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POV: You’re a Woman in the SBC (& joyfully hold women can’t be pastors)
I’m a woman in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Let me get more specific— I grew up & was saved + baptized in an SBC church. My husband is a pastor at an SBC church. I have a degree from… Continue reading
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Help! I Need a Speaker for a Women’s Ministry Event: Things to Consider
Your annual women’s ministry event is coming up, and on your to-do list: Book a speaker. The discussions begin. “Who should we choose this year?” The most difficult aspect of planning a women’s event may be choosing the magical date… Continue reading
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Not Motherhood or Ministry: Living Faithfully in Both
I’m a mom and a wife (a pastor’s wife at that). But I’m also a women’s ministry leader, Bible teacher, and writer. Luke 14:26 tells me that following Jesus requires me to forsake my family. However, Titus 2:4-5, tells me… Continue reading
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Help! I still sin! Now what?!
When my oldest was a toddler, he asked me why I still sinned. Kids keep ya humble, right? I’ve walked with Jesus for most of my life, yet I still battle sin. This will be a continuous battle for all… Continue reading
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Adoption Update- We’re Active!
We were thrilled to finally begin our adoption process in the spring! Since then, we’ve been on our agency’s waitlist, where we started as #15. At the beginning of each month, we received an email update, and each one blew… Continue reading
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I’m Starting a Monthly Email Newsletter!
🎉 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT… I’m starting a monthly email newsletter 🙌! I’ve prayed about this for a while, & came up with a million reasons not to do it, a lot of them fear-based 😬. So, I decided to take the… Continue reading
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We’re Adopting (Again!)
We believe children are a blessing from the Lord (Ps. 127:3). As we’ve desired to grow our family, we were open to the Lord adding to our crew through more biological children or another adoption. To us, it’s all the… Continue reading
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Statement of Faith
It’s no secret that I love Jesus. Here on my little corner of the internet, my aim is to make much of Him. On my “About Me” page, you can find a little history of when this blog started and… Continue reading
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Finding Beauty in the Local Church- An Excerpt from “Broken But Beautiful”
A while back, Gospel Centered Discipleship posted a call for article submissions about the beauty of the local church. You don’t have to be around here long to know I absolutely love the local church, so I jumped at this… Continue reading
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Merry Christmas 2024!
Hey friends, We recently came across my mom’s Christmas letters she wrote almost every year. My sweet sister-in-law made us all copies and put them in a binder for each of us. The sweetest gift! My mom has been with… Continue reading