Lauren Mitchell
Hebrews on Hope
One of the most elusive things in our lives is hope. It isn’t based on things we can see, but on things we can’t. When I’m in the...
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Lauren Mitchell
- Aug 30
- 3 min
Who and Why?
Do we spend as much time wondering what God thinks of us as we do wondering what people think?
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Lauren Mitchell
- Aug 23
- 2 min
Manipulate, Finagle, Engineer, Arrange, Maneuver...
While this reads as a list of things I am good at, none of them are spiritual gifts. In fact, I'm convinced they actually damage my...
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Lauren Mitchell
- May 3
- 2 min
Influence
Instead of letting the world influence your thoughts and decisions, let prayer influence your thoughts and decisions. Instead of letting...
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Lauren Mitchell
- Apr 26
- 2 min
I Believe You
I’m putting belief over top of my anxieties until belief is what I see and anxieties fade out of focus. I’m reminding myself out loud,...
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Lauren Mitchell
- Apr 19
- 2 min
Creating Margin
Do you remember when we wrote on actual paper. You know with blue lines and a pink lined margin? The purpose of the margin was in case...
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Lauren Mitchell
- Mar 16
- 1 min
When Words are Too Much
Sometimes my words are just too many, not that God won't listen, but I don't need to hear my words again. I don't need to rehash my...
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Lauren Mitchell
- Jan 26
- 2 min
A New Approach to Fighting Wrinkles
I've developed deep wrinkles in between my eyebrows. you know, they call them elevens. I’ve decided I’m going to view them as a...
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Lauren Mitchell
- Jan 19
- 2 min
What Do I Give Myself to
What do I give myself to? What takes my energy?
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Lauren Mitchell
- Jan 10
- 4 min
Run Like a Naked Two Year Old
Yep, you read that correctly. That's how I want to run my race till I get to heaven. I wrote this years ago, but I needed it today....
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Lauren Mitchell
- Nov 29, 2023
- 2 min
Looking With Your Heart
Holding life with open hands takes practice. I'll be practicing it until my last breath
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Lauren Mitchell
- Nov 17, 2023
- 1 min
Thanksgiving Hopes
I don't know where Thanksgiving is landing you, full of anticipation or anxiety...or a little of both.
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Lauren Mitchell
- Sep 29, 2023
- 2 min
The Days Are Evil
Days trick us into thinking we have more time or less time. We have to stop looking at them and look at God for our plans.
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Lauren Mitchell
- Aug 18, 2023
- 2 min
Put Your Pencils Down
God isn’t like me. He doesn’t have tunnel vision for what I get wrong. He can assess not focus solely on what needs improvement.
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Lauren Mitchell
- Jan 16, 2023
- 2 min
What We Choose
Why do I choose other peoples words and allow them to speak over me more than I choose God’s words?
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Lauren Mitchell
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
Enlarged in the Waiting
Waiting creates space. It creates stillness. Outside things stop, lesser things are pushed aside. We can either fill this space in our...
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Lauren Mitchell
- Sep 19, 2022
- 2 min
Time is Not On Our Side
We have twenty-four hours in a day... that’s it. We never get twenty-five. Sixty minutes in every hour of our lives. No matter how hard...
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Lauren Mitchell
- Aug 8, 2022
- 2 min
With All My Heart
I always feel like I need to figure things out. My brain rarely stops calculating and planning. I waste so much energy trying to...
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Lauren Mitchell
- Jul 29, 2022
- 1 min
Fading Fast
Summer is fading and I’m desperate to make her last. My Enneagram one self, even though I try not to show her that much in public, feels...
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