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Two words have echoed in my brain since we arrived on this island. The same two words He has pointed out to me consistently in His Word since we arrived. Repeated, bolded, and emphasized scribbles on nearly a dozen pages over the last 44 days.

This morning, I had an editing project that needed tackling. And I had a conversation with my morning Mentor.

Where should I read this morning? Or do I just dive into the editing?

Psalm 84.

I’ve been studying it for days now, and I’m barely halfway through.

But I don’t want to study in-depth. I don’t have time this morning.

Just read it.

So I did. Slowly. Quietly to myself. Brushing my hand on the page when I came to verse six. The text is Spirit-heavy with Him. And rich with the legacy of her. And then these brown eyes laid upon those black words that He had prepared this morning for our spiritual breakfast together:

For the LORD is a sun and shield;
the LORD will give grace and glory;
no good thing will He withold
from those who walk uprightly.
– Psalm 84:11

***

In an attempt to keep my business page separate from this completely new-to-me world of writing, I’ve created a brand new Facebook page – aptly titled Glory and Grace. I’d love to have you join me.

Happy Weekend.

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Glory and Grace

July 18, 2014

Screen Shot 2014-07-18 at 11.40.52 AM

Two words have echoed in my brain since we arrived on this island. The same two words He has pointed out to me consistently in His Word since we arrived. Repeated, bolded, and emphasized scribbles on nearly a dozen pages over the last 44 days.

This morning, I had an editing project that needed tackling. And I had a conversation with my morning Mentor.

Where should I read this morning? Or do I just dive into the editing?

Psalm 84.

I’ve been studying it for days now, and I’m barely halfway through.

But I don’t want to study in-depth. I don’t have time this morning.

Just read it.

So I did. Slowly. Quietly to myself. Brushing my hand on the page when I came to verse six. The text is Spirit-heavy with Him. And rich with the legacy of her. And then these brown eyes laid upon those black words that He had prepared this morning for our spiritual breakfast together:

For the LORD is a sun and shield;
the LORD will give grace and glory;
no good thing will He withold
from those who walk uprightly.
– Psalm 84:11

***

In an attempt to keep my business page separate from this completely new-to-me world of writing, I’ve created a brand new Facebook page – aptly titled Glory and Grace. I’d love to have you join me.

Happy Weekend.

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The secret’s out! I’m finally revealing the cover to my next book!!
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🎉 ANNOUNCING: Worthy, coming July 28, 2026!
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💬 Comment WORTHY, and I’ll send the pre-order link to your inbox! (Pre-orders help authors so much!)
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Now, I’m going to go cry in the corner because this is all actually happening!

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And then I met a woman inside the museum of Elvis Presley’s birthplace. And God reminded me again that, whether or not He chooses to perform that miracle inside of your body, just believing He CAN do the impossible is enough.

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When sharing our story, I’m incredibly cautious to not promise something to women that God has not specifically promised them Himself. (After losing my best friend to cancer, I’m very well aware of the stories in which God chooses not to perform the miracle inside of your body.)

So I was really unsure of what part of our story to lean into last weekend as I prepared to speak at @hannah.g.barnett. When I asked, I felt God keep saying “I’ll tell you when you get there.” Okay, God. That’s kind of a lot.

And then I met a woman inside the museum of Elvis Presley’s birthplace. And God reminded me again that, whether or not He chooses to perform that miracle inside of your body, just believing He CAN do the impossible is enough.

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I spent the weekend with some incredible women this weekend who are all very well-acquainted with the kind of waiting sorrow I was so familiar with. I started the introduction of my first message yesterday morning with this truth and this point alone could have ended the entire conference. 😭

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I’m also a little bit gobsmacked because I only realized in the last week that this month marks the 10-year anniversary of the first answer to our big, 10-year-long prayer.

That feels big. Really big. I don’t quite know how we got here so fast, and I don’t quite have any words for any of it. But I do know that I want to spend this entire month spotlighting that, honoring it, and piling the glory back onto God because it feels like I’ve only barely scratched the surface.

I spent the weekend with some incredible women this weekend who are all very well-acquainted with the kind of waiting sorrow I was so familiar with. I started the introduction of my first message yesterday morning with this truth and this point alone could have ended the entire conference. 😭

So, to the woman whose womb is painfully empty: I see you. I know you. I was you. Come to Jesus and drink. He will fill that emptiness in more ways than you can possibly imagine… if you let Him.

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