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    3 Things We Can Learn from the Life of Esther

    March 17, 2022

    Queen Esther is such an amazing character to look at. And as women of God we can learn so much from this woman of God. Esther was bold and strong. She changed the history for God’s people. There are so many character traits of Esther’s that stand out in her story. But we are going to look at just three today. 1) Esther was inwardly beautiful and won the favor of all she met. Chapter 2 of the book of Esther tells us of Esther’s journey to becoming the queen. She was taken away from all she knew and placed…

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    For Such a Time as This (Part 2)

    March 10, 2022

    The story of Esther is a beautiful one. And in the last post we looked at her courage to do what was right and change the outcome for her people. In this post we will look at how God’s people, because of Esther’s courage, reacts to this new decree. Haman was such a prideful man and hated the Jews, Esther’s people. So he made the decree to have them all killed. But after Esther courageously told the king of this plot, they made another decree saying that the Jews could defend themselves. When God’s people heard this, you can bet…

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    For Such a Time as This (Part 1)

    March 3, 2022

    The story of Esther is a beautiful one. There are so many things that we can learn from each character and so much that the story teaches us. God is never mentioned in this short book but He is most definitely within this story. There is one point in particular that stands out in this story to me. And that is how God placed every person and every circumstance in the exact place it was supposed to be to make this develop. But what is amazing is that God used each person in this story yet they acted in their…

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    What Being Pregnant Has Taught Me So Far

    January 13, 2022

    At the time I am writing this I am just over thirty three weeks pregnant with our first baby. I can’t believe we will be meeting our precious child in just a few short months or less. To be honest, this pregnancy has really flown by for me. It seems like just yesterday we found out that I was expecting. But we are in the home stretch now. And I have been busy getting things ready for our new little family member to arrive. Even though these past months have been filled with joy and wonder at the miracle of…

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    10 Ways to Slow Down in Your Busy Schedule

    August 20, 2021

    Lately my life has been crazy busy and I have really had to take the time to practice the art of slowing down. And that is definitely an art form that has to be mastered. For some, the art of slowing down may be easy. They can simply let go of their responsibilities and just do what they want instead. They are taking time for themselves and slowing down in their busy schedule. But in reality, that is more like laziness. Truly slowing down in your busy schedule doesn’t mean forfeiting your responsibilities for your own pleasures. It means to…

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    How to Let Go of the Control of Your Own Life

    August 12, 2021

    It can feel so good to have control over your life. To know what’s going to happen and sticking to a certain plan. To be able to make all the decisions and know what is going to happen in the day to day. Being in control of your own life certainly sounds good. Especially if you are a perfectionist like me, controlling your life may put you at ease and help you not stress about what’s going to happen. Your life would be a breeze. But in reality, trying to control your own life just puts more stress on you.…

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    Simple Ways to Bring Joy to Your Week

    July 17, 2021

    If your life is anything like mine every day of your week isn’t always full of joy. There will be days that are filled with sadness, anxiety, fear, or confusion. Every day doesn’t make you feel good. But that is life. God created us and our lives to go through ups and downs. That is His purpose so that we can grow and mature in our relationships with Him. Those days that are not so full of joy are the days that we should be clinging to God and our relationship with Him the most. And after you come to…