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Lauren Mitchell
Nov 15, 20242 min read
Out of Season
I am so terrible at moving into a new season that even my flowers are having trouble. I’ve got hydrangeas blooming in fall.
Lauren Mitchell
Oct 15, 20242 min read
Foggy Days
Are you confident in God’s ability to work things out? It’s what we trust in but don’t yet see that keeps us going on the foggy days.
Lauren Mitchell
Sep 6, 20243 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...
Lauren Mitchell
Aug 23, 20242 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...
Lauren Mitchell
Aug 9, 20242 min read
Just Sit Down
Rest usually alludes me, you to? It’s one of those things that never really happens because we wait for our circumstances to align and...
Lauren Mitchell
Aug 2, 20242 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...
Lauren Mitchell
Jun 14, 20243 min read
Meditation
Take a deep breath. Learn the best kind of meditation.
Lauren Mitchell
May 29, 20241 min read
Seek, Seek, Remember
The plan: Seek, Seek, Remember It's fairly simple, and I am sure to still mess is up. The beauty is that I can come back to it. God lets...
Lauren Mitchell
May 3, 20242 min read
Influence
Instead of letting the world influence your thoughts and decisions, let prayer influence your thoughts and decisions. Instead of letting...
Lauren Mitchell
Apr 26, 20242 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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lauren Mitchell
Jan 10, 20244 min read
Run Like a Naked Two Year Old
Yep, you read that correctly. That's how I want to run my race till I get to heaven. I wrote this years ago, but I needed it today....
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...
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?
Lauren Mitchell
Aug 9, 20232 min read
In the Weeds
Lately my thoughts have been "in the weeds". There is too much going on in there, and it isn't just anxiety or agendas.
Lauren Mitchell
Aug 4, 20232 min read
Comparing Apples to Oranges
God measures differently than we do. He isn't limited by time and sees the product while I'm still looking at the tiny seed.
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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