Only the Good Stuff: Multivitamins for Your Weekend [02.10.18]

Happy, happy, happy weekend!

Some real, down in the bones JOY to celebrate today! Links & stories this week 100% guaranteed to make you smile a mile wide & believe like crazy in a Good God redeeming everything — and that there’s love everywhere & for ((you))! 

Serving up only the Good Stuff for you right here:

Kalen Emsley
Ali Gooya 
Chris Holder  

life is not an emergency, life is a gift. go enjoy your weekend!

and we’re smiling

they’re on to something here: This simple solution to smartphone addiction is now used in over 600 U.S. schools

first hops are always the best

beautiful: because we all need to be rescued sometimes 

The Nester

How to Add Soul to Your Home

“Second-hand is often my first choice when it comes to finding items to use in our home.”

this takes walking your dog to a whole new level

The Healing Power of Forgiven Sin

so who knew!?! maybe tell a friend?

we’re amazed: how this young teen stepped up to help the bus driver in an emergency? 

heard about this? Johann Sebastian Bach’s Bible was recently discovered – we gathered ’round this one 

so this beautiful woman turned 100 this week and she shares some good advice for us: come see

“Family is important, she said, along with church, getting an education and forming friendships. And, of course, staying busy.”

now how fun is this?

a shout out to dads doing great things!

The Refresh Seattle Conference is a time for you to escape from the distractions and chaos of life and be refreshed, equipped, and inspired.

heart bursting for this event! it would be a joy to meet you here!

who doesn’t like a good transformation story: building a home from an old school bus

just beautiful: Sisters Separated for 47 Years Meet for the First Time

a welcomed second chance at life

Snowboarder goes from coma to the winter Olympics – what a journey here

too good not to share: embrace your struggle, it’s an opportunity to grow

keep coming back to this one:

when you are kinda feeling old & a bit busted by life: the traumatic disorder of everyday life

Freedom is Risky…thank you for this, Christine Caine

Post of the week from these parts here

25 Unexpected Life-Transformative Secrets I learned from 3 days with Katie Davis Majors

his smile is changing the world

this welcome home? never, ever gets old

tears here: There is tremendous joy in making others happy, despite our own situations #BeTheGift #TheBrokenWay

  Want the gift of light breaking into all the broken places, into all the places that feel kinda abandoned? 

These pages are for you. It’s possible — abundant joy is always possible, especially for you.

Break free with the tender beauty of The Broken Way & Be The Gift …

And if you grab a copy of Be The Gift?  We will immediately email you a link to a FREE gift of THE WHOLE 12 MONTH *Intentional* Acts of Givenness #BeTheGIFT Calendar to download and print from home or at your local print shop!  Just let us know that you ordered Be The Gift  over here.

You only get one life to love well.

Pick up Be The Gift & live the life you’ve longed to

let’s just go exhale here for a few minutes?

on repeat this week: My Victory

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…every single day has a bit of it’s own now-traumatic stress disorder. Maybe now is the time to look at that wrinkling face in the mirror and touch that cheek gentle and whisper, “It really is okay. So you are broken. Be brave. Let yourself be loved.”

Always remember: Peace is a Person. No one can steal Peace from you. And nothing can steal you from Him.

You can’t turn the calendar pages and think you’ve messed it up, you can’t hold up any measuring stick and think you’ve botched it so bad, that you lose Peace, that you can’t get Peace, that you can’t find Peace. If you have Christ – nothing can steal your peace.

If Worry is practicing the absence of God’s presence —

then let’s just hold the grace of practicing the presence of Him

whose very name is Peace.

Peace is never a place — but always a Person.

Practicing keeping company with Him, Peace… just might make every place worry-free today.

“Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus… ” Rom8:1

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‪ Dare to fully live!

That’s all for this weekend, friends.

Go slow. Be God-struck. Grant grace. Live Truth.

Give Thanks. Love well. Re – joy, re- joy, ‘re- joys’ again

Share Whatever Is Good.