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February 7, 2017
When Knowing God’s Love Isn’t Enough (Guest Post by Niki Hardy)
I’m asking God to help me learn how to be His daughter. For too long, I have lived like a slave who strives to please God in order to keep Him happy. But, He is teaching me that:
1. He is not mad at me. His wrath toward sin was satisfied in Christ.
2. He doesn’t love me less on the hard days or more on the good days. His love was settled once and for all, on the cross, through Christ.
3. He delights in me, simply because I belong to Him. His favor and inheritance belong to His children both...
January 31, 2017
Three Amazing Truths about the Father’s Heart Toward You
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Who’s your Daddy?
For decades, I believed that my Heavenly Father was disappointed with me. I wasn’t measuring up to the standard of perfection, so my inner dialogue was full of scoldings.
See? You did it again. You messed up. Will you ever be free from this?
You better try harder because you’re falling behind.
You should do more and be more in order to make Him happy.
These accusations tore me down. But in my stubbornness, I was determined to try harder and be better. After all, I prided m...
January 26, 2017
Control Isn’t Really What You’re After (Five Minute Friday)
For years, I thought it would make me safe. I strapped it on for size, pulling the ropes taut—trying to secure that which felt out of reach.
I fretted, plotted, and paced trying to tame what might come…the unexpected, the unknown, the unraveling ahead.
Through sweat, tears, and orders barked, I tried to grasp shiny security, but the further I reached, the more frustrated I became.
Control was a mirage.It wasn’t really what I wanted. I desired peace within. Yet I thought I wanted to be in th...
January 17, 2017
Dear Tightly Wound Woman: You are My Daughter
You’re invited to find grace in the unraveling of life.
Let’s open hope together as we find rest for our try hard souls through this month’s letter to the Tightly Wound Woman.
Dear Tightly Wound Woman:For years you’ve lived like a slave, trying to please your Master. You’ve worked hard…striving to please, trying to earn favor and stay in good graces.
You’ve tried to obey and you’ve tried to honor Me.
Your try hard soul is weary from hustling to measure up. You get frustrated when you fall...
January 12, 2017
Are You Afraid of Being Concealed or Exposed?
I didn’t know her well, although I suspected she was a kindred spirit. We shared similar titles of: worship leader, songwriter, adoptive mama, and blogger. Yet mostly, we shared the byline, “Daughter of the King.”
We broke soul bread over tea, smoothies and scones. Preferring heart talk to small talk, we dug in. Nuggets of gold emerged as we shared stories of God’s faithfulness at the table. Right there in Panera, we had church as we testified to the goodness of our Father and uplifted each...
January 10, 2017
Interview with Kelly Balarie (Author of Fear Fighting and Linkup)
Welcome to the Interview Series!
It is a joy to host Kelly Balarie as she shares the heart behind her newly released book, Fear Fighting: Awakening Courage to Overcome Your Fears.
Interview with Kelly Balarie1. Why did you decide to tackle the subject of fear for your book?
Frankly, I got sick and tired of living more fearful than faithful. It takes work. Hard work. It takes a whole lot of jealousy, comparing, striving, and procrastinating – to cover the deep fear I’m the bad apple in God’...
January 5, 2017
Interview with Asheritah Ciuciu (Author of Full)
Welcome back to the Interview Series! So many good books have recently launched into the world. What a gift to know the authors behind these life-giving words.
It was a joy to spend time with Asheritah this summer at the Speak Up Conference. She had just turned in her manuscript to her publishers then, and now her book,Full: Food, Jesus, and the Battle for Satisfaction, has released!
Interview with Asheritah Ciuciu 1. Tell us a little bit about why you decided to write the book Full:
This i...
January 3, 2017
The Treadmill (Spoken Word)
It’s a New Year. Deep breath.
A crisp, fresh page.
A clean slate. Pristine.
A blank screen stares back at me. The cursor hovers over empty space—taunting.
Just a few minutes into this new rotation around the sun and the unknown becomes a shape-shifter.
Once promising, now looming, the “what could be” morphs into the predictable “what if” worry,
and I’m undone—just before the sun rises on this day, after the exodus.
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I find myself stuck between rock and deep water.
I’ve been...
December 29, 2016
Favorite Blog Posts List for 2016
It’s that time of year again, time to announce some of my favorite blog posts from my friends around the web!
Christmas break is a wonderful time to snuggle up and get some reading done. I hope these posts warm you as you unwind and enjoy the holidays.
Favorite Blog Posts of 2016
Be Less Vain by Kelly Balarie
The only one who is due a platform is Jesus. Get off it and build yourself a low seat (Lu. 14:10).“ I want to say that. I also want to say, “Stop being concerned about you and get your...
December 27, 2016
Your 5 Favorite Reads & My 5 Favorite Writes of 2016
What a fun and full year it has been here. Today, I’m sharing 5 of the most read posts on the blog, and 5 of my favorites too.
I’m sharing an excerpt of each post and you can click on the title for the full post. Happy Reading! 
