Merriest Christmas from our little family to yours. 🎄

To the woman who is holding the weight of the world on her shoulders.

I’m praying for you.

This prayer has been repeated on my lips since I first read the words yesterday morning. They were tucked up in the Passion Translation’s version of Psalm 17:7.
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“Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand,” David wrote. “Magnify the marvels of Your mercy to all who seek You. Show me Your unfailing love in wonderful ways. Paint grace-graffiti on the fences. Display the wonders of Your faithful love.” (NJKV - TPT - NLT - MSG - CSB)
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God, magnify the marvels of Your mercy to me today.

It’s hard for me to believe that it’s already been ten years since I first wrote 25 Days of Advent.

When I did, Josh and I were living in a 500-square-foot cottage on Maui, nearly ten years into our wait for a family. We had NO idea that, three months later, we would get the surprise of our lives.

So, December 2nd’s essay is extra special for me. Swipe through the slides and you’ll see why.

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I’m neck-deep in polishing up the first finished draft of my second manuscript. It’s a commentary through the books of Ezra, Esther, and Nehemiah (slated for an early 2027 release) and, since I’m leaning in to Jesus’ second coming this Advent, this snippet from my commentary on Nehemiah 4 begged to be shared.
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(Let alone the fact that the words that I first wrote two years ago are circling back around and preaching right to my own heart this morning.)
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Also, I juts got edits back from my first manuscript (did I mention I have TWO BOOKS coming out in the next year or so??) so I’m buried in writing and editing for the next few weeks and would love your prayer as I fight for every word!