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When the day is done, and she has done her best, after she lays her head down, for what she knows will be only a brief rest; she rises....
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easpenner
Mar 2, 20213 min read
Sometimes, God asks you to wait...
Sometimes, God asks you to wait. To quiet your heart. To simply be still. To let Him go to work. In a way you could never imagine....
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easpenner
Feb 27, 20213 min read
You can have a mental illness and still love Jesus
You can still love Jesus and work through your anxiety. You can still love Jesus and take an antidepressant. You can still love Jesus and...
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easpenner
Feb 20, 20212 min read
Our Messes, His Grace
Everyday our little guy dumps his food on the wrong side of the sink. Trying to keep up with his big sisters, but not quite understanding...
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easpenner
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Dear Pandemic Mama, You are Enough
Some of us will never make it big. Some of us will never have anything go viral. Some of us may never be truly known by more than a few....
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easpenner
Feb 15, 20212 min read
You Don't Need a Spotlight to Hold God's Attention
Some of us will never make it big. Some of us will never have anything go viral. Some of us may never be truly known by more than a few....
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easpenner
Feb 12, 20212 min read
Perfection is Overrated, But God's Grace?
I cringe at perfect. It's hard for me to even fathom. And that's a lot to admit from a (still) recovering perfectionist. There are days...
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easpenner
Feb 10, 20211 min read
God Never Stops Writing Our Stories
We don’t always see it, you know? We don’t always see it. We don’t always feel it. We don’t always notice it. But I promise, He never...
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Feb 7, 20213 min read
Today, My Anxiety Almost Won...
My anxiety almost won today. The eager anticipation of a new year seemingly dissipated and the incessant feeling of a never-ending Ground...
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easpenner
Jan 21, 20213 min read
Sometimes, God has to let us break...
Sometimes, God has to let us break to piece us back together again. That's what I learned from our dryer today. It still worked. It still...
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easpenner
Jan 19, 20211 min read
She rises...
When the day is done, and she has done her best, after she lays her head down, for what she knows will be only a brief rest; she rises....
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easpenner
Jan 8, 20212 min read
This year, I plan to lose all the weight...
I have never been one for resolutions. Rarely, do I keep up with them. And truthfully, most of the time, I am just digging to find some...
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Jan 6, 20213 min read
Our Heavenly Father Never Stops Weaving
For years, I have crossed this creek. Each morning. Each evening. And so very many moments in between. Over roaring waters, I have...
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easpenner
Jan 2, 20214 min read
A Walk with God and Anxiety
"You have it backwards, you know?" He said sternly. Stopped me right in my walking tracks. As I paused and found myself entranced with...
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easpenner
Dec 31, 20202 min read
Faithful Endurance
There are so many ways this year that the enemy has threatened to break us. Absolutely shatter us. Into an infinite amount of pieces....
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easpenner
Dec 29, 20202 min read
Following the King
Have you knelt in the hay yet today? As He fervently prays over you... Have you felt its bittersweet, warm prickles? Signifying the...
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easpenner
Dec 27, 20202 min read
The Light that Never Leaves Us
It’s a little harder to find it this year, isn’t it? A little harder to find it amidst the thickened darkness. A little harder to see its...
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Dec 26, 20202 min read
He Meets Us in our Messes
Sunday mornings are for meeting Jesus. That's what so many of us learn. What so many of us try to embrace. Sunday mornings are for...
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easpenner
Dec 12, 20201 min read
First, there was simple...
Before the need for perfect, there was simple. Oh, so completely simple. A stable. Wooden manger. An exhausted new mother. A terrified...
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