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My poverty (and yours)

November 19, 2012 by Edie Wadsworth 95 Comments

This week we are swimming in  abundance.

I spent the weekend making all manner of preparations.   While Stevie smoked back ribs all day yesterday, the rest of us flew into a frenzy of buying and storing and cleaning and prepping and sewing and ciphering.   All this to make sure 28 people know how thankful we are to have them in our lives.

Everywhere I turn in my house, there’s excess.  I have bowls and stemware and linens and food and candles and silver, galore.

There is wealth and bounty aplenty.

Everywhere, that is, except in me.

It’s the poverty of my own heart that scares me to death.

It’s my inability to be who I was created to be.

It’s my impatience and unkindness to my children—-the lack of grace and love and joy.

It’s the tally of hurts done against me that I keep record of and file away for later use.

It’s the wretched cycle of my own  sin that makes me sick.

And when I stood at the end of this week, looking at the  trail of brokenness, that’s when I saw the beautiful paradox of want.

This poverty of spirit that plagues me is the beginning of repentance.   This is where I find Him.

When I have come to the end of my resources, to the last shred of hope in myself, that’s where He waits.

And the truth is, the sooner we discover this poverty—that we all happen to share—-the sooner we can learn to live from His wealth.

Because everything is His.

And if our hands weren’t so full of our own decaying riches, He’d show us what abundance really looks like.

It looks something like peace, joy, love, kindness, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance, forgiveness.

We may be the richest (most in debt) country on earth but we live in sheer destitution.

Our lives look more like  strife, sadness, cruelty, harshness, wickedness, faithlessness, stubbornness, excess, blame.

At least mine does, if I’m honest.

And I hate my inadequacy.   I want, for all the world, to be capable and industrious—to have it all figured out, to have the perfectly coiffed life.

And you probably do too.

We don’t want to feel our need, our desperation.

So we hide, we medicate, we pretend, we run, we seek cheap relief wherever it may be found.

But at the end of the that long, scary road of our stubborn self-sufficiency and our rusty heap of riches and our swirling addictions,  He waits.

Because He is gentle and kind and faithful and full of peace and forgiveness.

He is love, incarnate.

And He became flesh to know this very pain.  He took on this desperate poverty in which we live to give us wealth untold. He is our Father.  And our inheritance cannot be measured.

And if we are wise, we will learn to thank Him for those things that remind us of our true condition:  the very circumstances that break our hearts and cause us to despair.

Those are His gift to us, to help us see clearly.

By nature, we hate the heartache which drives us to Him and keeps us begging for relief, begging for answers, begging for the scraps from His table.

But from that lack, he will give us heaven.

Let us not forget that it was in desperation that David wrote Psalm 51 and from prison that Paul wrote Ephesians and Colossians.

It’s in our poverty, not our abundance,  that He will give us His kingdom.

We don’t have to try to be poor in spirit to receive His kingdom.  We are poor in spirit and we must beg Him to show us our emptiness in order that He may fill us with the bounty from His table.

Everything is His.  And so everything is yours.

“Taste and see that the Lord is good.  Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.”

ourpoverty

 

Filed Under: confessions, faith

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  1. Avataramy says

    November 19, 2012 at 7:32 am

    Whispering a very quiet amen to this as my soul aches.

    Reply
  2. AvatarJulia says

    November 19, 2012 at 7:37 am

    Edie…..Thank you-

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  3. AvatarEmily Clark says

    November 19, 2012 at 7:37 am

    Beautifully said and so true. Have you ever thought of writing a devotional book? 🙂

    Reply
  4. AvatarRuth says

    November 19, 2012 at 7:44 am

    Amen and amen!!! Open our eyes to see our wretchedness, o Lord, and lead us unto you.

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  5. AvatarGlenda says

    November 19, 2012 at 7:51 am

    Thank you Edie.

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  6. AvatarLori H says

    November 19, 2012 at 7:57 am

    Wow. Thank you. So necessary this week!

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  7. AvatarDeb says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:07 am

    This brought tears to my eyes. Beautifully written and so true.

    Reply
  8. AvatarSouthern Gal says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:10 am

    Your words speak to my soul, Edie. To know others are struggling with some of the same things gives me hope that I’m not the only one. Is that wrong to say? I feel so alone at times in my destitution. Then God shows me I’m not alone with your words. He’s so, so good.

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  9. AvatarMelissaM says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:12 am

    So thankful to have found your post this morning. God’s way is so upside down from our natural way of thinking. I am always blown away when I consider that He knows the true state of my heart and yet He offers me all this grace…. His love for us is abundance.

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  10. Avatardebra says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:20 am

    Thank you. Beautifully written and very true.

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  11. Avatarmypatsyann says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:36 am

    Perfect timing. Thank you so much.

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  12. AvatarCarin says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:40 am

    Wow! In tears. Beautiful and much needed today. xoxo

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  13. Avatarsheri says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:52 am

    very well said sweet friend! Happy Thanksgiving!

    Reply
  14. AvatarRuth @ Living Well Spending Less says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:57 am

    So much wisdom on a Monday morning, my dear friend. I love how you never shy from facing the hard truths and telling it like it is. Wishing Punta Gorda & Bean Station were a little closer….I could go for a little heart-to-heart and I’m pretty sure Chuck would trade one of our children for some of those ribs! 🙂 Miss you! xoxo

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  15. AvatarKaren says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:09 am

    So true Edie!families I see are aching and broken apart. Reaching to them is what god wants as well. We have to share with others the grace god gives to us.

    Reply
  16. AvatarJanine says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:12 am

    I love this. May I share it?

    Reply
  17. AvatarBrooke says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:15 am

    Your best post ever. Ever. Amen. And Amen again.

    Thanks for you.

    Reply
  18. AvatarMegan says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:20 am

    You wrote a post called ‘rebuilding a heart’ that I go back and re-read when I need a wake up call. This is another one of those posts. Insert bookmark. Thank you Edie for sharing this wisdom with the poor.

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  19. AvatarShaunna says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:25 am

    Mercy, friend. Amen.
    xoxo,
    shaunna

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  20. AvatarDanielle Apland says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:35 am

    Thank you. Beautiful and full of truth and wisdom

    Reply
  21. Avatarmarilyn says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:39 am

    So true and so need at this time.

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  22. AvatarFlower Patch Farmgirl says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:49 am

    We already are poor in spirit. Yes. This is beautiful. Have you read Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning? I’m meting it out to myself in small doses right now because I want it to never go away and because it’s a 1:2 reading/processing ratio.

    Happy Thanksgiving, friend.

    ps – Your photo up there is pretty much perfection.

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  23. AvatarBrooke says

    November 19, 2012 at 10:00 am

    needed to read this today. thank you

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  24. AvatarLisa says

    November 19, 2012 at 10:10 am

    Reading your words has certainly put my hectic week into perspective. Oh how I am poor in spirit and in need of His refuge!

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  25. AvatarAlesha says

    November 19, 2012 at 10:12 am

    This is beautiful! I love how honest and raw this post is and yet it is so true of all of us! It was beautifully written and so encouraging. Thank you!
    Alesha <3

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  26. Avatarshellie says

    November 19, 2012 at 11:04 am

    Just what I needed this morning. I read your blog every day and have to admit, feel a bit envious of you sometimes. Thanks for allowing me into your heart. I know we are all sinners who are only saved by God’s grace.

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  27. Avatarmartha says

    November 19, 2012 at 11:21 am

    Your posts are like golden nuggets of wisdom and truth. I love your honesty. I am so thankful I stumbled on your site, I look forward to reading it everyday and have gone back to read all your previous posts. You help me remember the fire I had in my heart when I was your age. Thank you!

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  28. AvatarSusan says

    November 19, 2012 at 11:24 am

    Yes. and thank you.

    From his abundance we have all received. hallelujah.

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  29. AvatarUpscale Downhome says

    November 19, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    Love Him so much for always waiting…

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  30. AvatarCaila says

    November 19, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    This was JUST what I needed this morning. Thank you.

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  31. Avatarchrissi says

    November 19, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    Tears for your truth and thankfulness. Thank you sweet Edie.

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  32. AvatarKristie says

    November 19, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    Thank you for the truth-filled reminder. I really needed it. To be honest though, it does help to give away and get rid of some of the literal “stuff” in one’s house. There is nothing wrong with possessions (and I have plenty of them), but God has some mysterious equation about that. Holding your stuff loosely and not having such excess leaves more room for Christ’s values 🙂 Now, I need to go look into the rooms of my house and put that into practice!

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  33. AvatarAshley Johns says

    November 19, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    Beautiful Edie… as always. Thank you!

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  34. AvatarSarah says

    November 19, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    Thank you for being an amazing inspiration to me! I too have been feeling that poverty lately…thanks for putting a finger on it so I will go to my knees today!

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  35. AvatarJennifer says

    November 19, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    My heart aches. I have been running around pleasing everyone but my dutiful children, trying to accomplish tasks on lists, all the while pretending I’m not ruining a beautiful week of thanksgiving straight from the gate. Today I’ve been impatient, angry, demanding and less than loving to the people I love most. I’ve been stomping down guilt and remorse all the live long day. And then I read this:
    [And He became flesh to know this very pain. He took on this desperate poverty in which we live to give us wealth untold. He is our Father.] My heart broke because I know this pain, the guilt and disgust of feeling lost in my own dark depths. I know this pain and the reminder that He knows this pain, too, how it feels to dwell in my sinful heart, is heartbreaking. What am I thinking? What am I doing? Thank you for saying what we need to hear — for reminding me that this life is grace.

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  36. AvatarClaire says

    November 19, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    Bless you for speaking the truth. I have been revisiting Transforming Grace by Jerry Bridges. He writes that, “We act as if God’s grace only makes up what our good works lack.” Ouch! In reality, each of us is completely and permanently bankrupt without His grace!

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  37. AvatarAnna says

    November 19, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    What a wonderful, touching post. Thank you, Edie.

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  38. Avatarshelley says

    November 19, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    I love this post. Especially – we don’t have to try to be poor in spirit. We already are. As the inevitable demands of the holidays approach, I keep trying to stop in the moment and rest in all that he has done. I have nothing to prove. I am an imperfect sinner and he has covered me.

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  39. Avatardara says

    November 19, 2012 at 4:52 pm

    well written…this made me cry for my own poverty. Thank you!

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  40. AvatarKaye says

    November 19, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    Your blog is your ministry. Touching lives and offering glimpses of the Christian life. Please continue in your efforts. We all are waiting in the wings, learning and being amazed that God is always with us in all we do. God has given you a gift of self expression that reaches to the core of our souls. Thank you. Peace and Grace.

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  41. AvatarMeredith says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:19 pm

    I love this! Thanks for the reminder.

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  42. AvatarAlison says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    Lord, have mercy. Christ have mercy. Bless you, Edie.

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  43. AvatarChristine says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:47 pm

    Thank you Edie, I so needed this.

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  44. Avatar{darlene} @ fieldstonehill says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:34 pm

    edie.
    you can tell you drink from the well of brilliant writers.

    our poverty. where we meet His riches.

    He is everything. I am so thankful for it as I walk daily with my own weak, grace-less, impatient me. But I have Him! Therefore, there is Hope!

    this post was stunning. just stunning.

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  45. AvatarPatty says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    You pretty much cut to the heart of it. Thank you for writing the hard stuff. How I needed to hear this…this week especially.

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  46. AvatarCorey says

    November 19, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    “But at the end of the that long, scary road of our stubborn self-sufficiency and our rusty heap of riches and our swirling addictions, He waits.”

    W.O.W. I am in complete awe of your post today. I am not a morning person and don’t usually have any use for electronics until I have had ample amounts of coffee. But, I got a little off course today and sat down to read your post while eating some breakfast. I had to read it twice. It rung my bell. I am humbled by your courage to give it to us straight. Its one of my favorite things about you. This is the good stuff Miss Edie! Live changing! I am telling you, between your house and everything you have going on with your family, and the Nestor selling all of her stuff right out of her house… It is leading me to believe that heaven on earth is pretty close to wherever you all are at!
    This post will be printed out on some fancy paper and made beautiful. It is profound! On a side note, I have never been to a Lutheran church. But you just about have me convinced that I have been missing out all my life!
    Thank you for keeping it real!
    corey

    corey

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  47. AvatarTina says

    November 19, 2012 at 11:00 pm

    Once again, proof that your message that hope and trust in Him are the only things that can sustain us. Please, please consider coming to speak at our event in April! 🙂

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  48. Avatarmelissa stover says

    November 19, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    happy thanksgiving dear edie. i’m so thankful for God’s grace over me and for friends like you who remind me how much it is needed.

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  49. AvatarJulie Ann says

    November 20, 2012 at 8:58 am

    Hi Edie. What a beautiful post. Sometimes we think others’ lives are perfect…..there you are with your cute little husband cookin’ ribs and you doin’ all you do….so perfectly…..and just lookin’ so effortlessly and naturally cute!!….but no one’s life is perfect on this earth. You captured it!! Beautiful words. Made me think of the song, “Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, because He lives, all fear is gone…..because I know, I know…… who holds the future….and life is worth the living…..just….because….He….lives!!” Thank you for sharing how only God can make us feel. Like we are rich in His spirit. Like we are happy….just because. I am feeling really thankful right now…for the things that matter! Thanks again, Edie. Happy THANKSgiving!!

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  50. AvatarHeather says

    November 20, 2012 at 11:46 am

    Beautifully expressed, Edie. “It’s my poverty of heart that scares me to death.” Yes and yikes. Charles Spurgeon riffs on Psalm 107:9 by saying “It is well to have longings, and the more intense they are the better. The Lord will satisfy soul-longings, however great and all-absorbing they may be. Let us greatly long for God will greatly give. . . .” [Faith’s Checkbook November 20] May we see much grace in our week of thanks-giving and God bless you, Edie! – from an out west mom (you’ve heard of the left coast?) who appreciates you

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  51. AvatarSandy toe says

    November 20, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    Lovely post!!! Today, Edie, I blogged about my Thanksgiving runner that would be fun to do with your 28 guests!!!

    Happy Thanksgiving! Many of your posts this year have been a blessing to me!

    Sandy Toes

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  52. Avatarruthie says

    November 20, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    amen and thank you…..

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  53. Avatarkaty says

    November 20, 2012 at 10:06 pm

    Beautiful post. I am Lutheran too, heard about your site from Issues, etc. Such truth is painful and beautiful. Sort of like law and gospel. The law hurts, the Gospel heals and relieves the burdened heart.
    Just started reading Hammer of God by Bo Giertz. Found a few tears running down my face and I am only in the first few chapters. His Grace abounds.
    Thank you.

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  54. AvatarPumpkin, Pie, Painter says

    November 21, 2012 at 3:27 am

    Oh, how I needed this…found out today how much my daughter’s braces were going to be and get so frustrated at times like this that in all of our years of marriage, we still aren’t to the point where we feel “comfortable” in our finances…always seem to be striving to save and watching it go hither and yon…but knowing, as you so perfectly stated, that it is at this point, this need to always look to Him, that it keeps us always looking to Him…and he always, ALWAYS meets the need, without us ever having to beg, borrow, or steal. 🙂 Thank you for this very timely reminder. We are, indeed, very rich in what is important: His love but my soul can be very poor when it forgets.

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  55. AvatarLisa says

    November 21, 2012 at 9:19 am

    Wow – thanks you for this!

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  56. AvatarRhonda says

    November 21, 2012 at 11:37 am

    So so beautiful Edie…i love how Holy Spirit leads ur thots and words and thru u delivers God’s truest heart to us in a way we can chew it and swallow it. Your gift of writing and revealing your heart and struggles is so amazing! I am so blessed by your life and heart! Blessings to you and yours as you serve this holiday and draw out the beauty and destiny in each of your guests.

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  57. AvatarAngela says

    November 21, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    Edie,
    This is exactly what I need to hear today. It truly touched my heart and reminded me that I need to thank the sovereign Lord for my present circumstances. Everything you shared was so meaningful and I particularly loved this – “And if we are wise, we will learn to thank Him for those things that remind us of our true condition: the very circumstances that break our hearts and cause us to despair.”
    Thank you,
    Angela

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  58. AvatarAshley says

    November 22, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    Absolutely lovely.

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  59. AvatarRenee says

    November 22, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    Thank you so much for putting into words exactly how I’ve been feeling lately. Exactly what my heart needed to hear.

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  60. AvatarTammy says

    November 23, 2012 at 8:17 am

    That is beautiful! Thank you!

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  61. AvatarFairy says

    November 23, 2012 at 7:40 pm

    Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!

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  62. Avataramy says

    November 24, 2012 at 11:20 am

    amen sister. i’ve been feeling these same things for a few months now. i need to focus more on the lord so that i can seek what he wants for our family and my life. glad i came online and saw your post today!

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  63. AvatarMary says

    November 24, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    Well said, Edie. Thank you!

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  64. AvatarSarah C. says

    November 24, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    Thank you!

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  65. Avatarkatey says

    November 25, 2012 at 9:24 am

    Very powerful words and thoughts and so welcoming to read. Thank you for sharing your heart. Yes indeed truth was spoken here.

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  66. AvatarRD Shugart says

    November 25, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    The truth eloquently written. Thank you for baring your soul (and mine)! So passionately brave and piercing. Blessings to you and yours today.

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  67. Avatarangela says

    November 25, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    “It’s the poverty of my own heart that scares me to death. It’s the tally of hurts done against me that I keep record of and file away for later use.”

    These words sting. Because they speak to me.

    Thank you. No really, thank you.

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  68. AvatarKristin says

    November 26, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    Wow. Thank you so much for your honesty and wisdom. I am going to pass this on. Blessings to you.

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  69. AvatarTrudy K. says

    November 26, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    Mercy indeed… thank you for your honesty Edie, it really gives courage. Courage accept God’s Mercy, forgive one’s self, and move onward in His Grace.

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  70. AvatarAmanda T. says

    December 7, 2012 at 9:10 am

    Amen. Words fail me and for you to put into words beautifully some of the truths in my heart wanting out…it’s just awesome to read it. And of course share on FB! 🙂 Thank you for putting your heart out there!

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  71. AvatarStephanie says

    December 15, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    Wow. I couldn’t have said it better myself…it was eloquent in its honesty and simplicity. I needed to hear this. Thank you.

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  72. AvatarJanice says

    December 20, 2012 at 7:31 am

    I needed this today 🙂

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  73. AvatarBillie says

    December 28, 2012 at 11:13 pm

    You put into words my thoughts of life. Wrote beautifully!

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  74. AvatarDiane Jaynes says

    January 2, 2013 at 9:48 pm

    Edie, I have just now found your blog and just happen to see it in the Jan. 2012 Better Homes & Gardens. Just reading your postings, I feel Gods presence and at the same time THANKING him for placing you back in my life if it is just a blog. I have missed you. But I am excited!!!!!!

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  75. AvatarLisa says

    January 11, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    beautiful: This poverty of spirit that plagues me is the beginning of repentance. This is where I find Him.

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  76. AvatarDenice Erway says

    September 10, 2013 at 8:54 pm

    yes… painful and hope filled

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  77. AvatarJanette says

    December 11, 2013 at 3:14 pm

    In our weakness His Strength is found.

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  78. AvatarJessica Burdick says

    February 10, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    Beautifully written, I agree with every word. We chase opulent dreams while living impoverished lives. Thanks for the reminder.

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  79. Avatarpartouze hardcore says

    September 7, 2014 at 8:06 pm

    Јe suis tombé sur ce poste paar mégarde еet je
    ne le regrette pas !!

    Reply
  80. Avatarrachel says

    February 23, 2015 at 5:13 pm

    What a lovely post Edie, so glad I read it tonight it has made me really understand the value of letting go of ‘stuff and nonsense’ and making much more space for the Lord in our lives. Thank you. Rachel xx

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    […] rosy from the outside, but there’s so much you don’t see. And the same is true for you. We all have suffering and heartache and loss. When we lost our house three years ago, I wondered if I’d ever laugh again. Until three days […]

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Dr. Edie Wadsworth|Lifeingrace
A little cheer for your Friday at mine and Tom’ A little cheer for your Friday at mine  and Tom’s expense😂😂🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
“Do not waste time bothering whether you “love “Do not waste time bothering whether you “love” your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone you will presently come to love him.” – C.S. Lewis
Grab your coffee because you do NOT want to miss t Grab your coffee because you do NOT want to miss this behind the scenes chat. ❤️❤️❤️

Me and a couple of my brave friends taught a class this week called Lucy Libido.  It’s in my private group but I’m downloading it so I can send it to you if you want it. It’s THE ACTUAL BEST.  Especially when you watch the faces of @candacecrabtree  and @kellylynam  as I teach.  Lemme know in the comments if you want the link by showing me your most used emoji❤️❤️❤️❤️
My forever valentine is pretty handy to have aroun My forever valentine is pretty handy to have around. He’s my favorite hiking partner and an excellent homebody, like me. 😂🥳❤️

Almost exactly 21 years ago today, we ran our first half marathon together in Strawberry Plains.  Right before  the race started , in the front seat of his Honda Accord, he gave me a steroid shot in my foot so I could actually complete the race. Don’t worry, he’s also an excellent podiatrist. The race folks passing by our car didn’t know that though. 😂🕺🏻 

The whole race he kept telling me to keep a steady pace. “You keep running really fast for a while and then slowing way down.” Little did he know that he was witnessing the cautionary tale of life with me. There’s 100 miles a hour and there’s in bed with my biomat.  I don’t have the steady pace gear setting.  Thankfully, he does and keeps me from running myself into the ground. I like to think I keep him entertained with my flashes of crazy woman intensity.  At least that’s what I tell myself. 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼

Give me a ❤️ in the comments if you and your honey pie are exact opposites.  Happy love weekend.
As a physician and a long time skeptic of almost a As a physician and a long time skeptic of almost anything “natural,” including my hair color 😂😍, I’m no stranger to doubts and confusion and lackluster results around essential oils. And by the way, nobody thought they were WEIRDER than me:)) I bought my first starter kit so my friend would stop telling me how much I was sure to love the oils.  In other words, so she’d  hush up about oils already. (😂love you forever @fieldstonehill )

Honestly, I thought it was the craziest thing I had ever paid good money for.

And as a certified skeptic who let her kit languish in the recesses of her china cabinet for a year, I hope to dispel a few of the myths that often surround oils so you can feel confident and empowered and EDUCATED to make these little gems part of your mama toolbox. We absolutely have no idea how we would live without them in our house. Just ask Stevie. 

So join me tomorrow for an  awesome online class where I shall bust the myths surrounding these little miracle drops.  Tell your friends, sisters, Momma's and bff's to join us for a fun, informative and jam packed online class!! I'll take you through the 7 Myths About Oils & the Truths that will surprise you ALONG with BONUS CONTENT about which oils you shouldn’t be without for use “after hours”💃🏼💃🏼🕺🏻🕺🏻

I’ll be streaming it live to You Tube at 
Noon tomorrow!!

Remember I’m giving away an EPIC diffuser tomorrow so comment below with your questions or thoughts about these unicorn tears or something you USED to think about oils before you actually tried them.  Your comment will enter you for the giveaway!!

Ps. I can’t  wait to share my own story with you about the absolute transformation those little bottles created in my own life🤓🍃💪🏼😍🤓

Pss. Giving a diffuser tour tomorrow in stories.  All 18 of them. 😳😱🥳🥳
Okay let’s play a game called how many diffusers Okay let’s play a game called how many diffusers does Ms Edie have going in her house on any given day??? (Not counting the ones in boxes in my Young Living hoard😂🤩)

Your guess will enter you for my giveaway of this AMAZING diffuser, only in white!! It’s actually still available for a VERY LIMITED time so grab it while you can!!

Also for your supreme entertainment, Tom did a polar plunge in the lake today at a chilly 35 degrees. Check out my stories for a good laugh😱❄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️
Let me brighten up your Monday with my favorite ra Let me brighten up your Monday with my favorite rainbow of magic plant juice!

This amazing diffuser (the one with the wood trim, which has been out of stock for EVER) has had a makeover and is now available in WHITE!!!!

AND???

I’m giving one away this week here on IG and here’s how you enter to win!

1. Like and comment on all 5 posts this week (Monday-Friday).

2. Comment on this post and tell me what your favorite YL product is OR what your curious about when it comes to oils or natural health.

3. TAG a friend on THIS post and if you end up winning the diffuser, I’ll send them the OTHER diffuser in this picture. (It’s called the Desert Mist and is also one of my FAVES!)

THAT is all.

Yay for diffusers and plant juice and magic potions.

Happy MONDAY!!!!

Ps. This will likely sell out fast so if you are already with Young Living you should grab it soon and if you are not you can get a basic kit to get started and then that will allow you to order this diffuser. Message me here if you need help!! You can go to ediewadsworth.com to order through my link and get added to my private education group❤️
“We are above all things loved--that is the good “We are above all things loved--that is the good news of the gospel--and loved not just the way we turn up on Sundays in our best clothes and on our best behavior and with our best feet forward, but loved as we alone know ourselves to be, the weakest and shabbiest of what we are along with the strongest and gladdest. To come together as people who believe that just maybe this gospel is actually true should be to come together like people who have just won the Irish Sweepstakes. It should have us throwing our arms around each other like people who have just discovered that every single man and woman in those pews is not just another familiar or unfamiliar face but is our long-lost brother and our long-lost sister because despite the fact that we have all walked in different gardens and knelt at different graves, we have all, humanly speaking, come from the same place and are heading out into the same blessed mystery that awaits us all. This is the joy that is so apt to be missing, and missing not just from church but from our own lives--the joy of not just managing to believe at least part of the time that it is true that life is holy, but of actually running into that holiness head-on.”
― Frederick Buechner, Secrets in the Dark: A Life in Sermons
2 years ago today, your world shattered into a mil 2 years ago today, your world shattered into a million pieces.

Sometimes I marvel at how we were blessed enough to be there holding you when it all came crashing down. I do know this—I can’t remember my life without you.

I do know that thousands of tears and meals and boo-boos and toy trucks later, we stand in awe of you---your courage, your brave big boy fight, your tender little boy heart, your hilarious old man ways. 

We know how sacred this walk with you is and we don’t take it lightly.

We are here for it all and we couldn’t be more grateful.

We have always loved you and you have always been our special gift.

 Love you little one. Let’s keep listening for Aslan. He will find a way to put everything back together. 

“Herein lies the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Do not be afraid.”
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