Category: Thoughts/ Blog
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Lent: A time for Returning
That is why the Lord says, “Turn to me now, while there is time.Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.13 Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.”Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate,slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish. Joel 2:12-13 NLT Read more
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Failure or Opportunity?
While I was obtaining my certificate in Spiritual Formation a few years ago, I was introduced to the Enneagram and the personality types behind each number. I quickly realized I fit into the 9 perfectly, and from that have been intrigued by how that knowledge has played into my spiritual walk with the Lord. Every Read more
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Balancing Motherhood
Before I became a mother, I didn’t really think about the emotional burden of balancing motherhood and the life I was already living. When you become pregnant or are thinking about pregnancy, it’s natural to have conversations with your partner about the various situations you know will arise: returning to work, childcare, changes to daily Read more
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Looking Ahead: A Year for Fulfillment of Dreams
Let me be one of the first to say, welcome to 2024! It does not escape me that in speaking with a lot of my mom friends, 2023 seemed to be a hard year. There were many reasons this could have been: maybe you dealt with residuals from the pandemic, maybe you had family issues Read more
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Post-Christmas Prayer
Heavenly Father–Creator, Preserver and Lover of Heaven and Earth: Thank you for sending your son to us in the precious form of an infant–small, fragile, yet bursting with the joy and hope you had already promised your people. As we look at our own children, remind us of the gift of humility–of recognizing our own Read more
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Trusting the Lord to Fight for You
“…The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14 NIV As 2024 is rapidly approaching, I have been battling within myself on what to “do next.” I know we all go through it at one point or another. Maybe you are no longer fulfilled in your job–maybe you’ve completed a season of Read more
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Life Verses and How Valuable We Are
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:26 NIV I can still vividly remember the first time I read those words–I was 13 years old, participating in a Read more
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How much attention should I give to Spiritual Practices as a mom?
You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.” 2 Corinthians 9:7 NLT When my baby boy was born in August of 2022, I metaphorically hit a wall in terms of my spiritual life. I was Read more
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A Guide to Listening Prayer
Often when we come to God, we approach Him with a list of to-do’s, wants, needs, and stuff that we’ve decided needs to be accomplished. The Lord honors all forms of our prayers to Him, but if this is where we keep it, we’re missing out on the richness and beauty of deeper relationship with Read more
RACHAEL ANN BOYNTON 