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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


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 we try, we cannot squeeze any more time into a minute or an hour or a life. All we've really got is Caffeine & Jesus and most of us are only accessing the coffee. Time puts limitations on us. In our short lives we can only get so many things done, and the older you get, the more you will feel the pressure of time. It's sometimes unexpected sq
Lauren Mitchell
Sep 19, 20223 min read


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...
Lauren Mitchell
Jul 29, 20221 min read


In the Making
Caleb and I made muffins yesterday. The simple act of having him help me reminded me of something I am quick to forget. God doesn't need...
Lauren Mitchell
Jun 14, 20222 min read


To Be not To Do
I pray that you will make me fit for what you are calling me to do. That's what I wrote, but that's not what the verse said. It actually...
Lauren Mitchell
May 15, 20223 min read


Less and More
Less thinking and more thanking. I wrote this on my bathroom mirror. It's a safeguard for my mind this week.
Lauren Mitchell
May 11, 20222 min read


Fan the Flame
This face says it all! Apparently when I’m teaching I’m a little expressive (read dramatic). I got the privilege of speaking to a group...
Lauren Mitchell
Mar 18, 20223 min read


Expectations Anonymous
Expectations, this is the time of year when we start to see that things aren’t panning out the way we hoped! Those New Year’s resolutions...
Lauren Mitchell
Jan 23, 20223 min read


Coffee leading the way
Faithful, it's not flashy or trendy. Faithfulness may seem mundane, but it always adds up. Repetition brings results.
Lauren Mitchell
Jan 3, 20223 min read


She Believed
Mary was chosen by God because of her belief. She believed even when she didn't have all the details.
Lauren Mitchell
Dec 15, 20212 min read


Flowing
Abundance isn’t about my provision. It’s a shift from a mindset of earning or deserving to a mindset of believing and receiving.
Lauren Mitchell
Nov 29, 20212 min read


Blurry
The times I seem to need this most are the ones I don’t stop to do it. I just put my head down and try to fight through the blurry.
Why??
Lauren Mitchell
Nov 12, 20212 min read


Hold the Pumpkin; I'm just spicy.
What are you doing because it's expected? How are you letting culture push you around and tell you that valuable means loud and obvious?
Lauren Mitchell
Oct 29, 20212 min read


Monday Thoughts...
It’s not the pandemic; it’s the dishes. I don’t mean in any way to minimalize the suffering the pandemic has caused. Stick with me. In...
Lauren Mitchell
Oct 11, 20212 min read
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