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I think the path to living the life you were created to live often looks like being willing to suffer the pain of exposure, being willing to admit, at least to yourself, that things are not as they should be—that you often fail to measure up to the standards that you or society or your church has set for you. That you’re still a mess of epic proportions.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Often what we do instead is hide away. Hide our emotions, hide our sins, hide our stories, hide somewhere safe behind the thin veil of religion, pride, status, wealth, a job, a degree, an addiction, or the self-obsesssion that often comes with trying to so hard to be what we think the world wants.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And we all do it.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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But friends, you’ve been given work to do, a story to tell, and people to serve.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Don’t let fear keep you from doing in the world what only you can do. Yes, there will be fire and yes, there will be pain.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The alternative is to stay closed and stuck.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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BUT. If you open yourself, your mouth, your heart up—in the process, you will learn to live fully alive in your giftings, free from what has shamed you and caused you to hide yourself, free to finally love and serve the people God has put right in front of you with everything that is in you, free to walk through fire to find your way home.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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XOXOXO⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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p.s. If you're local, I'm speaking at Arrowhead Church in Morristown tonight and would love to see you there! Dinner is at 6 and I'll .be speaking at 7! Link to grab tickets in my stories!!!

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Thursday morning chronicles with Tom Tom—

7am Wake him up in plenty of time to get dressed, eat something, play with the dogs, finish his math and ride his razor.

7:10 Get him dressed in his school uniform and smooch his face all over because he’s so darn cute.

7:20 Give him his 15 minute warning and remind him we have to finish his math before we leave.

7:30 Five minute warning while I finish my chores.

7:32 He yells upstairs that he has pee all over his shirt, so I go downstairs to investigate. Sure enough. A dinner plate sized pee stain on the front of his uniform shirt.
“Tom, what in the world happened to your shirt?” He looks surprised, “All I did was go outside and pee and it got all over me.” I take a deep breath, bite my tongue and tell him that I’m going to get clean clothes for him and he better meet me in the car in 30 seconds because we have to leave.

7:35 I get in the car with his clean clothes and his unfinished math homework and start slowly pulling out of the driveway.

7:37 I drive slowly past the front door at which point I spot him getting on his razor. “Tom, get in this car right now or I’m leaving.” He doesn’t. I drive slowly away.
He gives me a good headstart and then starts chasing me, half nekkid, down our long drive. I stop to give him a chance to get in. He makes a quick turn to the right and yells, “I’ll dis meet you at Becky’s by the horses.” 7:40 I spot him running as fast as he can through the fields and back yards and long grass. He opens the door and jumps in, with a grin a mile wide, just as proud of himself as he could be. He gets dressed and buckled in no time flat, breathing heavy and asking me why I’m so mean.

7:41 I tell him that if he doesn’t finish his math on the way to school, he may have to miss recess. (Blatant LIE but at this point, I AM TAPPED OUT.) He keeps handing me his math sheet, while shaking his head and asking me to read it to him and telling me he “ain’t too good at math. Or readin either." He finishes just in time to jump out of my car and barrel into school with all the pride of a boy who has conquered the world.

Just curious? How was your morning?

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They don’t call me an Appalachian medicine woman for nothing.😂🤩🤠 Tom Tom told me last week that I needed to bring oils to his teacher. “She would like ‘em cause she’s jist like you.” Not sure what that meant but I have some miracle stories with my potions. One of my fave things lately? Slathering my knee in Marjoram. (ACL tear in April doing a race). That combined with the magic of my gym @10experience and the brilliance of @absolute_tx and Zac’s amazing therapy, I pr’d my deadlift yesterday at 253 pounds!!!! MAMA IS GETTING STRONGER. I may have done the happy dance. 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼 What amazing results have you had with these unicorn tears?!?

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God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.
6 The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.
7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, how he has brought desolations on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire.
10 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Psalm 46

Photo by Tom Tom

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I can't quit on the closet talk y'all.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Yesterday, I did a SUPER FUN project in my closet with a little wallpaper from WALMART.COM and it's so adorable. Go check out my stories to see my time lapse video of this cute little makeover. It took about 45 minutes and I did it with some scissors and a kitchen spatula because OF COURSE I DID. Patience and correct tools are not my spiritual gift.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Also? I parted ways with some items I like in order to keep items I LOVE. (Hint, I gave these shoes away!) It was perfect timing because fall fashion may be my favorite everrrrr.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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(Also, Tom Tom being the hoarder that he is took a fair amount of my DONATE pile up to his closet. It's the ACTUAL BEST EVER. He took my white furry vest because he said it made him look like a polar bear and he took my black snazzy cowboy boots because he wants to wear them when he's 16 and Stevie buys him a truck. 😂😂😂)
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So, I'm loving my paired down choices. I'm also loving floral dresses, chunky sweaters, embellished tops, jeans, oversized earrings...and ALL the booties. Fall just isn't the same without them!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Tell me one item in your fall wardrobe you can't live without?!?!?!

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In light of all my massive closet clean out talk lately, I thought I'd share some of my all-time favorite tips with you! And don't forget to let me know if you are taking on this task. I'll send you virtual hugs and encouraging GIFs to make it through!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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1. Edit, edit, edit!!! I have a much smaller closet than I had in our previous house, so that forces me to be choosier about what I buy and keep. I remove anything I know I won't get any more wear out of and donate, re-purpose, or sell.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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2. Stop buying (as much). Give yourself permission to be picky. Buy fewer things but invest in some pieces that are a good fit for you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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3. Take everything out. And wear a mask. It’s a dusty proposition. BUT, I’m always so glad I took the time to take everything out and really clean the shelves and floors with my Thieves spray.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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4. Invest in good hangers. Just do it slowly over time and eventually, you can replace all your white plastic hangers with felt or wooden ones so less clothes fall off and onto the floor!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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5. Hang like things together by color. I love a good rainbow closet. It’s so PRETTY!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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6. Personalize your space. Don’t forget to display some cute things, like purses and cowboy boots, to make you space all the more inviting and fun!!! And if you're building a house soon or want to add some architectural interest to your closets, try adding crown molding to the top and to the front of shelves. It’s a fairly inexpensive way to make your closet have a fancy boutique feel. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Alsoooo, peep the Buzz Lightyear toy in the corner of this pic. Just a friendly mama reminder that even though we may edit, our houses are still very much lived-in! Enjoy the process and don't worry about making anything too perfect. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Mwahhhhhh!!!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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p.s. I did a podcast about 10 things to edit from your life and I'll link to it in stories! Happy FRIDAY!!!!!!!!

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The perfect spooky (or maybe just delicous) treat for Halloween? Monster cookies!!! Just add Halloween M&M’s the make them even more wonderful! It's seriously scary how good these flourless cookies are.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Tom Tom is dressing up as Woody from Toy Story and Bandit? Is BUZZ LIGHTYEAR. Also? I may or may not have bought myself a Jessie costume and there will be NOTHING scarier to the children than if I were to don this wedgie giving onesie. I'm still not ruling it out, but I'm hoping to talk Elea into it. She wore it briefly for Tom's birthday and it looks PERFECT on her!!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Check out my stories for ample entertainment and sugar-driven energy!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Also, if you have cute costume photos, send them my way pleeease.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Happy Halloween!

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I wasn’t there when you took your first breath.

I wasn’t the one to be charmed by your first grin or your first word and I wasn’t the one who comforted you when you took your first fall.
I didn’t name you or nurse you and I don’t get to claim your one of a kind accent and personality.
But God chose us for each other.
We were always meant to be together.
I was one who taught you to ride your bike and jump into the lake.
I’m the one who walked you into kindergarten and in whose arms you collapsed when your mama went to be with Jesus.

Together you and I are walking a hard road of grief and loss and joy and growth. Together we are finding our way—at the communion rail, in the sweet whispered prayers at bedtime, in the hundreds of meals and legos, in the tears and the laughter and the wrestling and the horse back riding and the homework and the cliff jumping and all your Tom Sawyer shenanigans.
I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else today but right here with you, celebrating BIG NUMBER 7, and making sure you know how loved you are and how precious you have become to this grateful mama.

I’ll be right here cheering you on and reminding you that the One who chose you for me and me for you loves us both and will see us through. Love you with all my heart little buddy. 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️

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BE STILL MY HEART.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Tom Tom turns 7 tomorrow!!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We've celebrated him before, but this year it's different in all the BEST ways. He is such a gift to our family and we can't wait to share in all the laughs and love that is sure to come.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Also? If you didn't catch my livestream today about his Tom Sawyer shenanigans and how he had to be rescued by BOAT over the weekend, head over to my lifengrace FB page and laugh and cry with me.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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P.S. Go follow @theodore_the_goldenretriever because HELLO who doesn't love cute puppies???

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