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Lauren Mitchell

Art of Motherhood

Motherhood is not for the faint of heart. Our culture tells us that we need to maintain our selves when Jesus calls us to die to ourselves.

Lauren Mitchell

Sacrifice of Time

Today is the beginning of Lent, which means Easter is right around the bend. Easter is my favorite holiday hands-down! I have a challenge...

Lauren Mitchell

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

Why pick a word for the year?

More than just a resolution, when I pick a word for the year it helps me focus. It streamlines my goals. We take in so much information...

Lauren Mitchell

Be Kind to Yourself

Give yourself a minute. Process Christmas because it's always a mixture of beautiful and hard, lovely and hustle. We don't let ourselves...

Lauren Mitchell

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

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

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...