Life has been so busy over here at the Shepherd house. We are finishing 2 baseball seasons, my youngest is graduating Elementary school, and my oldest is almost 13 (enough said). My husband, Ryan, and I are getting food to take to school, running to baseball games, working, laundry (well my boys may have run out of underwear this week),…
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One of the definitions of frenzy is a temporary madness.Have you felt any “temporary” madness the last year or so. I think we could all say YES. The other night at church we had a wonderful discussion on how to live beyond the frenzy. What does it look like to not be overwhelmed by the million daily tasks on top of taking care…
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I have to be honest ladies! I have been so discouraged this past week. Nothing major happened but I have just felt “down.” I haven’t slept much and my house is a mess which makes me crazy and there are SO MANY other things. But I won’t go into any more of my mess because I want to encourage you…
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Have you ever wondered how Jesus gave love to His enemies, how He handled knowing the outcome of his ministry would end in death, or how He continued to have joy while experiencing rejection? In this episode, I share my heart about a new journey we are going to go on. This journey is all about discovering the character and…
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The last few weeks have been tough. How about you? Have you had to walk through negativity, confrontation, or a hard circumstance? We have been going through so many things at one time, at one point I thought Ashton Kutcher was going to pop out and tell me I am being “punked.” If you are young, it was a show…
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In the last Flourishing Faith newsletter I shared a story about my oldest son Wilson and his immediate response to pray during an emergency. Today I want to talk about something I learned from my youngest son, Levi. Levi is VERY competitive and a perfectionist. He just started “kid” pitch in baseball and is finishing out Elementary school (3rd grade) and…
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