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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...
Lauren Mitchell
Aug 23, 20242 min read


How Comfortable Are You?
Are we too comfortable with our Bibles? Have you stopped being inspired and corrected by it? Has it ceased to penetrate your heart?
Lauren Mitchell
May 23, 20242 min read


Momentum for Moms
Momentum for motherhood can be found in grace. I've decided to let myself take in some deep breaths of God's grace for my motherhood.
Lauren Mitchell
May 9, 20242 min read


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...
Lauren Mitchell
Mar 16, 20241 min read


We Get Lost and Need to Turn Around
I think sometimes we get confused about what repentances is for. We turn back to God because going our way doesn’t work. Repentance is...
Lauren Mitchell
Mar 8, 20241 min read


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....
Lauren Mitchell
Jan 10, 20244 min read


Going Through the Motions
Where am I expecting that I know what God will say without really asking?
Lauren Mitchell
Dec 8, 20232 min read


Looking With Your Heart
Holding life with open hands takes practice. I'll be practicing it until my last breath
Lauren Mitchell
Nov 29, 20232 min read


Thanksgiving Hopes
I don't know where Thanksgiving is landing you, full of anticipation or anxiety...or a little of both.
Lauren Mitchell
Nov 17, 20231 min read


Day Lilies Don’t Bloom in November
God knows you, He wants you to see Him. He desires to reveal Himself to you progressively and personally.
Lauren Mitchell
Nov 1, 20232 min read


How to Get Your Prayers Answered
Do you ever feel like your prayers aren't heard? Or that praying is a waste of time? Ever wonder if there is a better way to approach...
Lauren Mitchell
Oct 15, 20232 min read


Holding On
Dear God, sometimes I can't let things go. I want to hold onto Your gifts, like You aren't going to give again. Forgive me ...
Lauren Mitchell
Sep 15, 20232 min read


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.
Lauren Mitchell
Aug 18, 20232 min read


You Choose
Death and life are in the power of the tongue. That's what the author of Proverbs tells us, and the Message translation makes it very...
Lauren Mitchell
Jul 24, 20232 min read


Bring on the Rain
Planting seeds inevitably changes my feelings about rain.
Lauren Mitchell
Jun 14, 20231 min read


What We Choose
Why do I choose other peoples words and allow them to speak over me more than I choose God’s words?
Lauren Mitchell
Jan 16, 20232 min read


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...
Lauren Mitchell
Dec 19, 20222 min read


What Are We Waiting For?
The season of advent is all about waiting because advent itself means arrival. We are all waiting on the arrival of something from God,...
Lauren Mitchell
Dec 9, 20223 min read


Don't Get Your Hopes UP!
We may not have said this, but we have thought it at some point. As we age, we have been disappointed enough that we want to guard...
Lauren Mitchell
Nov 30, 20222 min read


Who Am I Disappointing?
Who do we most fear disappointing? How do we make our decisions? How much time do we spend thinking about what others think of us? How...
Lauren Mitchell
Nov 4, 20222 min read
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