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 "He's where the joy is!" Those are the words that Tara-Leigh Cobble says at the end of every day's "The Bible Recap" video lesson. I've been keeping up with the reading, so today is lesson 115. Just as expected, I'm learning a ton & restoring my love for reading God's Word. I feel like this will be something I will continue to do, year after year. There's just SO much goodness in the Bible and Tara-Leigh's daily teaching is so great at connecting it all together, and making it come to life! So if you are wanting to grow in your faith & in your knowledge of Scripture - I encourage you to jump into the lessons today. You'll be so glad you did.  What's on my heart this morning is the fullness of those words: God IS where the joy is.  When life is throwing you some curveballs, and the tears come faster than the smiles...He's where the joy is. When you're walking through a really challenging situation, and your stomach...

I'm sure you've probably heard this song by now. But...just case you haven't (or in case you'd like to listen again)...take a pause and watch the video before you keep reading. I resonate right now with all of the lyrics, but here's the part I want to talk about today:  "'Cause faith isn't proven like gold 'Til it's been through the fire, eh-eh  My head, heart, and hands are feeling heavy But that's when I lift them just a little higher" Yes! I feel this to my core right now! And this song has been a healing balm to my heart. Helping my "soul catch up with my song."  Praise God. The women's event I was preparing my Romans 8 talk for got cancelled due to low ticket sales. So, I'm going to be offering it as a free Zoom call sometime in May. I literally found out it was cancelled the day AFTER I finished my PowerPoint slides.  Welp. But here's the thing - God knew it was going to be cancelled. And He also knew I neede...

As I've been preparing my speech on Romans 8, God has been speaking to me in multiple ways. I'm sure much of this is because my ears are open to anything related to what I'm studying. But it's still comical to me how many different times Romans 8:5-6 has come up in the last few weeks. I mean, I guess it makes perfect sense - I have been asking God to show me exactly what He wants me to share. And, no surprise, He's been teaching me lots of lessons and challenging my faith muscles a LOT lately.  In life coaching, we talk a lot about "letting go of the rope" in the struggles of life. Every time I say this, I think back to my years at Hope College and their event called The Pull. Picture this: a small river in the middle, a bunch of freshman guys in giant trenches on one side, an equal number of sophomore guys in giant trenches on the other side, and a GIANT rope stretched across & being pulled on for HOURS. The winner is determined by literal inches. Thi...