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My 2018 Book Recommendations for Living an Inspired Life! {#MomentsofHope Link-Up}

My 2018 Book Recommendations for Living an Inspired Life! {#MomentsofHope Link-Up}

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Although it has been a busy year and I haven’t been able to read nearly as many books as I normally love to read, I have come across some favorites! I wanted to dedicate posts to each of these titles, but God still hasn’t seen fit to either give me…
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Finding Time for Bible Studies {#IamFound #AnUnexplainableLife Review and Giveaway}

Finding Time for Bible Studies {#IamFound #AnUnexplainableLife Review and Giveaway}

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“You have all the time in the world!” How many of you can really identify with that? I mean can truly say you feel, in your current life season, as though you have all the time in the world? I’ll be bold and guess there are very few! For most…
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Years ago our worship team sang the simple words o Years ago our worship team sang the simple words of this Psalm. Then, as I rocked my babies through what often felt like endless nights, It was one of the lullabies I'd gently sing over them. 

As I'd sing, I'd pray, asking God to make my heart pure and pleasing to Him and my words equally so. I'd ask Him to do the same for the precious child in my arms. "God, may his words and his heart always be pleasing to You."

Today, as I witness so much anger, bitterness, and yes ... hate, I pray this Scripture over all our people. 

Right now, we have lost sight of what is kind and good and right. We've allowed the world to dictate the height of our bar. And we've allowed our anger to lead us instead of our love. 

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Dear Father, 
Would You turn our hearts back to You? Please, God, give us eyes to see Your Truth and the strength to tune out all that is a lie. Lead us toward that which is pleasing to You because, God, I know that Your version of living is so much better than what we are witnessing today. I know it starts with me - my heart - my words. Father, so that I may be part of a greater good and a change desperately needed, let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing to You. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen
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This sweet boy turns 16 today!The high pitched squ This sweet boy turns 16 today!The high pitched squeals, all consuming belly laughs and blond curls have turned into a manly voice, keen-witted humor, and hair that’s mostly brown. 

He’s been tough and rugged since the first time he broke his brand new front tooth at 14 months (he did it 3 more times -even the permanent one 🤦‍♀️). And now I see that toughness in the way he pursues life and his passion with grit and determination. 

Setbacks are only the places where we get stronger and cultivate our character. The older he gets the more I see him fully embracing that truth. And it’s the more I see him turn to Jesus for guidance. 

Watching sons grow into the men God created them to be is such a precious gift for a mom. To see the rugged and the gentle come together in this miraculous way touches my heart in ways even I cannot find the words to describe!

Happy birthday @fighting_the_good_fight_4_7  I am so proud of you and thankful for you. Never stop loving and following Jesus. May He always be your greatest comfort, your deepest love, and your guiding light. I can’t wait to see the next year unfold and the great things you will do! 

I love you to the moon and back! 🏀❤️

#sweet16 #myson #soproudofyou #loveyoutothe🌙and🔙 #godgavemeyou #joyofthelord #basketballplayer #fightingthegoodfight #happy16thbirthday
Hope was born that night so long ago. He left His Hope was born that night so long ago. He left His place of splendor to become one of us - to walk with us here on earth. He came to give us hope when all seems lost. To bring us light in the darkness, joy in the midst of sorrow, and peace when all is in chaos. 

Jesus is the true reason for the season. His love is what propels us forward. To Him be all the honor and glory ❤️✝️

May God’s peace saturate your soul and may laughter always find its way to your heart.  From our family to yours,  we wish you a most blessed and merry Christmas🎄

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Your life has purpose. Your pain has meaning. And Your life has purpose. Your pain has meaning. And you are valuable, loved, and seen. 💯

My favorite verse is: "God works all things together for the good of those who love Him." -Romans 8:28

In The Voice translation it says:

⭐"We are confident that God is able to orchestrate everything to work toward something good and beautiful when we love Him and accept His invitation to live according to His plan."

I love this translation. Let's break it down. 

➡️God is ABLE. Yes, He is. Nothing is too big or too hard or too anything for God. 

➡️To orchestrate EVERYTHING. Not just the easy things or the good things. But He takes the worst of the worst. 

➡️To work toward something good and BEAUTIFUL. He takes all the details of our lives and weaves them together to bring about something good and beautiful. Maybe you can't see it right now. But He does. In His time and in His perfect way. 

➡️When we love Him and accept His invitation to live according to HIS PLAN. I guess we call this the condition. He loves us no matter what. He sees us and knows our pain. But unless we choose to invite Him in and live according to His plan, there is a distance between us and Him. 

😧 Sin separates us from God. The enemy cheers over that fact. It's why temptation is so abundant in life. And it's when he takes his steps towards gaining access to our souls.

▶️▶️▶️But because of God's love for us, He gave us a way to erase all that sin, lay our burdens down, and nestle in His arms of grace. He gave us His Son. 

So, when we choose Jesus, we defeat the enemy. 💪 We unite with God and He begins to work all the details in our lives into something good and beautiful. It's when we can finally go through what we go through to help others go through what we went through. ❤️ 

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Hope in Jesus is my why. No matter how big the cha Hope in Jesus is my why. No matter how big the challenge, deep the disappointment, or heartbreaking the hurt, there is Jesus. He is bigger than all things. He alone is the One who keeps our hope alive. 

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May you be inspired to love this Christmas season. May you be inspired to love this Christmas season. 

Love when it is easy. 
Love when it is difficult. 
Love in spite of differences ...

And love because He first loved us. 

God loves us in spite of what we've done or will do. 

His love is filled with a grace and forgiveness that covers all our sins when we give our hearts to Him. 

Can we be brave enough to love as He loves? Can we bury our pride and love out of the overflow of Christ's love for us?

“Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”

Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 
-Matthew 22:36-39 NLT

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I couldn't help it! He really wishes I could have, I couldn't help it! He really wishes I could have, though! 😆

I think our Toby makes a pretty cute little Santa ❤️

@mlr3848_  see what you started? 😂

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So very thankful for each of you! This year has So very thankful for each of you! 

This year has put into perspective the value of loved ones and of sharing celebrations and moments together. We’ve learned a lot about priorities and about facing fears we never knew we had. 

And more than ever, I am so thankful for a God in who I know I can count on - who will always stay the same.  He is our Rock and our Salvation. 

I pray your day has held moments of laughter, lots of food, and overflowing love. 
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It’s just us 5 this Thanksgiving.  Poor Landon has Covid and the rest of us are in quarantine. He’s doing well and we are so thankful. But we pray for those who it affects in a more vicious way. 

Much love this day from us to you!

#thanksgiving #thankfulforyou #priorities #familyfriendslove
November is #nationaladoptionmonth . If it weren’t for the gift of adoption, we wouldn’t have experienced this precious smile that can melt even the hardest of hearts. 
We wouldn’t be who we are today and love as we do today. 

It’s a complicated, messy kind of beautiful. It’s grief, joy, and all kinds of growing pains. And there is no other example on this side of the cross that gives us a deeper glance into what God does for us and how He loves us. 

“God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1:5-7‬ ‭NLT‬‬

#forthischildwehaveprayed #bulgarianadoption #adoptionawarenessmonth #lovemygirl #bulgarianprincess #thankfulgratefulblessed #onlygod #family
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