Glordinary

Does it feel like everyone's in desperate need of bubble wrap? No matter where you turn or what you say, someone is offended. If we’re honest, that includes our own hearts too.

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Are you juggling too much? Is there more life than minutes each day? Yep, I hear you.

Whether by choice or demand, Stacy offers some day-brightening encouragement on sustainable living as she explores Exodus 18. 

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"It’s.just.too.much. This isn’t sustainable. You’ll wear yourself out. You can’t do this alone.

Jethro goes beyond pointing out the obvious from the outside looking in; he sets out a step-by-step plan for Moses, advising him how to lighten the load with other people, to “spread the wealth” so to speak."

Decisions, decisions. They exhaust me at times. You too? Whether you're feeling decision fatigue or wrestling with which decision to make, you're in the right place. Join Stacy as she pulls in helpful tools for your decision-making process from 1 Chronicles 4. 

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"But when it is within my power to choose, those three questions:

-Is it spacious? Is it peaceful? Is it quiet?-

they became a litmus test for my soul each time I faced an obstacle of opportunity. What’s more is they became an inner compass when anything seemed a little off, overwhelming, or lacking clarity."

Do you forget things? Tell me I'm not alone. It can't be just me struggling to remember all.the.things! 

Here's the bad news: I think it gets worse as we age. The good news: it's not all on us to remember everything. Join Stacy as she takes the pressure off with an encouraging look at John 14:26.

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"Remind me that You are a “with me” God, actively involved in my life. Remind me that You delight in me; I’m valuable because I’m made in your image, on purpose for a purpose. Remind me Your Truth does not lead astray...ever."

Do you ever call yourself names? Yep, me too. Maybe you call yourself something like: Stupid. Boring. Chunky. Cowardly. Ugly. Worthless. Insignificant.

It matters the names we call ourselves. If you're like me, the negative ones seem to stick around longer. Let's practice calling ourselves names that reflect His heart as Stacy peeks at Jeremiah 15:16.

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"When we’re born, we’re given a name, but we also learn a name. You see, leaning and living into a name- well, that’s a learned thing. The more I sit with the Word, the more I “eat it” so to speak, the more I learn about what my name means."

Ever feel like no matter how hard you're trying, you just seem to come up short? There's always one.more.thing. Oh, and you probably need to drink more water too. I hear ya.

Know you're not alone in your to-do's and distractions as Stacy offers some Luke 10 encouragement from Mary and Martha. Spoiler-alert: She's Team Martha. 

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"Interestingly, the original Greek word here means “dragging around all that is distracting.” Yep, that pretty much defines me. I’m guessing it may define you too. Dragging around your distractions: your priorities, your jobs, your worries. Oh, man, can I relate to this image. Like a ball and chain, I sure can drag around my distractions like a profession."

Are there decisions you'd rather not repeat? Things we can't undo? Me too.

Rock bottom. We all hit it, and that's a good thing. How deep our rock bottom is? Well, let's pray for a shallow one. Join Stacy as she peeks at Genesis, rock bottom, and the kindness of a Good Shepherd steering us away from the cliff…on repeat.

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"But the depth of our rock bottom seems unique to each one. Some of us seemingly need to fall hard, crashing deep into rock bottom’s bedrock, like Wile E. Coyote falling off the cliff with an iron anvil attached to them. A deep rock bottom. Some learn more easily from themselves or others, watching for pitfalls and previous errors to prevent a nasty free-fall…a shallow rock bottom, I like to say."

Ever feel insecure and more than a little terrified for the next chapter in your story? Find out why your voice matters more than you know. You're in good company as Stacy invites courage from Luke's Gospel. 

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"The reasons Luke shouldn’t have written a Gospel tell us far less about Luke and far more about God...and His invitation. Luke wasn’t one of the inner 12 that had instant credibility. He wasn’t even Jewish. Okay. But that alone tells us so.much.more about God the Father. God did not discount Luke based on what he lacked."

We all face questions throughout our lives related to uncertainty, transition, and loss. But how often are we asking the deeper questions, the real questions? Join Stacy today as she shares a vulnerable conversation from Luke 8, titled: The Question Beneath the Question. 

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"It was the first time in my life You led me to ask the question beneath the question. So, now 12 years later, what question am I really asking this time? 'Am I valuable enough to fix this? Do I warrant this level of care? Am I worth it?'"

No one's exempt from life's twists and turns. Learn to navigate curveballs in today's episode as Stacy draws hope from Lamentations 3:21-23. 

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"Until that day with my journal, I never noticed the word HOW and WHO are almost identical in the English language. H-O-W (how) and W-H-O (who). A simple shift of the letters, makes an entirely new word. A simple shift of thought, makes an entirely new perspective. Hope in my WHO, rather than horror in my HOW."