When Brave Looks Like Staying Put ~ Day 12
Our lives don't look anything like we plan at times and we are frustrated over not being able to control all the details. But what if that is exactly what God is trying to teach us? What if the lesson is learning we are not in charge, but instead we are being asked to...
Not My Will, But Yours ~ Day 11
How do we accept that God knows best when we are yearning for something different? Being brave is a journey and this walk may look like we are moving forward or in a holding pattern. We learn to be brave right where we are because it is God's will. Brave faith does...
Brave in the Staying ~ Day 10
Today I am thrilled to hear from my friend Holly Barrett as she describes "brave in the staying". Her perspective is brave and is one that can teach all of us that where we are right now may be exactly where God has called us to be. There have been several...
Being Brave Right Where You Are ~ Day 9
In August, I was at a Five Minute Friday retreat near Nashville. Seventeen ladies gathered together to learn about the craft of writing, facing our fears of comparison and eventually how to walk bravely to face those fears. As I was leading a devotional on Sunday...
A Place Where We Belong ~ Day 8
As you read yesterday, brave needs community. Annie Downs writes in her book, Let's All Be Brave, that we need a place where we belong. We are made stronger when we are surrounded with people who love and support us. Community fills in the gaps of our weaknesses with...
Brave Needs Community ~ Day 7
We are a week into the 31 day writing challenge and I am praying right now that you are hanging with me as well as learning what brave looks like for you. Thank you for being on this journey with me. A journey to brave faith cannot be done alone. Brave is not a step...
God is in Charge ~ Day 6
As we become brave and take tentative steps forward and perhaps backward, we start a process of feeling different in our hearts. We sense things are changing and this leads to brave faith. We may never arrive at an understanding of brave faith because the process is...
Becoming Brave ~ Day 5
I have never believed the word "brave" is one others would choose to describe me, but sometimes what we believe about ourselves is not what God has chosen for us. This journey I am walking right now is all about brave and it does not always look brave from the...
Keep Becoming ~ Day 4
Along the way to brave faith, there is a process of evolving, the chance to unfold into who God has always planned we would be. If we were already brave, we wouldn't need this series or dare I say we wouldn't need God. But we are imperfect people who strive for...
Brave is Showing Up-Day 3
As we continue to look at "What is brave?", I am in awe of those people who seem to jump into new experiences without any hesitation. I am a "stand on the fringe looking in' kind of girl and this has always worked well for me. It's not that I never jump in, but I need...
What is Brave? ~ Day 2
What is brave? Oh if I only knew the answer to that question! I am thinking I can tell you what brave is not, but then I stop myself because brave looks different for everyone. My brave is not going to look like your brave and that is okay. When we step out of our...
31 Days: My Journey to Brave Faith
And so it begins... the October writing challenge that overtakes your Facebook feed, possibly floods your email inbox, and pops up all over social media. Writers everywhere are taking part in this challenge to #write31days throughout the month of October. I am...
Be Strong and Courageous
What if hearing the word "brave" sends your stomach into a tizzy and your palms into clammy mode? Or what if being brave means stepping out of your comfort zone? Or is brave a step into the unknown that you are asked by God to explore? Are you brave when staying right...
Five Minute Friday ~ Doubt
And so - we write for five minutes, our words tumbling out - no editing, no polishing - just flat out on a one word prompt! We gather all our beautiful thoughts here in our Five Minute Friday community and then love on each other as only we can do! Click here to learn...
Life is What We Make It
I look in the mirror and see laugh lines that have experienced much joy, skin that shows a life well lived and a smile that is ever present. If I glance quickly, the reflection looking back at me is my mom's and the knowing look reassures me that life is what you make...
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