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Lauren Mitchell
Apr 19, 20242 min read
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
Apr 15, 20243 min read
Refresh, Reboot, Receive
Pleasing all the people is really about me. Receiving God's grace is all about Him.
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Lauren Mitchell
Mar 29, 20241 min read
What is Good?
In my shortsightedness, I cannot label things correctly. I don’t recognize always good.
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Lauren Mitchell
Mar 8, 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...
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Lauren Mitchell
Mar 1, 20241 min read
Civil War in my Heart
There is a civil war in my heart. I want more of God, and I also want my own way. I struggle to reconcile the two opposing forces. This...
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Lauren Mitchell
Feb 16, 20242 min read
Go to Battle
Lots of days, I forget, I get comfortable, and I don’t remember to go to battle. Satan doesn’t take days off. I can’t either.
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Lauren Mitchell
Feb 2, 20242 min read
Ask Again.
Repetition. It works. That is what every personal trainer on the planet will tell you. It's not about how much weight it's about how many...
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Lauren Mitchell
Jan 26, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
What Do I Give Myself to
What do I give myself to? What takes my energy?
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Lauren Mitchell
Dec 28, 20232 min read
Pick a Word
Having one word for the year means I get 365 days to try and fail, and hear about my progress from God's heart.
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Lauren Mitchell
Dec 21, 20232 min read
ZEAL - Great Energy or Enthusiasm
I have zeal a lot of things... coffee, a new book, watching my kids play soccer, Christmas lights, (I always regret this zeal in...
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Lauren Mitchell
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Going Through the Motions
Where am I expecting that I know what God will say without really asking?
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Lauren Mitchell
Nov 17, 20231 min read
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
Nov 1, 20232 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.
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Lauren Mitchell
Oct 20, 20232 min read
The Other Possibility
What happens when we pray and things don’t go the way we planned? When the unexpected creeps in, I have a choice. I can humble my heart...
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Lauren Mitchell
Oct 15, 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...
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Lauren Mitchell
Sep 29, 20232 min read
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
Sep 22, 20232 min read
Wrinkles
I feel like time is breathing down my neck and etching "I was here", on my face. I need rapid wrinkle repair. Okay that sentence is fun...
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Lauren Mitchell
Sep 8, 20232 min read
What Are You Writing?
What are you writing on your heart? What do you repeat to yourself until it's engraved there? Is it guilt or shame?
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Lauren Mitchell
Sep 1, 20232 min read
How long do I steep?
There is not a problem that doesn't find it's answer in God. If we aren't reading His word diligently, not devotionals, not self-help...
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