Let God Speak The voices of this world are loud — and the loudest is usually our own. So often, we tell others to speak kindly to themselves. We encourage them, and we want them to encourage others. Yet minutes later, we can do something and speak to ourselves in a way we would never suggest to someone else — or even speak to someone else that way. I am guilty of this exact thing. I tell my kids to speak with kindness and not to talk down to themselves… but what I say and wha

God’s Plan We misstep. We make mistakes. But we are never out of God’s sight. Jeremian 29:11-13 - For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. God wants us to succeed. He wants us to live in His will and remember that no matter how we falter, He

Grace We are often so quick to give others grace, yet so hard on ourselves. We hold on to mistakes. We replay moments. We have full conversations in our heads. We wish we had done better or said something different. And through all of this, are we giving ourselves the same grace we would give someone else? Personally, I’m even quicker to forgive others than I am to forgive myself. Where did we learn this? This isn’t what the Bible teaches, nor is it how Jesus shows us we shou