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#FridayFriends: Built in the Broken
Guest Contributors 5/1/20 Guest Contributors 5/1/20

#FridayFriends: Built in the Broken

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Bringing God Downstairs
Growing in Grace 4/23/20 Growing in Grace 4/23/20

Bringing God Downstairs

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Our Easter Hope
Theology 4/9/20 Theology 4/9/20

Our Easter Hope

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Holding Plans with Open Hands
Theology 4/2/20 Theology 4/2/20

Holding Plans with Open Hands

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#ThursdayThings — Scripture Memory Tools
Resources 3/26/20 Resources 3/26/20

#ThursdayThings — Scripture Memory Tools

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#FridayFriends: Scripture Memorization
Guest Contributors 3/6/20 Guest Contributors 3/6/20

#FridayFriends: Scripture Memorization

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As a mom, I often feel pressured to create “Christmas joy” for my kids: 
🎄 decorating our home perfectly 
☕ drinking hot chocolate while watching movies 
👼🏻 cheering for them at Christmas pageants 
📖 choosing the perfect Advent devoti
We sat down for Sunday dinner, and I pulled out our family Advent wreath devotional. Not two minutes in, my youngest was shushing me, my son gagged on a cherry tomato, and my oldest kept trying to predict my words so she could yell, “Jinx!&rdqu
I come into the Christmas season carrying a lot of expectations.

I expect every light on our tree to work. I expect cozy family movie nights. I expect to bake dozens of cookies. I expect my children to respond with smiling gratefulness. I expect my

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