claim to be Christians, diligently doing our devotions and allowing His Word to penetrate deep into our hearts, then our lives and habits will be different. It’s a GUARANTEE because that’s what God’s Word does. It changes you. It changes me. So this year, I encourage you to not merely go through the motions, but let the Word of God infiltrate every part of your life, so that others may see the beauty of a life lived in and with Christ. If you have a recommendation for a devotional, study, or plan, let me know! I’d love to create a list for everyone!
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Gingerbread house making day! Lots of laughter, cr Gingerbread house making day! Lots of laughter, creativity, and ingenuity went into these, but even more so, fostering friendships with our besties who live feet away from us 🏠 🏠 (yes, our houses are about that close 😂). Anyone else impressed with the Schreur’s design 😍 🙋‍♀️?
What a gift it was to be able to celebrate with fa What a gift it was to be able to celebrate with family these past few days! Time around the table together. Time for laughter. Time for prayer. Time for each other. Time to reflect on why we celebrate. God has blessed us beyond measure and praising God for this season of life!
Merry Christmas! The day that we celebrate all yea Merry Christmas! The day that we celebrate all year, really, is finally here on the calendar. But may we never lose sight the fact that HE is the only way to salvation. No worldly thing that captures our attention or hearts, will ever satisfy. May the truth of THIS Truth, reign and reflect in our hearts the other 364 days of the year. What a humbling gift that God would choose us. That we have no reason to ever be troubled because for it is certain – in Him we have life (John 10:10). May we celebrate that life today and always!
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In a few months our daughter will turn 10. For so In a few months our daughter will turn 10. For some, that may seem very young, to others, that may seem like a lifetime away. As she walked across the stage at her school’s Christmas program, my husband leaned over to me and whispered, “There goes your mini-me!” #truth. I’ve let that sit in my mind for a bit and yes, we look a LOT a like (more so when I had hair), but it also made me think about the influence Dan and I have in her life. We don’t want her to mimic us, but God. Though we do take to heart what the Bible says about impressing God’s commandments on her heart. What message is our life sending? Everything we do, flows from our hearts. And what we put in our minds, comes out in our lives. Our world tells us to accomplish more, do more, and obtain more. Is that how the Bible says we are to live our lives? It’s not! The Bible calls us first and foremost to love him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. In doing that, we learn to do all things for HIM, not to accomplish more for ourselves. We also learn to heed to the command of Sabbath rest, instead of doing more and more. We also learn the virtue of contentment, instead of needing to always obtain more. As I read through those categories, I found myself stuck in the middle. Do you too? I feel this pull of what the world requires, but I know deep in my heart, what God requires. And whatever I choose, is what I represent to Mazy. When she leaves our home and starts her own, what will she say we impressed on her? What message have we sent to her? What have we talked with her about? Obtaining more? Accomplishing more? Doing more? Or one of living her life for Christ alone, by loving God and loving others? I desire to create an environment where she will succeed in whatever circumstances God allows in her life, instead of creating perfect environments where she will succeed through obtaining, accomplishing, and doing. We’ve got several years before my mini-me flees the coop, but it’s never to early to start instilling the truths of God’s Word in her heart, through our conversations, what we focus on around the dinner table, and how we are to treat others. May we all choose what God asks of us!
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