STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools 5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD Stacey. I am a lover of the woods, a passionate and imperfect follower of Christ, the mother of three blue-eyed children, the wife of Darrell, and much more. FOUR PRACTICAL WAYS TO CULTIVATE A PRAYING LIFE The roadsides are blanketed with wildflowers, and we often spend evenings playing tee-ball in the backyard now. It’s not officially summer yet, but it feels like summer has already settled upon us. ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM? I didn’t know I was aiming for perfection when I first laid eyes on the swaddled baby girl in the pink and blue hospital cap. She was beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to teach her everything I 6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

WHEN YOU FEEL ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD When You Feel all Alone in the World. The alto-stratus are hanging low tonight – like a comforting mantle holding you on through one of those seasons when you feel all alone in the world. There are layers of powder blue on smoky white, and it seems fitting as I hold this baby boy in my arms. We sway on the glider as blackbirds flutter

overhead.

ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. THINKING OF GIVING UP ON GOD: READ THIS FIRST Thinking of Giving up on God: Read This First. We met on a shaded bench at the local outlet mall, and by the flecks of grey along her temples and the lines on her face, I guessed she was somewhere in her late fifties. She clenched a crimson purse with copper hands adorned in gold, and I could tell she was a woman of assertive confidence. YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools 5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD Stacey. I am a lover of the woods, a passionate and imperfect follower of Christ, the mother of three blue-eyed children, the wife of Darrell, and much more. FOUR PRACTICAL WAYS TO CULTIVATE A PRAYING LIFE The roadsides are blanketed with wildflowers, and we often spend evenings playing tee-ball in the backyard now. It’s not officially summer yet, but it feels like summer has already settled upon us. ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM? I didn’t know I was aiming for perfection when I first laid eyes on the swaddled baby girl in the pink and blue hospital cap. She was beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to teach her everything I 6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

WHEN YOU FEEL ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD When You Feel all Alone in the World. The alto-stratus are hanging low tonight – like a comforting mantle holding you on through one of those seasons when you feel all alone in the world. There are layers of powder blue on smoky white, and it seems fitting as I hold this baby boy in my arms. We sway on the glider as blackbirds flutter

overhead.

ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. THINKING OF GIVING UP ON GOD: READ THIS FIRST Thinking of Giving up on God: Read This First. We met on a shaded bench at the local outlet mall, and by the flecks of grey along her temples and the lines on her face, I guessed she was somewhere in her late fifties. She clenched a crimson purse with copper hands adorned in gold, and I could tell she was a woman of assertive confidence. YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

MY BOOKS - STACEY PARDOE Flourish in the Fire: Step Out of Survival Mode and Thrive in Life’s Trials is my new online devotional book. This book offers 20 chapters packed full of ways to help you draw close to God and flourish in life’s trials. I’m offering this book at 50% off this week only! Get your copy for just $2.99 using coupon code FLOURISH44 right here FOUR PRACTICAL WAYS TO CULTIVATE A PRAYING LIFE My mission is to offer tools to help you connect with God in ways that breathe life into your soul. Thanks so much for visiting. If you'd like to receive these messages weekly in your email inbox, please sign

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HOW TO OVERCOME ANXIETY WITH GOD'S HELP There is a time to clean the house, wash the dishes, and do the work of your job. There is also a time to set the tasks aside and pour into the people God places in your path. God will help you discern the difference. 4. Overcome anxiety with God’s help by asking if you are trying to please others: Ask, Will anyone other than me notice if I ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. LIFE-CHANGING PRAYERS OF HOPE FOR TOUGH TIMES 4. Father, thank you that when my circumstances fall apart, you are my hope. Lasting hope is deeper than circumstantial hope. It is hope fixed on a source outside myself. It is hope fixed on an anchor that is not inside the haul of the ship. Thank God that he is your hope – your anchor – even when circumstances unravel. HOW TO PRAY POWERFUL PRAYERS FOR STRENGTH WHEN YOU FEEL Instead, I’m learning to imagine sitting beside God. All I need to do is ask, and God will roll the burden off of me and onto him. He does the work. I submit to the process. Imagine a burden that’s been weighing you down. Now imagine God’s strong arm reaching down and lifting it from you. 3. Let God do the heavy lifting. DON'T GIVE UP IN THE VALLEY OF AFFLICTION The emerald valley folds us in a warm embrace as we follow the trail through thick skunk cabbage. The little one at my side tells me his legs are getting tired, and I pat him on the back. YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

THE SECRET FOR FINDING GOD IN THE CHAOS OF YOUR VERY FULL A ten-year-old is making requests for cinnamon toast from the living room. All the while, the little one is literally sitting on the table chewing on an unsharpened pencil. In the midst of it all, the phone rings. It’s a recorded message from the superintendent of 5 REFRESHING BIBLE VERSES FOR THE WEARY AND BURDENED Regardless of what obstacles you face today, may these Bible verses for the weary offer hope and insight: 1. Your weary and burdened seasons are opportunities to teach you to rely on God instead of yourself. I am a woman who thrives on my sense of self-reliance. I like to fix things, help people, and pull myself up by my bootstraps.

STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools 5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD Stacey. I am a lover of the woods, a passionate and imperfect follower of Christ, the mother of three blue-eyed children, the wife of Darrell, and much more. FOUR PRACTICAL WAYS TO CULTIVATE A PRAYING LIFE The roadsides are blanketed with wildflowers, and we often spend evenings playing tee-ball in the backyard now. It’s not officially summer yet, but it feels like summer has already settled upon us. ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM? I didn’t know I was aiming for perfection when I first laid eyes on the swaddled baby girl in the pink and blue hospital cap. She was beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to teach her everything I 6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

WHEN YOU FEEL ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD When You Feel all Alone in the World. The alto-stratus are hanging low tonight – like a comforting mantle holding you on through one of those seasons when you feel all alone in the world. There are layers of powder blue on smoky white, and it seems fitting as I hold this baby boy in my arms. We sway on the glider as blackbirds flutter

overhead.

ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. THINKING OF GIVING UP ON GOD: READ THIS FIRST Thinking of Giving up on God: Read This First. We met on a shaded bench at the local outlet mall, and by the flecks of grey along her temples and the lines on her face, I guessed she was somewhere in her late fifties. She clenched a crimson purse with copper hands adorned in gold, and I could tell she was a woman of assertive confidence. YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools 5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD Stacey. I am a lover of the woods, a passionate and imperfect follower of Christ, the mother of three blue-eyed children, the wife of Darrell, and much more. FOUR PRACTICAL WAYS TO CULTIVATE A PRAYING LIFE The roadsides are blanketed with wildflowers, and we often spend evenings playing tee-ball in the backyard now. It’s not officially summer yet, but it feels like summer has already settled upon us. ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM? I didn’t know I was aiming for perfection when I first laid eyes on the swaddled baby girl in the pink and blue hospital cap. She was beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to teach her everything I 6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

WHEN YOU FEEL ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD When You Feel all Alone in the World. The alto-stratus are hanging low tonight – like a comforting mantle holding you on through one of those seasons when you feel all alone in the world. There are layers of powder blue on smoky white, and it seems fitting as I hold this baby boy in my arms. We sway on the glider as blackbirds flutter

overhead.

ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. THINKING OF GIVING UP ON GOD: READ THIS FIRST Thinking of Giving up on God: Read This First. We met on a shaded bench at the local outlet mall, and by the flecks of grey along her temples and the lines on her face, I guessed she was somewhere in her late fifties. She clenched a crimson purse with copper hands adorned in gold, and I could tell she was a woman of assertive confidence. YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

MY BOOKS - STACEY PARDOE Flourish in the Fire: Step Out of Survival Mode and Thrive in Life’s Trials is my new online devotional book. This book offers 20 chapters packed full of ways to help you draw close to God and flourish in life’s trials. I’m offering this book at 50% off this week only! Get your copy for just $2.99 using coupon code FLOURISH44 right here FOUR PRACTICAL WAYS TO CULTIVATE A PRAYING LIFE My mission is to offer tools to help you connect with God in ways that breathe life into your soul. Thanks so much for visiting. If you'd like to receive these messages weekly in your email inbox, please sign

up below.

HOW TO OVERCOME ANXIETY WITH GOD'S HELP There is a time to clean the house, wash the dishes, and do the work of your job. There is also a time to set the tasks aside and pour into the people God places in your path. God will help you discern the difference. 4. Overcome anxiety with God’s help by asking if you are trying to please others: Ask, Will anyone other than me notice if I ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. LIFE-CHANGING PRAYERS OF HOPE FOR TOUGH TIMES 4. Father, thank you that when my circumstances fall apart, you are my hope. Lasting hope is deeper than circumstantial hope. It is hope fixed on a source outside myself. It is hope fixed on an anchor that is not inside the haul of the ship. Thank God that he is your hope – your anchor – even when circumstances unravel. HOW TO PRAY POWERFUL PRAYERS FOR STRENGTH WHEN YOU FEEL Instead, I’m learning to imagine sitting beside God. All I need to do is ask, and God will roll the burden off of me and onto him. He does the work. I submit to the process. Imagine a burden that’s been weighing you down. Now imagine God’s strong arm reaching down and lifting it from you. 3. Let God do the heavy lifting. DON'T GIVE UP IN THE VALLEY OF AFFLICTION The emerald valley folds us in a warm embrace as we follow the trail through thick skunk cabbage. The little one at my side tells me his legs are getting tired, and I pat him on the back. YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

THE SECRET FOR FINDING GOD IN THE CHAOS OF YOUR VERY FULL A ten-year-old is making requests for cinnamon toast from the living room. All the while, the little one is literally sitting on the table chewing on an unsharpened pencil. In the midst of it all, the phone rings. It’s a recorded message from the superintendent of 5 REFRESHING BIBLE VERSES FOR THE WEARY AND BURDENED Regardless of what obstacles you face today, may these Bible verses for the weary offer hope and insight: 1. Your weary and burdened seasons are opportunities to teach you to rely on God instead of yourself. I am a woman who thrives on my sense of self-reliance. I like to fix things, help people, and pull myself up by my bootstraps.

STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD Stacey. I am a lover of the woods, a passionate and imperfect follower of Christ, the mother of three blue-eyed children, the wife of Darrell, and much more. 5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of 5 WAYS TO PRAY FOR GOD’S KINGDOM ON EARTH 2. Pray for your local church body to seek God’s face. ‘Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.’”. Let’s pray for our local church communities to seek the face of the Father. When the local church body encounters the life-shaping presence of God, entire communities are transformed by the ripple-effects. ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM? I didn’t know I was aiming for perfection when I first laid eyes on the swaddled baby girl in the pink and blue hospital cap. She was beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to teach her everything I FOUR PRACTICAL WAYS TO CULTIVATE A PRAYING LIFE The roadsides are blanketed with wildflowers, and we often spend evenings playing tee-ball in the backyard now. It’s not officially summer yet, but it feels like summer has already settled upon us. HOW TO PRAY POWERFUL PRAYERS FOR STRENGTH WHEN YOU FEEL Instead, I’m learning to imagine sitting beside God. All I need to do is ask, and God will roll the burden off of me and onto him. He does the work. I submit to the process. Imagine a burden that’s been weighing you down. Now imagine God’s strong arm reaching down and lifting it from you. 3. Let God do the heavy lifting. 6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD Stacey. I am a lover of the woods, a passionate and imperfect follower of Christ, the mother of three blue-eyed children, the wife of Darrell, and much more. 5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of 5 WAYS TO PRAY FOR GOD’S KINGDOM ON EARTH 2. Pray for your local church body to seek God’s face. ‘Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.’”. Let’s pray for our local church communities to seek the face of the Father. When the local church body encounters the life-shaping presence of God, entire communities are transformed by the ripple-effects. ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM? I didn’t know I was aiming for perfection when I first laid eyes on the swaddled baby girl in the pink and blue hospital cap. She was beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to teach her everything I FOUR PRACTICAL WAYS TO CULTIVATE A PRAYING LIFE The roadsides are blanketed with wildflowers, and we often spend evenings playing tee-ball in the backyard now. It’s not officially summer yet, but it feels like summer has already settled upon us. HOW TO PRAY POWERFUL PRAYERS FOR STRENGTH WHEN YOU FEEL Instead, I’m learning to imagine sitting beside God. All I need to do is ask, and God will roll the burden off of me and onto him. He does the work. I submit to the process. Imagine a burden that’s been weighing you down. Now imagine God’s strong arm reaching down and lifting it from you. 3. Let God do the heavy lifting. 6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

MY BOOKS - STACEY PARDOE Flourish in the Fire: Step Out of Survival Mode and Thrive in Life’s Trials is my new online devotional book. This book offers 20 chapters packed full of ways to help you draw close to God and flourish in life’s trials. I’m offering this book at 50% off this week only! Get your copy for just $2.99 using coupon code FLOURISH44 right here HOW TO PRAY POWERFUL PRAYERS FOR STRENGTH WHEN YOU FEEL Instead, I’m learning to imagine sitting beside God. All I need to do is ask, and God will roll the burden off of me and onto him. He does the work. I submit to the process. Imagine a burden that’s been weighing you down. Now imagine God’s strong arm reaching down and lifting it from you. 3. Let God do the heavy lifting. THINKING OF GIVING UP ON GOD: READ THIS FIRST Thinking of Giving up on God: Read This First. We met on a shaded bench at the local outlet mall, and by the flecks of grey along her temples and the lines on her face, I guessed she was somewhere in her late fifties. She clenched a crimson purse with copper hands adorned in gold, and I could tell she was a woman of assertive confidence. WHEN YOU FEEL ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD When You Feel all Alone in the World. The alto-stratus are hanging low tonight – like a comforting mantle holding you on through one of those seasons when you feel all alone in the world. There are layers of powder blue on smoky white, and it seems fitting as I hold this baby boy in my arms. We sway on the glider as blackbirds flutter

overhead.

5 CREATIVE WAYS TO OFFER HOSPITALITY THIS SUMMER Daylight comes early now. Hummingbirds suck down our sugary syrup before the slow drip of black coffee has even begun. Summer is the

season

DON'T GIVE UP IN THE VALLEY OF AFFLICTION The emerald valley folds us in a warm embrace as we follow the trail through thick skunk cabbage. The little one at my side tells me his legs are getting tired, and I pat him on the back. YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

FOUR WAYS GOD SPEAKS TO US AND HOW TO HEAR HIS VOICE Let’s take a few moments to glean from Debbie’s teaching about how God speaks to us in very practical – although sometimes surprising – ways: 1. God Speaks in the Space Where Faith Casts out Fear. Hearing from God doesn’t take place as some sort of formula. God speaks to us in the deep place of relationship. 6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES FOR TIMES OF TROUBLE AND GRIEF If you could use a few Bible verses for times of trouble and crisis, sit with these words awhile, and see if your heart doesn’t just shift: 1. God is still in control. God hasn’t stepped down from his throne. His knees are not weak and trembling. 5 REFRESHING BIBLE VERSES FOR THE WEARY AND BURDENED Regardless of what obstacles you face today, may these Bible verses for the weary offer hope and insight: 1. Your weary and burdened seasons are opportunities to teach you to rely on God instead of yourself. I am a woman who thrives on my sense of self-reliance. I like to fix things, help people, and pull myself up by my bootstraps.

STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD Stacey. I am a lover of the woods, a passionate and imperfect follower of Christ, the mother of three blue-eyed children, the wife of Darrell, and much more. 5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of 5 WAYS TO PRAY FOR GOD’S KINGDOM ON EARTH 2. Pray for your local church body to seek God’s face. ‘Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.’”. Let’s pray for our local church communities to seek the face of the Father. When the local church body encounters the life-shaping presence of God, entire communities are transformed by the ripple-effects. ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM? I didn’t know I was aiming for perfection when I first laid eyes on the swaddled baby girl in the pink and blue hospital cap. She was beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to teach her everything I FOUR PRACTICAL WAYS TO CULTIVATE A PRAYING LIFE The roadsides are blanketed with wildflowers, and we often spend evenings playing tee-ball in the backyard now. It’s not officially summer yet, but it feels like summer has already settled upon us. HOW TO PRAY POWERFUL PRAYERS FOR STRENGTH WHEN YOU FEEL Instead, I’m learning to imagine sitting beside God. All I need to do is ask, and God will roll the burden off of me and onto him. He does the work. I submit to the process. Imagine a burden that’s been weighing you down. Now imagine God’s strong arm reaching down and lifting it from you. 3. Let God do the heavy lifting. 6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD Stacey. I am a lover of the woods, a passionate and imperfect follower of Christ, the mother of three blue-eyed children, the wife of Darrell, and much more. 5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of 5 WAYS TO PRAY FOR GOD’S KINGDOM ON EARTH 2. Pray for your local church body to seek God’s face. ‘Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.’”. Let’s pray for our local church communities to seek the face of the Father. When the local church body encounters the life-shaping presence of God, entire communities are transformed by the ripple-effects. ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM? I didn’t know I was aiming for perfection when I first laid eyes on the swaddled baby girl in the pink and blue hospital cap. She was beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to teach her everything I FOUR PRACTICAL WAYS TO CULTIVATE A PRAYING LIFE The roadsides are blanketed with wildflowers, and we often spend evenings playing tee-ball in the backyard now. It’s not officially summer yet, but it feels like summer has already settled upon us. HOW TO PRAY POWERFUL PRAYERS FOR STRENGTH WHEN YOU FEEL Instead, I’m learning to imagine sitting beside God. All I need to do is ask, and God will roll the burden off of me and onto him. He does the work. I submit to the process. Imagine a burden that’s been weighing you down. Now imagine God’s strong arm reaching down and lifting it from you. 3. Let God do the heavy lifting. 6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

MY BOOKS - STACEY PARDOE Flourish in the Fire: Step Out of Survival Mode and Thrive in Life’s Trials is my new online devotional book. This book offers 20 chapters packed full of ways to help you draw close to God and flourish in life’s trials. I’m offering this book at 50% off this week only! Get your copy for just $2.99 using coupon code FLOURISH44 right here HOW TO PRAY POWERFUL PRAYERS FOR STRENGTH WHEN YOU FEEL Instead, I’m learning to imagine sitting beside God. All I need to do is ask, and God will roll the burden off of me and onto him. He does the work. I submit to the process. Imagine a burden that’s been weighing you down. Now imagine God’s strong arm reaching down and lifting it from you. 3. Let God do the heavy lifting. THINKING OF GIVING UP ON GOD: READ THIS FIRST Thinking of Giving up on God: Read This First. We met on a shaded bench at the local outlet mall, and by the flecks of grey along her temples and the lines on her face, I guessed she was somewhere in her late fifties. She clenched a crimson purse with copper hands adorned in gold, and I could tell she was a woman of assertive confidence. WHEN YOU FEEL ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD When You Feel all Alone in the World. The alto-stratus are hanging low tonight – like a comforting mantle holding you on through one of those seasons when you feel all alone in the world. There are layers of powder blue on smoky white, and it seems fitting as I hold this baby boy in my arms. We sway on the glider as blackbirds flutter

overhead.

5 CREATIVE WAYS TO OFFER HOSPITALITY THIS SUMMER Daylight comes early now. Hummingbirds suck down our sugary syrup before the slow drip of black coffee has even begun. Summer is the

season

DON'T GIVE UP IN THE VALLEY OF AFFLICTION The emerald valley folds us in a warm embrace as we follow the trail through thick skunk cabbage. The little one at my side tells me his legs are getting tired, and I pat him on the back. YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

FOUR WAYS GOD SPEAKS TO US AND HOW TO HEAR HIS VOICE Let’s take a few moments to glean from Debbie’s teaching about how God speaks to us in very practical – although sometimes surprising – ways: 1. God Speaks in the Space Where Faith Casts out Fear. Hearing from God doesn’t take place as some sort of formula. God speaks to us in the deep place of relationship. 6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES FOR TIMES OF TROUBLE AND GRIEF If you could use a few Bible verses for times of trouble and crisis, sit with these words awhile, and see if your heart doesn’t just shift: 1. God is still in control. God hasn’t stepped down from his throne. His knees are not weak and trembling. 5 REFRESHING BIBLE VERSES FOR THE WEARY AND BURDENED Regardless of what obstacles you face today, may these Bible verses for the weary offer hope and insight: 1. Your weary and burdened seasons are opportunities to teach you to rely on God instead of yourself. I am a woman who thrives on my sense of self-reliance. I like to fix things, help people, and pull myself up by my bootstraps.

STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD Stacey. I am a lover of the woods, a passionate and imperfect follower of Christ, the mother of three blue-eyed children, the wife of Darrell, and much more. 5 CREATIVE WAYS TO OFFER HOSPITALITY THIS SUMMER Daylight comes early now. Hummingbirds suck down our sugary syrup before the slow drip of black coffee has even begun. Summer is the

season

5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM? I didn’t know I was aiming for perfection when I first laid eyes on the swaddled baby girl in the pink and blue hospital cap. She was beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to teach her everything I 5 WAYS TO PRAY FOR GOD’S KINGDOM ON EARTH 2. Pray for your local church body to seek God’s face. ‘Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.’”. Let’s pray for our local church communities to seek the face of the Father. When the local church body encounters the life-shaping presence of God, entire communities are transformed by the ripple-effects. HOW TO PRAY POWERFUL PRAYERS FOR STRENGTH WHEN YOU FEEL Instead, I’m learning to imagine sitting beside God. All I need to do is ask, and God will roll the burden off of me and onto him. He does the work. I submit to the process. Imagine a burden that’s been weighing you down. Now imagine God’s strong arm reaching down and lifting it from you. 3. Let God do the heavy lifting. 6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD Stacey. I am a lover of the woods, a passionate and imperfect follower of Christ, the mother of three blue-eyed children, the wife of Darrell, and much more. 5 CREATIVE WAYS TO OFFER HOSPITALITY THIS SUMMER Daylight comes early now. Hummingbirds suck down our sugary syrup before the slow drip of black coffee has even begun. Summer is the

season

5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM? I didn’t know I was aiming for perfection when I first laid eyes on the swaddled baby girl in the pink and blue hospital cap. She was beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to teach her everything I 5 WAYS TO PRAY FOR GOD’S KINGDOM ON EARTH 2. Pray for your local church body to seek God’s face. ‘Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.’”. Let’s pray for our local church communities to seek the face of the Father. When the local church body encounters the life-shaping presence of God, entire communities are transformed by the ripple-effects. HOW TO PRAY POWERFUL PRAYERS FOR STRENGTH WHEN YOU FEEL Instead, I’m learning to imagine sitting beside God. All I need to do is ask, and God will roll the burden off of me and onto him. He does the work. I submit to the process. Imagine a burden that’s been weighing you down. Now imagine God’s strong arm reaching down and lifting it from you. 3. Let God do the heavy lifting. 6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

MY BOOKS - STACEY PARDOE Flourish in the Fire: Step Out of Survival Mode and Thrive in Life’s Trials is my new online devotional book. This book offers 20 chapters packed full of ways to help you draw close to God and flourish in life’s trials. I’m offering this book at 50% off this week only! Get your copy for just $2.99 using coupon code FLOURISH44 right here HOW TO PRAY POWERFUL PRAYERS FOR STRENGTH WHEN YOU FEEL Instead, I’m learning to imagine sitting beside God. All I need to do is ask, and God will roll the burden off of me and onto him. He does the work. I submit to the process. Imagine a burden that’s been weighing you down. Now imagine God’s strong arm reaching down and lifting it from you. 3. Let God do the heavy lifting. 5 CREATIVE WAYS TO OFFER HOSPITALITY THIS SUMMER Daylight comes early now. Hummingbirds suck down our sugary syrup before the slow drip of black coffee has even begun. Summer is the

season

WHEN YOU FEEL ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD When You Feel all Alone in the World. The alto-stratus are hanging low tonight – like a comforting mantle holding you on through one of those seasons when you feel all alone in the world. There are layers of powder blue on smoky white, and it seems fitting as I hold this baby boy in my arms. We sway on the glider as blackbirds flutter

overhead.

LIFE-CHANGING PRAYERS OF HOPE FOR TOUGH TIMES 4. Father, thank you that when my circumstances fall apart, you are my hope. Lasting hope is deeper than circumstantial hope. It is hope fixed on a source outside myself. It is hope fixed on an anchor that is not inside the haul of the ship. Thank God that he is your hope – your anchor – even when circumstances unravel. DON'T GIVE UP IN THE VALLEY OF AFFLICTION The emerald valley folds us in a warm embrace as we follow the trail through thick skunk cabbage. The little one at my side tells me his legs are getting tired, and I pat him on the back. YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

FOUR WAYS GOD SPEAKS TO US AND HOW TO HEAR HIS VOICE Let’s take a few moments to glean from Debbie’s teaching about how God speaks to us in very practical – although sometimes surprising – ways: 1. God Speaks in the Space Where Faith Casts out Fear. Hearing from God doesn’t take place as some sort of formula. God speaks to us in the deep place of relationship. 6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES FOR TIMES OF TROUBLE AND GRIEF If you could use a few Bible verses for times of trouble and crisis, sit with these words awhile, and see if your heart doesn’t just shift: 1. God is still in control. God hasn’t stepped down from his throne. His knees are not weak and trembling. 5 REFRESHING BIBLE VERSES FOR THE WEARY AND BURDENED Regardless of what obstacles you face today, may these Bible verses for the weary offer hope and insight: 1. Your weary and burdened seasons are opportunities to teach you to rely on God instead of yourself. I am a woman who thrives on my sense of self-reliance. I like to fix things, help people, and pull myself up by my bootstraps.

STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS ONLINE FOR YOU Space for Your Soul to Stretch is your personal invitation to create space to rest, breathe, and find replenishment in God’s restoring presence. In less than 15 minutes per day, this 8-day journey will lead you to step beneath open skies, encounter the heart of God, and be filled afresh. Get your copy here. 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD My mission is to offer tools to help you connect with God in ways that breathe life into your soul. Thanks so much for visiting. If you'd like to receive these messages weekly in your email inbox, please sign

up below.

5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of THINKING OF GIVING UP ON GOD: READ THIS FIRST Thinking of Giving up on God: Read This First. We met on a shaded bench at the local outlet mall, and by the flecks of grey along her temples and the lines on her face, I guessed she was somewhere in her late fifties. She clenched a crimson purse with copper hands adorned in gold, and I could tell she was a woman of assertive confidence. WHAT TO DO WHEN GOD IS SILENT IN YOUR LIFE When God Is Silent. The above words are the words of Mother Teresa, written to her spiritual mentor in 1957. They are hardly the words of a soul who has lost its way, of one who has given up on serving the Lord. Mother Teresa made one of the greatest marks on humanity in the twentieth century. Surprisingly, she lived most of her life with an WHEN YOU FEEL ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD When You Feel all Alone in the World. The alto-stratus are hanging low tonight – like a comforting mantle holding you on through one of those seasons when you feel all alone in the world. There are layers of powder blue on smoky white, and it seems fitting as I hold this baby boy in my arms. We sway on the glider as blackbirds flutter

overhead.

FOR WHEN YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED BY GOD He gently nudges us to look for reasons to give thanks in the midst of the disappointment. Friend, I know your disappointment hurts. I know it has caused you to question God’s goodness. My prayer is for you to keep a soft heart. Remain open to the ways God wants to shape your heart through the struggle. Don’t leave the arena of your pain YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS ONLINE FOR YOU Space for Your Soul to Stretch is your personal invitation to create space to rest, breathe, and find replenishment in God’s restoring presence. In less than 15 minutes per day, this 8-day journey will lead you to step beneath open skies, encounter the heart of God, and be filled afresh. Get your copy here. 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD My mission is to offer tools to help you connect with God in ways that breathe life into your soul. Thanks so much for visiting. If you'd like to receive these messages weekly in your email inbox, please sign

up below.

5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of THINKING OF GIVING UP ON GOD: READ THIS FIRST Thinking of Giving up on God: Read This First. We met on a shaded bench at the local outlet mall, and by the flecks of grey along her temples and the lines on her face, I guessed she was somewhere in her late fifties. She clenched a crimson purse with copper hands adorned in gold, and I could tell she was a woman of assertive confidence. WHAT TO DO WHEN GOD IS SILENT IN YOUR LIFE When God Is Silent. The above words are the words of Mother Teresa, written to her spiritual mentor in 1957. They are hardly the words of a soul who has lost its way, of one who has given up on serving the Lord. Mother Teresa made one of the greatest marks on humanity in the twentieth century. Surprisingly, she lived most of her life with an WHEN YOU FEEL ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD When You Feel all Alone in the World. The alto-stratus are hanging low tonight – like a comforting mantle holding you on through one of those seasons when you feel all alone in the world. There are layers of powder blue on smoky white, and it seems fitting as I hold this baby boy in my arms. We sway on the glider as blackbirds flutter

overhead.

FOR WHEN YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED BY GOD He gently nudges us to look for reasons to give thanks in the midst of the disappointment. Friend, I know your disappointment hurts. I know it has caused you to question God’s goodness. My prayer is for you to keep a soft heart. Remain open to the ways God wants to shape your heart through the struggle. Don’t leave the arena of your pain YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

MY BOOKS - STACEY PARDOE Flourish in the Fire: Step Out of Survival Mode and Thrive in Life’s Trials is my new online devotional book. This book offers 20 chapters packed full of ways to help you draw close to God and flourish in life’s trials. I’m offering this book at 50% off this week only! Get your copy for just $2.99 using coupon code FLOURISH44 right here MY STORY - STACEY PARDOE Not so long ago, I swore I’d never start a blog. That was sometime around the era when I swore I’d never consider co-sleeping with a baby, and I was sure I’d still be setting out on solo-backpacking trips across Alaska after becoming a mom. Close to a decade later, I sit and consider the fact that much of what I tell God I’ll never do eventually comes to pass in my life. And my solo FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS ONLINE FOR YOU Space for Your Soul to Stretch is your personal invitation to create space to rest, breathe, and find replenishment in God’s restoring presence. In less than 15 minutes per day, this 8-day journey will lead you to step beneath open skies, encounter the heart of God, and be filled afresh. Get your copy here. ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. WHEN YOU FEEL ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD When You Feel all Alone in the World. The alto-stratus are hanging low tonight – like a comforting mantle holding you on through one of those seasons when you feel all alone in the world. There are layers of powder blue on smoky white, and it seems fitting as I hold this baby boy in my arms. We sway on the glider as blackbirds flutter

overhead.

LIFE-CHANGING PRAYERS OF HOPE FOR TOUGH TIMES 4. Father, thank you that when my circumstances fall apart, you are my hope. Lasting hope is deeper than circumstantial hope. It is hope fixed on a source outside myself. It is hope fixed on an anchor that is not inside the haul of the ship. Thank God that he is your hope – your anchor – even when circumstances unravel. ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM? I didn’t know I was aiming for perfection when I first laid eyes on the swaddled baby girl in the pink and blue hospital cap. She was beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to teach her everything I DON'T GIVE UP IN THE VALLEY OF AFFLICTION The emerald valley folds us in a warm embrace as we follow the trail through thick skunk cabbage. The little one at my side tells me his legs are getting tired, and I pat him on the back. 5 REFRESHING BIBLE VERSES FOR THE WEARY AND BURDENED Regardless of what obstacles you face today, may these Bible verses for the weary offer hope and insight: 1. Your weary and burdened seasons are opportunities to teach you to rely on God instead of yourself. I am a woman who thrives on my sense of self-reliance. I like to fix things, help people, and pull myself up by my bootstraps. THE SECRET NO ONE TELLS YOU IN YOUR LOWEST MOMENT In Your Lowest Moment, God Is Right There with You. It probably feels like God has abandoned you in your lowest moment. You sit in the darkness with your broken heart, and the sinking feeling in your chest tells you no one really cares. Some insidious voice tells you God doesn’t care; if God cared, your life wouldn’t have fallen apart.

STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS ONLINE FOR YOU Space for Your Soul to Stretch is your personal invitation to create space to rest, breathe, and find replenishment in God’s restoring presence. In less than 15 minutes per day, this 8-day journey will lead you to step beneath open skies, encounter the heart of God, and be filled afresh. Get your copy here. 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD My mission is to offer tools to help you connect with God in ways that breathe life into your soul. Thanks so much for visiting. If you'd like to receive these messages weekly in your email inbox, please sign

up below.

5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of THINKING OF GIVING UP ON GOD: READ THIS FIRST Thinking of Giving up on God: Read This First. We met on a shaded bench at the local outlet mall, and by the flecks of grey along her temples and the lines on her face, I guessed she was somewhere in her late fifties. She clenched a crimson purse with copper hands adorned in gold, and I could tell she was a woman of assertive confidence. WHAT TO DO WHEN GOD IS SILENT IN YOUR LIFE When God Is Silent. The above words are the words of Mother Teresa, written to her spiritual mentor in 1957. They are hardly the words of a soul who has lost its way, of one who has given up on serving the Lord. Mother Teresa made one of the greatest marks on humanity in the twentieth century. Surprisingly, she lived most of her life with an WHEN YOU FEEL ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD When You Feel all Alone in the World. The alto-stratus are hanging low tonight – like a comforting mantle holding you on through one of those seasons when you feel all alone in the world. There are layers of powder blue on smoky white, and it seems fitting as I hold this baby boy in my arms. We sway on the glider as blackbirds flutter

overhead.

FOR WHEN YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED BY GOD He gently nudges us to look for reasons to give thanks in the midst of the disappointment. Friend, I know your disappointment hurts. I know it has caused you to question God’s goodness. My prayer is for you to keep a soft heart. Remain open to the ways God wants to shape your heart through the struggle. Don’t leave the arena of your pain YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

STACEY PARDOE

Encountering God in the ordinary is a place where Christian women can learn to see God in all things, develop a deeper relationship with God, and access tools for spiritual growth, free Christian devotionals, and Bible study tools FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS ONLINE FOR YOU Space for Your Soul to Stretch is your personal invitation to create space to rest, breathe, and find replenishment in God’s restoring presence. In less than 15 minutes per day, this 8-day journey will lead you to step beneath open skies, encounter the heart of God, and be filled afresh. Get your copy here. 11 FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS TO HELP YOU GROW WITH GOD My mission is to offer tools to help you connect with God in ways that breathe life into your soul. Thanks so much for visiting. If you'd like to receive these messages weekly in your email inbox, please sign

up below.

5 CALMING PRAYERS FOR PEACE OF MIND 5. Father, help me exchange willfulness for willingness. Willfulness is a state of wanting things to go your own way. Willingness is openness to the circumstances surrounding you. One of the most powerful prayers for peace in my life goes something like this: “Father, help me accept the reality of THINKING OF GIVING UP ON GOD: READ THIS FIRST Thinking of Giving up on God: Read This First. We met on a shaded bench at the local outlet mall, and by the flecks of grey along her temples and the lines on her face, I guessed she was somewhere in her late fifties. She clenched a crimson purse with copper hands adorned in gold, and I could tell she was a woman of assertive confidence. WHAT TO DO WHEN GOD IS SILENT IN YOUR LIFE When God Is Silent. The above words are the words of Mother Teresa, written to her spiritual mentor in 1957. They are hardly the words of a soul who has lost its way, of one who has given up on serving the Lord. Mother Teresa made one of the greatest marks on humanity in the twentieth century. Surprisingly, she lived most of her life with an WHEN YOU FEEL ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD When You Feel all Alone in the World. The alto-stratus are hanging low tonight – like a comforting mantle holding you on through one of those seasons when you feel all alone in the world. There are layers of powder blue on smoky white, and it seems fitting as I hold this baby boy in my arms. We sway on the glider as blackbirds flutter

overhead.

FOR WHEN YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED BY GOD He gently nudges us to look for reasons to give thanks in the midst of the disappointment. Friend, I know your disappointment hurts. I know it has caused you to question God’s goodness. My prayer is for you to keep a soft heart. Remain open to the ways God wants to shape your heart through the struggle. Don’t leave the arena of your pain YOUR UNANSWERED PRAYERS, UNFULFILLED DREAMS, AND NEVER We awoke to a fresh inch of snow on the lawn the first day of April, and it felt like one more day tacked onto a never-ending winter. And sometimes your unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling utterly motionless in a deeper way than spring snow showers

ever could.

6 POWERFUL BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HOPE IN SUFFERING 6. God has already prepared the path where your feet now tread: May we find comfort and hope in the midst of suffering as we hold onto this promise about God’s presence: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear

or be dismayed.”.

MY BOOKS - STACEY PARDOE Flourish in the Fire: Step Out of Survival Mode and Thrive in Life’s Trials is my new online devotional book. This book offers 20 chapters packed full of ways to help you draw close to God and flourish in life’s trials. I’m offering this book at 50% off this week only! Get your copy for just $2.99 using coupon code FLOURISH44 right here MY STORY - STACEY PARDOE Not so long ago, I swore I’d never start a blog. That was sometime around the era when I swore I’d never consider co-sleeping with a baby, and I was sure I’d still be setting out on solo-backpacking trips across Alaska after becoming a mom. Close to a decade later, I sit and consider the fact that much of what I tell God I’ll never do eventually comes to pass in my life. And my solo FREE DEVOTIONAL BOOKS ONLINE FOR YOU Space for Your Soul to Stretch is your personal invitation to create space to rest, breathe, and find replenishment in God’s restoring presence. In less than 15 minutes per day, this 8-day journey will lead you to step beneath open skies, encounter the heart of God, and be filled afresh. Get your copy here. ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE: ONE THING GOD WILL NEVER SAY TO On Hearing God’s Voice: One Thing God Will Never Say to You. There are hundreds of black flies rising from still water when I hear it. It’s a quiet whisper coming from someplace I can’t quite identify: “You’re not good enough for this.”. For a split second, I wonder if I’m hearing God’s voice. WHEN YOU FEEL ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD When You Feel all Alone in the World. The alto-stratus are hanging low tonight – like a comforting mantle holding you on through one of those seasons when you feel all alone in the world. There are layers of powder blue on smoky white, and it seems fitting as I hold this baby boy in my arms. We sway on the glider as blackbirds flutter

overhead.

LIFE-CHANGING PRAYERS OF HOPE FOR TOUGH TIMES 4. Father, thank you that when my circumstances fall apart, you are my hope. Lasting hope is deeper than circumstantial hope. It is hope fixed on a source outside myself. It is hope fixed on an anchor that is not inside the haul of the ship. Thank God that he is your hope – your anchor – even when circumstances unravel. ARE YOU TIRED OF FEELING LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM? I didn’t know I was aiming for perfection when I first laid eyes on the swaddled baby girl in the pink and blue hospital cap. She was beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to teach her everything I DON'T GIVE UP IN THE VALLEY OF AFFLICTION The emerald valley folds us in a warm embrace as we follow the trail through thick skunk cabbage. The little one at my side tells me his legs are getting tired, and I pat him on the back. 5 REFRESHING BIBLE VERSES FOR THE WEARY AND BURDENED Regardless of what obstacles you face today, may these Bible verses for the weary offer hope and insight: 1. Your weary and burdened seasons are opportunities to teach you to rely on God instead of yourself. I am a woman who thrives on my sense of self-reliance. I like to fix things, help people, and pull myself up by my bootstraps. THE SECRET NO ONE TELLS YOU IN YOUR LOWEST MOMENT In Your Lowest Moment, God Is Right There with You. It probably feels like God has abandoned you in your lowest moment. You sit in the darkness with your broken heart, and the sinking feeling in your chest tells you no one really cares. Some insidious voice tells you God doesn’t care; if God cared, your life wouldn’t have fallen apart.

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3 THOUGHT-PATTERNS THAT ARE STEALING YOUR PEACE AND JOY: HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR MINDFEATURED

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Posted in Transformation There are monarchs on the milkweed, and the sun sinks fiery white over the wildflowers. “They’re not flowers,” five-year-old Caleb contends, “They’re weeds.” They are in their glory this time of year: Goldenrod tall and strong with its buttery blossoms carpeting the landscape; aster offering sprinkles of lavender and ivory; black-eyed-susans providing splashes of vibrant Read more

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Posted in Bible Truth for Everyday Life Somewhere around the middle of August, the kids started dreaming of autumn. I’m not sure if the swimming days were growing too long or the humidity weighed too low, but the anticipation built with each passing day. Caleb started talking about leaf piles and squirrel hunts with Daddy, and Bekah dreamed of golden evenings in Read more

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Posted in Purposeful Living Some conversations remain imprinted on our minds in the precise location where they took place. Hard conversations with friends. Phone calls that change everything in the blink of an eye. Faith-filled conversations that shift paradigms in our minds and call us to be brave in new ways.  As last summer drew to a humid close, Read more

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Posted in Purposeful Living It seems we’re settling into the pace of autumn now. We wave goodbye as the oldest rolls down the road on the school bus at dawn, and green acorns falling on the pavement are a foretaste of what is to come. After the wave goodbye and the coffee on the deck, I sit beneath the

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Posted in Transformation The black walnuts falling to the pavement have been crushed on ashen gravel.   There are coffee-hued streaks across the limestone, and as I walk through the minefield, the coming winter feels just a little bit like a death of its own. I cringe at the thought of long evenings inside the house, whiteouts rolling in Read more

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Posted in Purposeful Living I watch him sleep across the room while this streaming torrent of rain makes paths down the sliding glass. This streaming feels like a racing of time, racing toward purpose, racing to make it back to the earth – back into the part of the cycle where life springs up from dust in verdant shoots. Read more

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Posted in Transformation We’re floating in the clear water of my parents’ swimming pool, and there are squeals of laugher and shouts of joy. The little one bobs around with floatie rings on his arms and a neon green doughnut around his chest. His big sister paddles from one side of the pool to the other with her Read more

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Posted in Bible Truth for Everyday Life Here is a special Tuesday post that appeared on a life-giving site called Women Wielding the Word last week: I remember reading the words on a sun-splattered spring dawn, and I could not honestly say I related.  The words went like this: “My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart Read more

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Posted in Purposeful Living The hollow drone of the locusts has begun again, and this slow rhythm of the changing seasons never fails to mesmerize me. The locusts remind me of childhood days spent filling spiral-bound notebooks with pages of fictitious stories about children chasing adventure through forests and fields of wildflowers.  I would sit by the window on Read

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Posted in Bible Truth for Everyday Life The wildflower fields are speckled with the vibrant freckles of black-eyed susans – gold splashes on an emerald carpet – as Caleb pulls me to the deck on a damp August morning. He points to the fields and says, “Daddy’s out there with the dogs,” and I don’t believe him until I hear the howl Read more

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