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I am tempted to look at what’s cut back and elim

I am tempted to look at what’s cut back and eliminated. Saying the cup’s half-empty and maybe there won’t be enough. Instead I’m choosing gratitude. I choose to say, “thank you for water, for cups, for ice ...” As I count my blessings I know I am provided for and held. Even in uncertain times - maybe especially then - I can lean into the arms that shelter me.
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Will you list three things that spark gratitude for you?
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Could you do it for the rest of March?
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A cloud of witnesses (both on earth and in heaven) is watching how we respond. Let’s respond with hope and gratitude. ❤️

Yes, you. . Fear makes us cower in corners, dimly

Yes, you.
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Fear makes us cower in corners, dimly letting ourselves connect. We cover and keep ourselves from harm and in the meantime we keep ourselves from connecting, blessing, and making a difference.
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These are dark times. We all need the light.
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I am reminded of some deep words of comfort - words that have given me solace in many dark days. They are the words of Frances de Sales. He reminds me that I need not capitulate to fear. The same God who has seen me through all my days holds me now. He is with me - and with you.
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Fear not. That’s what He constantly and consistently whispers.
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So let’s be the light in this uncertain season. Sharing, giving, praying, and hoping.
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#bethelight #youarethelight #letyourlightsoshine #hope #faithnotfear #fearnot

Happy Pi(e) Day! . We had chicken pot pie followed

Happy Pi(e) Day!
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We had chicken pot pie followed by my fave ... junkberry, a recipe from @tararoyersteele ... it was sooooo yummy!
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Ok, yes, I love it more at Royer’s Pie Haven in Round Top, with a scoop of Blue Bell ice cream, but listen to this! My husband said it might be the best berry pie he’s ever eaten.
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Bam! 💥 Nailed it!
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Want the recipe? Get Tara’s devotional/pie book Eat-Pie-Love (on Amazon)
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🍴🥧❤️
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#royerspiehaven #eatpielove #piday #piday2020 #junkberrypie

I get a daily news update in my inbox. My son and

I get a daily news update in my inbox. My son and I were talking about it as I drove him to High School this morning.
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We talked about the stock market, quarantines, and fear. In the end, as He was exiting the car he said, “It’s all scary.” Then he paused and added, “All I can say is God’s got this.”
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After all the highs and lows we’ve been through together through his high school years, that statement sums up what I’ve learned. “God’s got this.” He’s got it all, and He’s got me. If there’s anything I would want to hear coming out of his mouth at this stage of life, it’s that proclamation. “God’s got this.”
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As he stepped out onto the curb, I said, “You’re right. God hasn’t given us a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound mind. Walk in that truth today.”
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How can I love well in the midst of this anxious generation? Where does Jesus give me opportunity to love today?
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How does He empower me to be still, to make a difference, to be the difference?
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What does a sound mind think and say (or restrain from saying) in light of these situations that have all our senses on alert?
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I’m asking Jesus to lead me - to lead the church - as we meet our culture with Him in the midst of fear. ❤️

Some of the sweet pics from our photo shoot last w

Some of the sweet pics from our photo shoot last weekend. For many reasons these mean the world to me. We haven’t had formal photos in four years. A lot of life has been unpredictable. The fact that all four of us were together and well wasn’t lost on me. Also, my oldest is 18. This will be his last year officially living in our home as a high schooler. The future is open and for that reason these pictures feel like a milestone moment. Cherish it all. I sure am. ❤️

You know I love me some Texas! Apparently Siri kno

You know I love me some Texas! Apparently Siri knows too (#siriknowsall). Today I typed a message that had the word tall in it and Siri said, y’all, instead. Go, Siri! Remind me of the sweet friendships, the precious three-year-old who ran into a field to give me a bluebonnet, the ministry, the gathering, the open roads through hilly farmland, the five-year-old storyteller who had me in stitches with her imagination as she spun a tale that had the whole car laughing. The barbecue, the pie, the deep prayer time. Just so good.
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We all need getaways. We need connection and rest, refreshment and filling. Texas is all that for me.

A sweet day with @tararoyersteele and @ronnerock a

A sweet day with @tararoyersteele and @ronnerock and @jessiemike71 in Round Top. God crosses paths, weaves lives, and knits hearts. ❤️

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