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  • a prayer for the between + The day between I focus on those who loved Jesus—the mother who birthed him, the friends who broke bread with him, the women who stayed near because Jesus was safe and they didn’t know safe before him. + I feel their grief and the weight of their sadness. Did they fear? Did they doubt? How could they not be crushed by the weight of a word so cruel? + We often find ourselves in the space between—not a day or two—sometimes weeks, months, years. We hope for a promise of a Sunday that seems like it may never come. + Faith fills in the width, the time between Friday and Sunday. It is all deep hope wrapped in layers upon layers of grace. We long for joy, restored. + Dearest God, let us not lose hope in the between. Give us glimpses, breadcrumbs of encouragement to sustain us. Stay near and show us what it means to be your hands and feet, to bring joy in the waiting to others for you. Erase our doubt, take our face in your mighty hands, shining upon us with the radiance of Sunday. Carry us to Sunday. In your name Jesus we pray, Amen. + #sundayiscoming
  • They gathered and broke bread together many times before. I imagine a regular evening scene with the tribe of twelve around a fire as the sun set and Jesus spoke in truths and parables as they drank and laughed. + This night was different. + Jesus took great care with the preparation of their last supper together. His gentleness and love for his friends turned brothers on display. This would be the last time they would break bread together—the last time He would share his heart with them. I imagine they felt the weight of it all—the pull of much to say, the desire to enjoy the moment—bittersweet. + The goodness in between the layers of anticipation. He would die tomorrow. + Jesus tries to prepare them and they resist in disbelief. Surely this would not be how it all would go down for the son of God? + At the table that became an altar, they feasted on the Lamb. Jesus shared the last of Himself with his most treasured friends. Friends that by all accounts would be rejected by anyone else—they were no one, but to Him, they were everyone. + #holythursday #thelastsupper #breakingbread #holyweek #jesuseatswitheveryone
  • I can’t shake the image of the people gathered along the streets of Jerusalem praising Jesus as they laid down palms with the striking contrast of Friday’s crowd thirsty for His blood. The duality within this week exposes the hearts of us all. We are both Friday and Sunday people. + Pontius Pilate gave the crowd what they wanted. And that ended out being the most grave transgression of all the evil that swirled around the end of Jesus’ life. + Apathy, lack of courage, people pleasing, not standing up for what is right. In the end, that is what brought Jesus to the cross. He died for our sins as it was written. The star in Bethlehem turned to the cross at Calvary. Hope to death to resurrected hope. + #palmsunday #holyweek #lent #thecrosshasthefinalword #sundayiscoming #hope #heisrisen
  • Some days it’s a friend who listens to your heart without trying to fix a thing.💞 + #friendship #bighearts #heartofgold #surrender #wordbeforeworld #shewritestruth #vulnerability #honesty #iamweakbutheisstrong #bedeeplyrooted #wellwateredwomen #cultivatewhatmatters #womenintheword #strength #givemejesus #faithinspired #gracemakers #truthteller #writetruth #christianwomen #christianwriter #hopewriters #goodnewsfeed #soulscripts #christianliving #womenoffaith #itiswell #graceupongrace #postwithpurpose
  • Hey Happy Friday friends!!🎉 We made it!! It’s been too long since I’ve done #fridayintroductions! And I enjoy knowing more about the lovely faces behind these little squares. It’s fun to see what we have in common (well, maybe not #1 😂) + 1. I once had five under five #boymom , I’m still in awe of those days. Those little babes (oh their tiny feet!) were 6 months and big brother was 4 1/2. It was exhausting 40 bottles fed everyday and all the diapers, but so much joy. Seems like yesterday and forever ago all at once. Going anywhere was a carefully orchestrated event 😅. + 2. I think my kids are funny, like really funny. It’s so good when you’re no longer laughing by yourself anymore. They laugh, they hold conversations with people. I love, loved when they were little and still get those pangs when I see a mama and her tiny cubs, but the good days aren’t over when they get older. + 3. We are DIYers out of necessity mostly (see #1) but we enjoy the work when we can find the time. I love to design and then my husband brings it to life, after some struggle on our first few projects 😆we have found a good rhythm and it’s an outlet for us both 👍🏻👍🏻 + 4. I am an enneagram 4w5, I think 😉. I hope to dig into it some for my boys this summer. Birth order doesn’t really apply to us 😂but we can use the enneagram. I think it would be an interesting tell of how they relate to one another. + 5. I love chips and guac. Who doesn’t?🥑 + 6. I still get excited to walk into the children’s section of a bookstore. I love the bookcovers and stories and magic. I love reading to my boys and have held onto a few ideas for a children’s book—maybe someday. + 7. Today marks one week post surgery🙌🏻 It’s not easy to rest and be out of commission. I have some weeks ahead of me still, so I’d love to hear more about you while I recover and am housebound. Who are your favorite people on Instagram? What are you working on? Any weekend plans? I’ll be here. 😉💗 + 📷: Megan Kelly photography #fridayintroductions #boymom #bigfamilylife #boymomlife #quadruplets #multiples #motherhood #diy #postwithpurpose #changetheworld #loveyourfamily #risenmotherhood #momofmultiples
  • There was a time that being underestimated bothered me. And at times it still can if I’m not aware of truth. I am honest about my fears and thoughts and sometimes when we are, people perceive that as a weakness. We know now that honesty, vulnerability, truth, are all strength, but things can be upside down backwards in this world. Stoic more appreciated than surrender. + It is the moments I have come to the end of myself, when the strength I’ve relied upon is not my own. The illusion that it was all me washed away by grace. I realize that it’s not me they are underestimating but God. + Oh the freedom that brings. I almost welcome that slight from someone now as an opportunity for God to work. All credit in our life is His for all we do—the triumph already pre-written. We can rest in knowing once again it’s not about us. I don’t want to prove them wrong, I want all of us to see what God can do. + #surrender #wordbeforeworld #shewritestruth #vulnerability #honesty #iamweakbutheisstrong #bedeeplyrooted #wellwateredwomen #cultivatewhatmatters #womenintheword #strength #givemejesus #faithinspired #gracemakers #truthteller #writetruth #christianwomen #christianwriter #hopewriters #goodnewsfeed #soulscripts #christianliving #womenoffaith #itiswell #graceupongrace #postwithpurpose
  • Obedience then indulgence. + Faithfulness in the small things before being entrusted with the big thing. + With grit comes grace. + Do the hard thing that leads to the good thing. + Lately, I have been listening to wise words on the order of things. Order is intentional—purposefully planned. Delaying our gratification for His divine ask—a call on our hearts. Surrendering to God’s design on our lives. Hard work for this girl who likes to dig in her heels and be in control. + But, the sweetness that is given with the order of things—the clarity, the satisfaction is so much greater. + I hear Him say, “Patience sweet child, there’s an order to things. I haven’t forgotten you, I’m preparing you.” + #preachingtomyself #wordbeforeworld #obedience #calling #surrender #justwrite #grit #grace #allgrace #graceupongrace #dohardthings #writersofinstagram #fueledbyfaith #shedelights #macarons #sweettreat
  • I can shake off everything as I write, my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn. | Anne Frank + Write as a companion— to bear witness, to illuminate the good, to heal. + Write to give hard things meaning, make the ordinary and mundane beautiful and holy. + Write to stay awake, to notice the neglected, evidence of the forgotten— to go and tell, to preach the Good News to everyone. + Write because you see, hear, feel all the things and can guide others, help them consider, listen, understand. + Write to bring freedom to all the souls yearning to know they are not alone. + Write for the One who made you come alive with words. + I imagine writing in this beautiful space tucked behind a bookstore in Leland, MI 🌼 #writelife #tellyourstory #shewritestruth #livebygrace #goodnews #gospel #dailywisdom #wellwateredwomen #wordbeforeworld #womenintheword #graceupongrace #christcenteredmama #christianwriters #faithblogger #documentlife #beautifulordinary #blessedisshe #bedeeplyrooted #shedelights #spiritleadme #givemejesus #gracemakers #hopewriters #faithinspired #truthteller #writetruth #faithwriter

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