Category: Gems About Jesus
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Moving in Unity
Hello, tender friends! What a blessing it was to rejoice with those who rejoice at a friend’s baby shower this weekend! The shower was Saturday morning. I hustled Friday to get everything done- I had to pick up a gift, buy cardstock for decorations, and manage some work stuff. But when I was in bed…
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The Day God Patted Me on the Shoulder
Hello, tender friends! I’ve never written about this anywhere but in my diary, and I get nervous writing these posts. I believe it’s time now to share now though because a different member of my family is sick and I need to remember what God has done and trust Him as I once did. (I’m…
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A Friend’s Book Announcement!
Hello, tender friends! A dear friend of mine has released her book! Ok, it’s technically only released on Amazon Kindle, which I don’t have, so I’m debating between the regular hard copy but having to wait or figuring out Amazon Kindle. If you have any advice, I’m all ears! I just love this cover art…
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Time to Embrace Royalty
Hello, tender friends! Okay, I know that you’re all biblically literate and you got both of those right! What’s funny is that Paul made those statements in Romans approximately only one chapter apart from each other. How many sermons have you heard about how important it is to recognize your sinful nature? How many sermons…
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What God Told Me the Day I Got Engaged
Hello and happy belated Valentine’s day, tender friends! And yes, as I promised last year, Cub and I made homemade cards this year! Anyhow, as a follow-up to why I love that the men and women who attend night to shine receive crowns, I thought I’d share some of the biblical things I don’t understand…
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The Weekend Event More Important than Football
Hello, tender friends! As you may imagine, I don’t care that much about the Super bowl. Other than periodically checking the TV to make sure that sexualized women weren’t parading on the screen while Cubby and Anthony “watched” it, I mostly finished up our taxes. (“Watched” is in quotes because Cubby was much more interested…
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Why Decluttering Has Me Crying Happy Tears 😉
Believe me, this is worth waiting for the punch line. Sometime within the past year, the pastor included Deuteronomy 6: 4-9 in the sermon. (The fact that I remember this is significant because I’m not always the most attentive during sermons). Anthony was working with the kids in Sunday school that day, so I filled him…
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God Wants You to Love Yourselves
Hello, tender friends! I love this man’s body, mind and spirit. Yesterday morning at church, Anthony wrote down this message that he felt from the Lord: “God wants you to love yourselves.” Even though I didn’t hear it at that particular moment, I’ve actually gotten that message through decluttering over the past few weeks. I…
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Crafting and Noni are Holy Work?
Hello, tender friends! Cub and Anthony have made more noni because this Arctic blast means bigger snowmen for these two! They made snowmen and I made…earrings! Don’t mind Cub’ s face. He’s going through a phase in which he’ll only smile in certain photos. I’m wearing the pink and purple set in the photo. I…
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The Importance of Being Around Fellow Creatives
Hello, tender friends! Know what nourishes your soul. For me, this includes time to be around fellow creatives. I attended a holiday party this weekend hosted by a magazine that I write for and had so much more fun than I anticipated! I only have this picture that I took right before I left to…
tea and tenderness 