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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 26, 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
Apr 19, 20242 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 8, 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
Mar 1, 20241 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
Feb 2, 20242 min read


What Do I Give Myself to
What do I give myself to? What takes my energy?
Lauren Mitchell
Jan 19, 20242 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.
Lauren Mitchell
Dec 28, 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...
Lauren Mitchell
Dec 21, 20232 min read


Looking With Your Heart
Holding life with open hands takes practice. I'll be practicing it until my last breath
Lauren Mitchell
Nov 29, 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
Oct 20, 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.
Lauren Mitchell
Sep 29, 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 9, 20232 min read


In the Battle
∞ 5 Days of Praying God’s Armor over Our Children ∞ It is so hard for me to let go of my children, every year, every day. I can't stop...
Lauren Mitchell
Jul 28, 20233 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.
Lauren Mitchell
Jun 22, 20232 min read


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
Nov 30, 20222 min read


Time is Not On Our Side
We have twenty-four hours in a day... that’s it. We never get twenty-five. Sixty minutes in every hour of our lives. No matter how hard...
Lauren Mitchell
Sep 19, 20222 min read


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
Jul 29, 20221 min read


Less and More
Less thinking and more thanking. I wrote this on my bathroom mirror. It's a safeguard for my mind this week.
Lauren Mitchell
May 11, 20222 min read
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