Category: Spiritual
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Do you fast?
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I’ve been thinking a lot about fasting lately. Partly because Plexus offered their 3-day RESET nutritionally supported fast for free last month, but also because when I think about January, new beginnings, and goals, my mind naturally goes to what I want to leave behind. One great way to figure…
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God’s Favor
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God’s favor does not mean you are protected from or removed from a difficult situation. I have been studying BSF: Exile & Return, which covers both the books of Daniel and Esther. When you read about Daniel, Joseph, Esther, and many others in the Bible, they are not restored when…
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God’s Sovereignty
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Over the past week, I have been reflecting deeply on the sovereignty of God. I know that He can change, block, or thwart the evil plans of man (Job 5:12). God could have stopped it, and He could have still used it without it being fatal. According to Wikipedia, “Sovereignty…
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BSF: Exile & Return (2025-2026)
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I have been a part of BSF since 2010. A friend had been after me for years to join the in-person group in Mankato. The first week I attended I was overwhelmed and felt out of place and a little lost (which was not a normal experience for growing up…
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Just a breath away from Heaven…
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My heart is hurting and I feel nauseous with grief over the death of Charlie Kirk today. It is surreal to have seen the update on social media about the shooting and then have people all over the world praying for him. Shortly thereafter to find out that his life…
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You know your child…
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It can be so easy to look at what everyone else is doing and think that you need to do that as well! A mom friend and I were chatting about the pressure in the home-school world to listen to the “experts”. I have no problem with an influencer sharing…
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Did I miss it? Is it too late?
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Do you ever get caught up in analysis paralysis? So much thinking and not enough doing? Or have you had so many other things going on in life it feels like you have missed an opportunity? It is so helpful to change your thoughts around this to help you get…
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The Holy Spirit “kisscam”
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I am sure I am not the only one that heard about a certain instance at a concert recently that brought a sin to light. I have decided not to name specifics as to not add to the infamy of the situation, and also keep in mind there are family…
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Marriage Vows (updated)
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In 2019, Christopher and I celebrated our 20-year wedding anniversary. It seemed like a giant milestone. In my post for Mother’s day, I mentioned that big dates during the year are a time for me to process and reflect. Not to wish things were different, but more of an awareness…
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Why don’t we share….do we care?
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Why do we as women keep information to ourselves? There are so many empty words that we use for negative purposes, but we don’t share what would be helpful to other women. I found out rather suddenly last March that I had a softball-size uterine fibroid and that my uterus…
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What is a “good mom”?
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Don’t be afraid to feel all the feels that Mother’s Day brings up for you! (this picture is from 2009) Our children’s childhood goes by so fast. It feels like forever when you are in the trenches, but all of a sudden you look up and they have gone from…
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How big is your “WHY”?
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Your “WHY” has to be bigger than the discomfort you experience to achieve your “WHY”! That felt really profound to me. Your desire for good health has to be bigger than your desire to take it easy. Your desire to be fit has to be bigger than your desire to…
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The seen versus the unseen…
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While I was working on my Bible study this week, a question that I was answering made me think of the following verse: 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is…
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It might be my fight….but it is not my war!
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I have been thinking a lot about the battle in the physical, but also in the spiritual. Let’s not forget about the constant battlefield of the mind. I have been studying Revelation 17 & 18 the past couple of weeks with my online Bible Study Fellowship group. Lots of questions…