Tag: faith
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If I Could Change One Thing About Myself…
This post is one you might as well have ripped out from my journal… because it’s something personal God is doing in my life. Since I’m always encouraged to hear about God’s work in someone’s heart, I thought I’d share with the prayer that you’ll be spiritually encouraged. Several months ago, Jonathan and I had…
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Nothing is Wasted
Several months ago, my family watched a children’s movie together. As the final credits scrolled across the screen, my husband and I did what we typically do after movies: we dissected, critiqued, and discussed improvements that should have been made. This particular movie must have had an inexperienced director because there were several wasted scenes…
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3 Questions I Ask Before Pressing “Publish”
Today marks 7 years of blogging here at Brown Sugar Toast. 7 YEARS! In commemoration of this event, I’m going to share 3 questions I ask before pressing publish. I want you to know what my goals are for the writing in this space, rather than it seeming like a random assortment of posts. Whether I…
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Heart Check: 4 Questions to Gauge the State of Your Heart
I want to take practical measures to keep my heart tender towards God. One of those steps is the heart check below.
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Chick-fil-a, Conversations, & Christ
Last Friday, my kids and I headed to Chick-fil-a to meet friends for lunch. While we were there, I saw the owner and introduced my kids to the man who had been my very first boss. He kindly offered to get ice cream for the kids. While he was gone, Nate looked up at me and…
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3 Things I Learned During My Social Media Absence
Over the past couple weeks, I’ve taken an intentional break from social media. The reason I pulled away was two-fold: 1. I knew I loved it too much. 2. I recently read a book that suggested the two-week period. Today, I’ll share 3 things I learned during my social media absence:
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Is Bible Study a Discipline or Delight?
“Bible study is not a discipline; it’s a delight.” A while ago, I came across a social media post with the above caption and it made me think: Is Bible study a discipline or a delight? Maybe you, like me, have been admonished not to read your Bible out of a sense of discipline or…
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Sacrificing Holiness for Authenticity
It was Saturday morning. Driving home from an early morning run, I stopped by a yard sale and snagged the classic game of Battleship for the low, low price of $1. I had fond memories of playing this game in elementary school and looked forward to wowing my family with my incredible skills. Only that’s…
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Maybe It’s Not an Obstacle
What if your difficult events today are actually not obstacles, but arrows pointing you back to Jesus? What if they’re not standing in the way of your success for today, but instead reminding you to come to the One who defines true success? What if God actually put those events in your life to remind…
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To Live is Christa
I really want to be like Jesus and Paul. I want to be able to say, “For me to live is Christ!” But too often, my song is “For me to live is Christa.”
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Stop Waiting to Praise
The other day, I found myself thinking ahead to next year. Next May, to be exact. In the Lord’s will, my husband will graduate with his PhD in approximately 12 months. (Not that anyone is counting, of course. BUT WE ALL ARE.) As I thought about what an incredible time that will be, I imagined…
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One Year Ago Today: 3 lessons I learned when my water broke at 20 weeks
3 lessons I learned when my water broke at 20 weeks…