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“Then came the morning that sealed the promise.

“Then came the morning that sealed the promise.
Your buried body began to breathe!
Out of the silence, the roaring lion declared the grave has no claim on me.
Jesus, yours is the victory!”
- Living Hope

The reason for my hope isn’t found in my abilities or being a good person. It’s in the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus. I was reading in Exodus the other day and it struck me that, when God passed through Egypt and killed the firstborn as a final show of his power before Pharaoh let the Israelites go, anyone who was covered under the blood of a spotless lamb was saved. Ultimately, it wasn’t their “goodness” or their nationality that saved them; it was the blood. In the same way, it’s not our “rule following” or our “christian culture” that saves us—it’s Jesus and only Jesus. He lived a sinless life, died a horrible death, and raised again—proving that he has power over sin and death. And that’s what we celebrate today!

I’m not always good at paying attention to how G

I’m not always good at paying attention to how God is working—I take it for granted a lot. But I had conversations with several people yesterday who were talking about the ways God is clearly working on their lives and I started thinking about how many ways he’s working in my own life. Ways I can see and even ways I can’t.

Then I started thinking about how there are so many people around the world who worship the same God, and have for centuries, without him or his word ever changing. How one day, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord.

It’s more than pretty cool that we can have a real, personal relationship with the God of creation, here from the start, before the beginning of time; holy and worthy of all praise and glory; who turns seas into highways and bones into armies and works out the littlest of details in our own lives for his glory.

And, if you’re curious to know more about what that looks like, DM me! I’d love to chat.

Here’s to friendships that go way back and to ta

Here’s to friendships that go way back and to taking random time off in the middle of September. I love these people and am thankful for the past few days together!

Do you feel this way? ➡️ That there’s often

Do you feel this way? ➡️ That there’s often an unspoken rule about how we can and should do things? Maybe it’s just the rule-follower in me, but both in regular life *and* in business, I feel like there are so many “shoulds” that surround running a business.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You should post on Instagram every day.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You should write a blog post at least weekly.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Only email your list once a week—you don’t want them getting tired of you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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All of those are spoken (or unspoken) “rules” about being a successful entrepreneur that I’ve heard over the years...and sticking to them is, quite honestly, exhausting (I clearly don’t do a good job at it, either 😂).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Trends change and what works changes, and sometimes breaking the rules actually helps us make a break through. I was thinking about this over the weekend and want to know your thoughts: who are the people you see in the business world (or even outside of that!) who “break the rules” and are successful anyway? Let me know below!

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“Then came the morning that sealed the promise.

“Then came the morning that sealed the promise.
Your buried body began to breathe!
Out of the silence, the roaring lion declared the grave has no claim on me.
Jesus, yours is the victory!”
- Living Hope

The reason for my hope isn’t found in my abilities or being a good person. It’s in the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus. I was reading in Exodus the other day and it struck me that, when God passed through Egypt and killed the firstborn as a final show of his power before Pharaoh let the Israelites go, anyone who was covered under the blood of a spotless lamb was saved. Ultimately, it wasn’t their “goodness” or their nationality that saved them; it was the blood. In the same way, it’s not our “rule following” or our “christian culture” that saves us—it’s Jesus and only Jesus. He lived a sinless life, died a horrible death, and raised again—proving that he has power over sin and death. And that’s what we celebrate today!

I’m not always good at paying attention to how G

I’m not always good at paying attention to how God is working—I take it for granted a lot. But I had conversations with several people yesterday who were talking about the ways God is clearly working on their lives and I started thinking about how many ways he’s working in my own life. Ways I can see and even ways I can’t.

Then I started thinking about how there are so many people around the world who worship the same God, and have for centuries, without him or his word ever changing. How one day, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord.

It’s more than pretty cool that we can have a real, personal relationship with the God of creation, here from the start, before the beginning of time; holy and worthy of all praise and glory; who turns seas into highways and bones into armies and works out the littlest of details in our own lives for his glory.

And, if you’re curious to know more about what that looks like, DM me! I’d love to chat.

Here’s to friendships that go way back and to ta

Here’s to friendships that go way back and to taking random time off in the middle of September. I love these people and am thankful for the past few days together!

Do you feel this way? ➡️ That there’s often

Do you feel this way? ➡️ That there’s often an unspoken rule about how we can and should do things? Maybe it’s just the rule-follower in me, but both in regular life *and* in business, I feel like there are so many “shoulds” that surround running a business.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You should post on Instagram every day.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You should write a blog post at least weekly.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Only email your list once a week—you don’t want them getting tired of you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
All of those are spoken (or unspoken) “rules” about being a successful entrepreneur that I’ve heard over the years...and sticking to them is, quite honestly, exhausting (I clearly don’t do a good job at it, either 😂).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Trends change and what works changes, and sometimes breaking the rules actually helps us make a break through. I was thinking about this over the weekend and want to know your thoughts: who are the people you see in the business world (or even outside of that!) who “break the rules” and are successful anyway? Let me know below!

Fun fact: this picture was taken almost a year ago

Fun fact: this picture was taken almost a year ago, but I’m wearing the same shirt today. 🙈 What can I say—I love stripes.

Something else I love? ➡️ Working with really cool people every single day. I’m a virtual assistant for women who are passionate about helping others achieve their goals, and absolutely love getting to sort out the admin tasks for them so they can focus on doing what they really love. I do a lot of copy editing (English major over here!), content scheduling, and a litttllleee bit of basic graphic design, among other things (like refining systems or tracking stats). But my favorite part of my job is that I work with incredible women who are doing huge things in their businesses. Some work and homeschool their kids. Some are preparing for maternity leave and extended time off. Some are gearing up to launch new things. Some are restructuring their services to make sure they’re offering the very best to their clients. But all of them have at least one thing in common: they are here to serve their clients well. That’s inspiring. That’s what fires me up each day when I’m working with them.

(Other non-work things that fire me up: ice cream, sunsets, and a well-delivered pun.)

What fires you up? Whether you own a business or not, I’d love to hear about it! 🙋🏻‍♀️

I’ve been thinking about rest lately—not the l

I’ve been thinking about rest lately—not the lazy kind, but the healthy, restorative kind. Rest is a biblical concept—God set the example when he rested on the seventh day after Creation, and he commanded the Israelites to do the same. We see the importance of a Sabbath (a day of rest) throughout the entire bible, in both the Old and the New Testament.

But here’s the thing I’ve been thinking about ➡️ rest requires trust. It requires us to put our faith in the Lord’s provision, not our own. The laws God gave to the Israelites are evidence of this: God promised he would provide for their needs if they obeyed his commands to rest (Leviticus 25).

As we go into the weekend, let’s remember that true rest can be an act of worship. How are we going to rest well?
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