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A Simple Guide to Understanding Lent

March 4, 2019 By Jen 2 Comments

Let's have a little discussion about Lent, shall we?  I struggled with writing this post because I am not a theologian.  I’m not a Bible scholar.  So take this for what it is: a Protestant stay-at-home mom’s thoughts of how to observe Lent in a simple, uncomplicated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: christian, deeper, faith, fasting, God, lent, prayer, serving others

What To Do When You Feel Discouraged

February 20, 2019 By Jen 4 Comments

what to do when you feel discouraged

Life can sure feel topsy-turvy at times. Sometimes it's easy for me to go with the flow and shrug things off and move on. And sometimes, it's not. Discouragement can sneak in and steal away my peace and delight and before I know it, I’m a hot mess.  You know what? I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Peace-filled Living Tagged With: bible, bible study, depression, devotion, discouraged, encouragement, God, peace, truth

I Have a WOTY…Now What?!

January 31, 2019 By Jen Leave a Comment

WOTY growth tracker check in

Sometimes you take unscheduled breaks from things that you love.  That was me with blogging this month.  I sat down to write so many times over the past few weeks, only to find that I had NO WORDS to share.  None.  Nada.  Zippo.  What the what?! So I took that as a nudge from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Peace-filled Living Tagged With: check in, growth, progress, word of the year, woty

How To Plan Your Best Year Ever

December 30, 2018 By Jen 1 Comment

It's almost 2019!  Which means...time to plan for a new year!  I LOVE PLANNING as much as Buddy the Elf loves Santa.  I loooooooooooooove it.  I know you can go to 504,258 different places on the internet to read about goal setting for the new year. I hope that there's something … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Peace-filled Living Tagged With: 2019, plan, plan your year, planning, word of the year, woty

2018 Wrap-Up: How My WOTY Changed Me

December 27, 2018 By Jen Leave a Comment

For the past eight years, I’ve picked a word of the year (WOTY). My WOTY is usually something I want to focus on, an area I want to grow in, or a character trait I’m hoping to develop.  (More about this process coming SOON!) For 2018, my WOTY was peace.  I felt like this was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Peace-filled Living Tagged With: 2018, anxiety, peace, planning, spiritual growth, word of the year

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