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Mindful Mondays: Time With Jesus Rooted and Radiant – Week Fifteen Tending: Don’t Give Up Before the Harvest
There are seasons in our lives when it feels like nothing is changing. We’ve been showing up.We’ve been practicing what we’ve been learning.We’ve been trying to respond differently, to stay grounded in truth, to remain close to Jesus. And yet… Some days still feel the same.Old thoughts still surface.Old patterns still appear.The fruit we hoped…
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Mindful Mondays: Time With Jesus Rooted and Radiant – Week Fourteen Tending: Strengthening What Is Taking Root
There is a quiet kind of growth that often goes unnoticed at first. It doesn’t feel dramatic or immediate. It happens slowly, beneath the surface, as something begins to take root. Maybe you’ve noticed that this week. Small moments where you remembered to pause.Moments where you returned to what is true.Moments where something felt just…
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Mindful Mondays: Time With Jesus Rooted and Radiant – Week Thirteen Tending: Receiving What Is True
If we were sitting together today, I might say this: Sometimes the quiet after letting go can feel unfamiliar. We’ve released something we’ve been carrying, and for a moment, there’s space where that weight used to be, and in that space, a question begins to rise: What do I hold onto now? Last week, we…
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Mindful Mondays: Time With Jesus Rooted and Radiant – Week Twelve Tending: Releasing What Took Root
If we were sitting together with a warm cup of coffee, I might gently ask you: What has been feeling heavy lately? Not the quick answer we give in passing, but the honest one we carry beneath the surface. The things that linger in our thoughts.The worries that return when the day quiets down.The feelings…
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Mindful Mondays: Time With Jesus Rooted and Radiant – Week Eleven Tending: Healing the Soil Beneath the Roots
Welcome back, my friend – I hope you have a special drink that makes you smile with you this morning as we begin a new, good, and important topic. We have spent weeks learning how to root ourselves in Christ. We practiced turning when we drift. We learned that returning is not failure. It is…
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Mindful Mondays: Time With Jesus Rooted and Radiant Week Eight – Turning: Learning How to Return
As you settle in for another week, maybe your coffee mug is warm in your hands. Maybe it’s been reheated once already. Either way, I’m so glad that you chose to show up – that matters. If you’re anything like me, so much of life quietly pulls at your attention. We turn toward responsibilities, conversations,…
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Mindful Mondays: Time With Jesus Rooted and Radiant Week Seven – Turning: Learning Where the Mind Goes
As you settle in today, maybe you’re holding a warm mug. Maybe the house is still, or maybe it’s already loud and full. Either way, you’ve carved out this small pocket of time to be present. Before we rush into anything, pause for a moment and notice where your mind already is. Is it planning…
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Mindful Mondays: Time With Jesus Rooted and Radiant – Week Six: Turning: Returning When You Drift
As you settle in to meet with Jesus today, imagine the simple act of noticing where your body is facing. Perhaps toward a window, a screen, or the warmth of your coffee mug in your hands. Turning rarely happens all at once.More often, it happens in small moments of awareness. Last week, we talked about…
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Mindful Mondays: Time With Jesus Rooted and Radiant Week Five: Turning – Learning Where to Look
Beginning a New Phase: Turning Toward the Light As we begin today, imagine taking your first sip of coffee and glancing toward the window. The light is there, steady and present, even if the sky feels overcast. Over the past four weeks, we have been in the Rooting phase of our journey. We slowed down.…
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Mindful Mondays: Time With Jesus Rooted and Radiant Week Four: Rooting – Safe to Belong
As we begin today, imagine this as the quieter part of a coffee date. What is left in your cup has cooled in your hands. The conversation has slowed. There’s no agenda left to manage or prove. Just space to stay present a little longer. Over the past few weeks, we’ve rested, received love, and…