Sometimes scripture can be difficult to relate to. Especially when it seems so old-fashioned. The book of Titus is no exception here. We wrapped up our study last week and it urges women to be ‘busy at home’ [Titus 2:5].

I know that statement ruffles the feathers of many of my lady friends. I can also admit that ideas about being a homemaker have bothered me at different times for different reasons. -But in a multi-tasking, social and success focused, always connected culture, it’s difficult and nearly ‘impossible’ to just be home.

Many of us can admit that we’d like a change of pace. But finding out how to work that in is difficult when ‘we’ are in such demand. -Another meeting or committee, a kids game, a social event, the second job, school, the endless errands…

However, those same passages also talk about self-control, tempers, and discipline.

Sometimes being on the go means that we neglect rest, eating right, quality time, managing finances, follow through, or caring for something that we’ve been given.

With that, we can become tired, frustrated, in debt (not only financially), depressed, anxious and so on.

Did you know that this same book that points to being 'busy at home', also urges women to LOVE their families [2:4] and submit to their husbands [2:5]? It instructs leaders to manage FIRST their children and their home [1:6-8], then to invite others into our space (no matter your conditions) with hospitality [1:8].

While many of the things that we do are born of love and great intentions, they are simply more than we are required. Real love, puts our hearts and attitudes in check, above the errand or the service. [1 Cor 13:1-13]

You can honor your family and your neighbor MORE with 15 minutes of heart to heart in your pajamas, in a dirty house, over a cup of coffee or cocoa, than with any material wish or grand activity here or there.

Before I tell you to go with me and check it out, first know this:

While checking a chapter or passage off my list every day certainly held its value when I got my start in the Bible.

The penetration and piercing of my heart is where I’ve have found the most ‘connection’ and change.

I found more of that when I allowed myself as much time as needed to comprehend a chapter. (Be it days, weeks, and even months…) Breaking apart line by line, every word in the text. -Even when I think that I know what the text means. Then meditating day and night (Ps 1:1-2), examining my heart (Lam 3:40), Praying (1 Thes 5:17), and writing down the revelation (Hab 2). (Without a deadline.)

His Word is always right on time

In recent months I’ve seen my temper at it’s best and also at it's worst. I’ve also begun to finally accept how much weight ‘REST’ truly has on our spirituality and emotions.

Its timeliness with my reading of the book of Titus was no mistake or coincidence.

You see, I have continued trying to make my home more of a focus. I even kicked this year off with a parenting class in January.

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With our home being a target, it has forced me to slow down the pace. We are all closer than we have ever been and great things are happening. But what surprises me is that giving my home and family more attention, made me realize how much more time and attention, we need.

It was when the pace started to pick back up that I came undone. And as terrible as that 'worst' moment may have seemed, it was an anchor to the theory about how I manage my energy and where I spend my time.

There was Titus, right in that moment. The words that may seem ‘old fashioned’ in our day, are really commands, that meet what most of our hearts desire at its root.

The urgency of love, family, and taking care of your home, including your physical needs as you are the keeper of your vessel— is really something most of us would say that we’d like more of. But where and how to start?

It’s easier than we think-

One step, one change, or one pause at a time. They eventually add up!

Friend if you’re feeling a bit frazzled or if life feels out of control, look over your calendar the next few months and clear it. Don’t just clear the things that you ‘have to do’. Clear some of the things that you want to do. Designate a place in the home that’s you're studying spot. Then begin to give yourself time each day (at your own pace) to unfold truth.

The truth in scripture and the truth in you.

I am glad to share my notes with you from this study but you will feel a lasting and more meaningful impact when you adopt the practice as your own. No matter where you crack open the book, the Lord will reveal himself in a very relevant way to the place that you are physically.

And if you need a friend to pray with along the way, I’m here.

Love,

Reggie

 

 

What you put on

 

Over the weekend I went to a thrift store just to see if I could find costumes for the kids. The only thing that I saw was a Hulk mask and the muscular torso that went with it for Jackson. I forgot that there should be matching legs somewhere. After all, the Hulk was Bruce Banner by day and wore street clothes before his muscles shredded his apparel. I was thinking (to myself) that muscles and jeans were the perfect combo. It wasn’t until I got home to show Jackson that I realized what was missing.

He was not only excited to put it on, he was convinced that I bought him a hulk nightgown! (Referring to this purple panel of fabric at the bottom of the muscles.) I am not sure how that fabric converted to a ‘nightgown’ in his mind but he was adamant that he was not wearing pants! The whole way home from hockey practice, he was in the seat in his underwear and …hulk parts.

I’m sure that any of you who have children have similar experiences with the ideas and naked ambitions of children… Parenthood is definitely an adventure.

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Whether or not it’s Halloween, I love listening to children when they are proud of what they are wearing.  Little girls twirl in their dresses and show you all of their accessories. Sometimes thrusting fingers only inches from your eyeball. -The tiaras, the nails, the shoes…. ‘Do you like this?’ ‘Did you see this?’  Little boys exclaim “Watch what I can do!” as they flex their muscles and swing their swords. They crawl and sneak around on the ground showing you all of their smooth moves, now that they are ‘in full character’.

Over and over as I’ve thought about Halloween, it’s been hard to not think of those images and of certain verses that accompany a theme of ‘dressing up’. For example:

Col 3:12 tells us to CLOTHE ourselves in compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. (Fruit of the Spirit Gal 5:22)

Rom 13:14 tells us to CLOTHE ourselves in Jesus.

Eph 4:24 and to PUT ON the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness

Eph 6:11 says to put on the armor of Christ.

While I’m sure that there are other verses that could be used here, they remind me that we can choose to be like Christ and to walk with Him.  Not only that, scripture, prayer, and even elements of faith can be mighty in the hands of the warriors that use them and know their power.

It’s not necessarily an effort of the things that we do or the way that we use them but instead the essence of His power at work, in us, when we believe.

The good news is that being Christ-like isn’t only for the gifted or ‘special ones’. It’s not something that’s only attainable one day a year (Lam 3:22-23). Corinthians tells us that we change glory to glory (2 Cor 3:18) and that He continues to perfect His work in us (Phil 1:6-7).

Yes, even though becoming mature in our faith is a life-long process, we can be just as enthusiastic about all that we have each day, in Christ. Even, and especially, when we feel that it doesn't all get ‘covered’. HE is more than enough.

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[Photo Disclaimer: The mask was lost before Monday night... So this will have to do...]

 

Are you Ready to be fed

 

Yesterday, before school, the kids and I read a devotion from the Upper Room called Rattling Feed Buckets. It talked about a man who owned horses and how they recognized him and would respond when he called their name.

I loved the imagery that came to mind and it reminded me of experiences with some of our own late pets. While we've never had horses, we have always had cats and dogs.

We used to feed our pets in the morning when we first woke up. Eventually, we had to change their feeding time to the evening because they drove us crazy.

More specifically- a cat named Zoe and a dog named Carson.

Those furry kids were always about 30 minutes ahead of our alarm clock.

The cat would mew and pace. The dog would lay his head on my pillow and stick his nose almost in my eye and blow hard through his nostrils. Occasionally, he would also whine and paw.

If we relented and fed them earlier, they just woke up even earlier the next day. They knew it was feeding time and they were ready to be fed.

Similarly, Psalms 107:9 tells us:

The Lord satisfies the thirsty and he fills the hungry with good things.

Our first devotion was indeed thought-provoking but it led to another prompt and discussion.

Do we go to God with that same hunger and anticipation, as if to rouse Him, eager to hear his voice?

Are we ready to be fed [by His Word]?

Oh, how my heart stirred with that vision of hunger for the Lord and the difference that it could make for all of us, each morning if we were...

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Take it from here
If you would like to start a daily devotion, I can recommend a few that are free. The Upper Room is one of them. You can sign up online and they will email you daily. You can also bookmark the site or make it a shortcut and check it on your own. If you prefer a paper copy, you can pick one up at a Methodist Church near you.

Practice Hospitality

I'm going to bet that depending on your season of life, most of us have some thing that holds us back from opening the doors of our homes more frequently, in terms of hospitality.

If you're a parent, particularly of young children, it could be the evidence of an active life scattered around your home. Even when chores are kept and everyone does their part, it doesn't take much for 'disorder' to creep back in. Forget cleaning! You spend most of your time, just trying to pick things up.

If it's not a struggle to keep a clean house, maybe it's a shortage of time or space to host a get-together. Or instead, an issue of funds to plan an event or dinner the way that you'd like to. I mean, if you're going to do something, go all the way- 'give God the glory' right? Well maybe....

What if all of the things that we hinge 'hospitality' on, aren't really about hospitality at all?

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I've been submersed in the book of Titus lately. It talks a lot about the characteristics of Christian leaders. What I found in terms of hospitality stopped me in my tracks.

Titus 1:8 says 'Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.'

We can see verses like that and think 'Yeah, when I get 'x' (like discipline, I'll have a clean house) and THEN I will be more hospitable. Right now I don't have the time, the means, or the proper space.'

It's a lot to keep up with, isn't it?

But as I broke down the words in the verse and began to study them, I found my way to the verse in Romans (shown in picture) and then the commentary. It reads:

‘Christian hospitality differs from social entertaining. Entertaining focuses on the host- The home must be spotless; the food must be well prepared and abundant; the host must appear relaxed and good-natured. Hospitality, by contrast, focuses on the guests. Their needs-whether for a place to stay, nourishing food, a listening ear, or acceptance-are the primary concern. Hospitality can happen around a dinner table where the main dish is canned soup. It can even happen while the host and the guest are doing chores together. Don’t hesitate to offer hospitality just because you are too tired, too busy, or not wealthy enough to entertain.’

Pretty thought-provoking, huh?

William Barclay said that being hospitable means to be 'a lover of strangers'. Then he said that no one needs a fellowship more than a stranger in a strange place.

You and I may not have the time to slip from our routines to meet new faces. But this era that we're in, seems to confuse 'being connected with others' and our screen time. Trying to connect for more than a second, beyond the glass, or even face to face can indeed feel 'strange' and harder to manage. -Especially, if we're waiting for our conditions to line up first.

You know what else?
When I pause to consider where Jesus fits in, I am reminded of fish and loaves, mud, and His acceptance of two copper coins. Over and over again, He is shown using only what He had and accepting the same from others. At any opportunity.

-And if you'll remember, He even told Martha to put the vacuum down. (Okay, so maybe not the vacuum but I think you get it.) ;)

Now seriously, in the Bible, He said love God, then love people. Not our stuff, our food, our schedules, or glorious to do lists.

Our Jesus- HE is the real lover of strangers. Our being 'hospitable' (by this new definition) might be a better way of emulating His goodness and His acceptance. After all, we seldom accept our own best efforts. Where is the witness or the freedom in that?

When Jesus made it a point to show his disciples the widows offering (the two coins), it was because it cost her something. Not from her wallet but from her heart.

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There's nothing wrong with entertaining unless we're spending beyond our means or if we're doing it for the wrong reasons. Even then, spending a fortune to 'entertain' or busting our rump, has never really cost us a blow to our ego. But letting people see our weakness does. -Whether it's in how little we have to give or how little we can keep up with... Boy now, that's a tender spot, isn't it?

And tender... that's where the love gets in.

...just like He commanded.

...Share [whatever we have] with the LORD'S people.

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Then our verse says 'PRACTICE' hospitality.

This one little word makes all the difference. Practice. Do you know why?

Because it's hard. Maybe not when it's on our terms but when it's unexpected- and out of our routine, it is. We have a sin nature that wants to keep things for ourselves and only do what we want to do. Even our best efforts at times can be a little stingy or tainted. But don't beat yourself up for it. Pray about it. Ask for an opportunity. Then take what you learn from it, tweak it, and do it again.

And then again.

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And finally,
It's hard being a wife, a mother, and Godly woman (or man), especially when we try to blend in our other roles and to-do lists. It's also hard to find time to get with our friends to encourage each other and/or share the Word. But following Jesus and His example, while uncomfortable at times, is freer than following our ideals.

The next time you bump into someone who needs to talk, invite them over. Even invite them to do a chore if there is work that won't wait. Listening to each other and praying together are both free but also powerful! You might be surprised to see how the Lord uses your offering and how much it touches your own heart. Be blessed!

Share with the Lord's people in need. 

Practice hospitality. Romans 12:13

7 Writing Tools to add to your desk...

If you clicked on this link, there's a good chance you're a writer or that you have to pretend to be once in a while. You may already know of these tools but I love to share a cool resource when I find one.

Here are some of my favs when it comes to honing the craft.

Grammarly - This is an online editor that goes beyond the tools in the Microsoft Office suite. Just copy/paste text to the site. There is also a Google extension and a Microsoft add-in available. It looks for things like; spelling, overly used words, past tense, the Oxford comma, and more.

There is a free version, which you can compare to the paid version. I have found that it sometimes suggests things that aren't accurate. As with any tool, you have the ability to override the suggestion, so it's not a big deal. It's a great resource if you want to go to the next level. Plus, with the add-in features, you don't have to copy/paste text to discover the suggestions.

Hemingway Editor - Grammar is one thing. The structure is another. If you're verbose or have issues breaking down a sentence, you should consider this tool. Everything is color coded. It tells you which sentences are hard to read and which words you can omit. It also highlights passive text as well as strong/weak adverbs. There's a 'Readability' score that tells you what grade level could read your post.  --The smaller the better! There is a desktop app that can be installed or you can copy/paste text right into the site. It's about $20 but money well spent.

WriteWords - This nifty site is free. Not only does it count words, it also counts phrases! There are other writing tips on the site, but I found the counting features to be eye-opening. Especially, when you're immune to your article and voice. Just copy/paste your article right on the site.

Google Translate - I once heard that reading your document out loud, will help you detect sentences that are hard to read and words that you've missed. While this is a huge help, you can still miss some errors. Especially, if you're in a hurry or have gone over your document for the tenth time. You know what you mean to say and sometimes your mind still goes with that, even when it's different on the screen. Google Translate has a feature that will read your text back to you. It's free. Yes, it is slow and sounds like a robot. But it has helped me hear how something sounds and I found it to be more helpful in a voice other than my own.

Adobe Spark - All blog posts need a little something to look at. If you'd like to create a graphic but you don't have access to special software or know how to use it, this app is a lifesaver. It's free! There's also an app for the iPhone. You can browse a library of stock images or use your own.  You can customize the text, layout, and colors. There is also a style dial that automatically shows you different options as you turn the dial.

Now about the content-

If you're looking for classes on Digital Marketing, the 'Marketing Writers Bootcamp' by Marketing Profs has been very insightful. The sessions by Jimmy Daly have been my favorite! You have a year to take them and you can stop and start at your own pace as well as retake a class as many times as needed. If you're able to grab a pro-membership, you'll gain even more access to ongoing classes and resources.

For personal writing & speaking, check out Andy Stanley's Book 'Communicating for a Change."  Andy has a gift with getting right to the point and simplifying a lesson. In this book, he gives you tips on how you can do the same.

What about you?
I hope you found a new resource that you can't wait to try. If there is a 'go to' that you use that is not on my list, let's swap notes. I love to check out new tools myself! Comment below. :)

A Bedtime Story | New Orleans

Hello my lovelies!

By the time you see this, I'll probably be on the plane back, or even home reading this to you myself.

As usual, I took a few shots of the trip to share with you.

This first picture is a map of the USA so that you can see where New Orleans is. It is a city in Louisiana. Just follow the black line from VA to the state that looks like an 'L'.

Remember how I had my shoe fixed just before we left? 

Well, as soon as I got in the airport past security, the other shoe broke.

In airports people tend to walk pretty quickly so they can make the next flight. 

It was kind of tricky doing that with this shoe. :) (But we made it!)

This next picture is close to home. 

Our plane just took off and we're flying over the beach by our house.  

If you zoom in, you can see the oil refinery on the river. 

Zoom in even closer and you can see our bridge way in the back toward the left.

Here are some fun clouds that we passed by.

They were really putting on a show. 

When I get home remind me to show you a video of them as they passed by. 

I took so many pictures that the man next to me thought I'd never flown before. 

I told him that I fly quite a bit but that it just never gets old. 

Maybe I don't fly enough for it to be boring yet.

Here's what they look like when you pass through. --All white, like you'd expect.

It really makes you appreciate the pilot and technology, huh?

The plane below is the first plane that I flew on. :)

Jackson, there was a restaurant in the airport that had a carousel on top that spun around. 

There were mobile planes hanging from the arms that moved, so it looked like they were flying too. I know you'd love it.

There was a problem with the lavatory on the next plane. 

So we had to sit and wait a while. 

(A lavatory is a fancy name for the bathroom.) 

You don't want to have issues on any part of the plane if you're getting in it.

It's worth the wait.

New Orleans is a city that has a lot of fun art scattered around. 

The piece below is a painted trolley car. 

(I will show you a picture of a real one in a few...)

Ethan, New Orleans is home to the NFL team, the Saints. This is their stadium.

It's right across from my hotel.

I didn't take pictures of my room this time but here are some posters from my conference. :) It's how they decorate the halls.

We have fancy elevators here. They are clear so you can see inside and outside.

I'm in one now.

And I go a-a-a-a-l-l-l-l-l the way up to the 21st floor! 

Whew, that's high!

There's a pool here too.

I didn't get in it but I can see it from my room outside.
There are purple lights in it at night. 

I've never had a hotel room come with earplugs. They also gave me other tips on keeping the room quiet. New Orleans happens to be big on Jazz music. There was a band here on Saturday night and you could hear it in the rooms. But it wasn't too loud. I didn't need the earplugs.

Shiver me timbers! When I opened me suitcase, there was a lad's patch from vacation!

(But I saved it for you.)

Then I ordered room service because I was too tired to go out.

I realized at bedtime that I forgot my toothpaste. 

But I called the hotel clerk and she brought me some. Thank goodness! :)

The next day I started my classes. There are a lot of people that take turns teaching us things.

There was also an amazing Gospel Choir. I wish I could remember what church they were from or what they called themselves.

They had a lot of energy and spiced the place up! 

They sang songs like Wonderful World, Love Train, O Happy Day, 

and When the Saints go Marching in...

After class, I hit the street to check things out.

 Here's a funny statue out in town.

I ate dinner at the Red Fish Grill.

Jambalaya Risotto and mmm was it good!

With a pecan tart for dessert.

Then I went down to the Music Legend Park and listened to a jazz band play. 

It was an outdoor restaurant with a big patio. 

Here's another statue.

It was dark outside and hard to get pictures of the other statues.

Most of them were of musicians.

This one kind of reminds me of Wonder Woman with Maracas.

The band was called 'Steamboat Willie'.

There was even a fountain!

The streets are so packed here that a lot of the policemen ride horses.
It's easier to get through the crowd. You're allowed to pet them. :)

I went back to the hotel after I left the jazz park.

But the next day I went out again on a mission to see more things and to find a pair of shoes.

Here's an old theater that I passed along the way.

Here's that picture of the real trolley. I didn't ride it though.

Hey look, it's a hot dog stand!

Ethan, you'll have to tell me who this helmet is for. I can't remember. It reminded me of Gloucester High School. It even has our colors. Obviously, it's not them though.

I stopped by this shoe store that reminded me of old Unc-Unc. I saw this pair of boots and I thought about getting them but they were teal and well... I needed black ones. Besides, I'm not sure how often I'd wear teal shoes. If Unc-Unc were with me, he'd have said 'Get'em! Teal goes with everything!' Deep down, I suppose he's probably right.

Across the street was the best little dress shop.

I tried A LOT of them on. (And even bought a few.)

The lady next to me works there. 

The lady on the other side of her works at another shop up the street. 

They were fun. :)

Check out this dress Sophie!  

(No, I didn't get it.)

I didn't even think about trying it on!

I'm pretty sure it was just a decoration anyway.

Before cell phones, a lot of stores had pay phones. (Like the one below.)

It was a phone mounted to a wall or booth. You had to have change to make a call and the change would only last a few minutes. Then you'd have to put more money into the phone to stay on the line.

You don't really see them anymore, so I had to take a picture. 

Most of them aren't dressed up this nice. But it IS in New Orleans.

More fun art!

Oh, and hey, I did manage to find some shoes.

The next day was the last day of my classes.

This brilliant guy in the back is playing the violin. 

He was the final speaker at our event and his name is Kai Kight.

He made a lot of us cry in a really good way. 

-Not just with his words but also with his music.

When the conference was over, I walked the town again. 

This time I went with a friend named, Michelle. 

She actually lives in Virginia too and we attend meetings together in other places. She's a lot of fun! You'll see a picture of her in a minute.

Here's a horse pulling a carriage. There are a lot of these taking people through town.

This huge place is JACKSON square.

It's named after our 7th President, Andrew Jackson.

This place below is Cafe Du Monde! It's pretty old too! 

It's been around since 1862. 

It is known for amazing coffee and beignets. (Which taste kind of like funnel cakes.)

That is pretty much all that you can order here. 

If you want your coffee with milk, you said 'cafe au lait'. Otherwise, it was 'black'.

The waiters all wear little paper hats like they do at Krispy Kreme.

(That's Michelle next to the waiter.)

Man is that coffee good too!  I even put my pinkie up, just for you Sophie!

We sat outside for a while and listened to these talented fellas play their hearts out.

A lot of the windows here are decorated. (Year round, not just for Halloween.)

Here are pictures of two of them.

Now we're in the part of town called the French Quarter and there is a big outdoor market there. 

Kind of like the flea markets that we go to but with newer stuff.

This sweet fella is a Pastor and a poet named Charles. He recited several poems to us that he wrote. He was probably the highlight of my trip. He was so happy and full of kindness.  He was also pretty funny. He said we were all the same spirit but in different dirt suits. He is right.

One of his poems was about being a momma. Another was about strength from God. He's pretty talented. The good Lord knew exactly which ones I needed to hear. I bought them and will read them to you later if you'd like. Although, it would be better if you heard it from him.

Another man here made these beautiful nativities, chess boards, and other pieces out of Olive wood. It was all so stunning. He was very nice too. He even showed us a video of him making them out of piles of logs. I wish I had've gotten his picture.

Another funny art piece.

A statue of Joan of Arc.

We're back in front of Jackson square again in this picture, 

but we're actually farther away on stairs that will take you down by the water.

Can you see the boat here? This is Steamboat Nachez. You can buy a ticket to eat dinner and listen to Jazz while cruising around the river. We didn't do that this time. Although it sounds super fun! 

The bridge in the background is called the Crescent City Connection.

Then we headed back to the hotel and ate dinner on these fancy little couches in the restaurant there.

The only other time that I was in New Orleans, I was with your Daddy a long time ago. In fact, Ethan, this might be the place you got your start. ;) Haha. If you remind me, we can look at some of the pictures from the trip then too. (Maybe not on the same night that we read this though.) 

This little town has been through a lot with hurricanes and flooding.

It's good to see so many of the older buildings and businesses still around.

Of course, it's also nice to see things that you don't usually see. 

The first few days of the trip I traveled alone. 

I enjoyed going at a slow pace without having somewhere to be. 

There's also a lot of power in being quiet. -Also in disconnecting from the things you usually do and fully connecting with things that you know nothing about.

It stirred my heart to see so many things made by other artists. 

Especially the passion in my new friend Charles as his eagerly shared his gift.

There's a scripture that tells us that the Good Lord knits us together too. We're not just gobs of old clay, left over from other projects. We are His prized possession and He even calls us all by name. 

As I walked through the streets here marveling over things I saw, all I could think about was verses that tell us that in our spirit, believers will receive gifts of new sight and hearing. Scripture even tells us to taste and see that the Lord is good!

Sometimes we may not notice that we have these senses. We may even have to get away from our normal routines in order to experience them at first. But we can learn to recognize how they work. Eventually, we can learn how to be connected with the spirit life anywhere that we are. Doing this makes EVERYTHING so much richer. -Even boring, little things can have a big impact or significance, while spent with our Lord in prayer. We only need to believe. 

As for me, I'm praying that I make it back safe to get all of your snuggles. We have a lot to make up for and I can't wait. Love you all. Sweet dreams and goodnight.

If you're an adult that has been following along, Hooray! You're a champ!
I'd like you to consider where your faith takes you. Are you experiencing anything new as a result of it? Does the Lord show up? If not, are you stepping out alone in faith to find him? It might be kind of awkward figuring out what your walk looks like. It might even be scary at first if you don't know where you're going. -But I assure you he's there, and that wherever you are, or whatever happens when you're together, it will be exactly what you need!

Prayer

Father, I pray that all of us have a meaningful spirit life and walk with you. I know that we are always with you. You hold us by our right hand. You guide us with your counsel to your perfect peace. Teach us how to stay in step with you and to experience your goodness with all of our senses.

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