Lauren Mitchell
Need to Know
God knows exactly when I need to know, so He isn't in a rush to tell me. Does this drive anyone else crazy? I want to know now. I've...
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Lauren Mitchell
Oct 303 min read
Ready to be Surprised?
The meaning of this Latin phrase may surprise you. I saw it on the back of a truck while waiting in the pick up line, I noticed it on the...
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Lauren Mitchell
Oct 43 min read
Fix or Focus
I like to fix. I usually believe that I know the answers. I need to trust God more than I trust myself.
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Lauren Mitchell
Sep 262 min read
Shifting Hope
We don’t have to live our best life here, our best life is later. Remembering keeps my grip on hope.
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Lauren Mitchell
Sep 63 min read
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 303 min read
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 232 min read
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
Aug 22 min read
I'm thinking backpacks, lunches, and PRAYERS!
I hate school. I know I'm not supposed to say that, don't worry my children aren't listening. I dread this last week of summer every...
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Lauren Mitchell
Jul 113 min read
Believing I Am Enough
God didn't choose me because of anything I can bring Him, I've got nothing He needs. He chose me because I need Him. I can rest.
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Lauren Mitchell
Jun 262 min read
Bring on the Bubbles
I love a bubble bath before bed. These verses gave me a perspective that I won't forget the next time I curl up in a tub full of bubbles....
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Lauren Mitchell
Jun 143 min read
Meditation
Take a deep breath. Learn the best kind of meditation.
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Lauren Mitchell
Apr 262 min read
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
Mar 291 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 241 min read
War for Peace
Peace is a gift but we must struggle to hold onto it. Circumstances try to wrestle it from us.
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Lauren Mitchell
Mar 11 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
Jan 262 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
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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
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
Jun 22, 20232 min read
He said Practice, Not Perfect
We read too much condemnation over ourselves in scripture,
and we miss keywords like “practice”.
God never asks us to be perfect.
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Lauren Mitchell
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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...
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