Prioritizing Heart Matters

Gwen Smith September 14, 2023Blog, Focus, Life Clutter, Perspective, Priorities 2 Comments

When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was to twirl in the grass. With arms outstretched, I’d spin around and around until I was silly-dizzy,

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The Power of Quiet

Gwen Smith October 26, 2021Abiding, Blog, Christian Living, Peace, Perspective, Prayer, Prayer, Priorities, Rest, Strength, Worship, Worship 3 Comments

There are times when laundry takes over my house. Piles build up, though I try to stay on top of them. Many of the clothes are clean and even folded,

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When Questions Are Many and Answers Are Few

Gwen Smith December 1, 2020Blog, Family, Fear, Healing, I Want It All, Parenting, Peace, Perspective, Trials, Trusting God 3 Comments

As the basketball game heated up and the man-to-man coverage got up close and personal, he took an elbow to the ear. Seconds later his world went silent on the trauma side.

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Calming the Chaos

Gwen Smith November 24, 2020Abiding, Christian Living, Focus, Life Clutter, Maturity, Peace, Perspective, Prayer, Priorities 57 Comments

When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was to twirl in the grass. With arms out-stretched, I’d spin around and around until I was silly-dizzy,

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Keep Calm and Sparkle On

Gwen Smith October 27, 2020Anger, Blog, Christian Living, Confession, contentment, Gratitude, Maturity, Parenting, Perspective, Priorities, Royalty, Uncategorized, Worship 1 Comment

My friend Ellen is a preschool teacher who regularly contends with entitled toddlers and privileged preschoolers who know how to major on some minors and throw down some serious tantrums.

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Caught Between Trust and Worry

Gwen Smith October 20, 2020Anxiety, Blog, Christian Living, Control, courage, Faith, Fear, Motivation, Parenting, Peace, Perspective, Trials, Trusting God 2 Comments

The prophet Isaiah said, “Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor is his ear to dull to hear.” (Isaiah 59:1) Though I know in my heart this is true,

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True Prosperity

Gwen Smith October 13, 2020Blog, Christian Living, contentment, Holiness, Maturity, Perspective, Priorities, Scripture, Trials, Trusting God, Worship 3 Comments

God wants you to prosper. The Bible makes it clear. But sometimes He goes about blessing His children in surprising ways.

Case in point…

My husband Brad and I were the poster kids for financial stewardship.

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Deeply Rooted

Gwen Smith September 22, 2020Blog, Christian Living, Faith, Gratitude, Life Clutter, Maturity, Peace, Perspective, Trials, Trusting God 25 Comments

A nasty storm had blown through. Lots of thunder and lightning. Buckets of wetness. The Twitter feed from our local fire department alerted us to the dangers of high winds and encouraged the community to hunker down at home until the storm passed.

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Handling Hurts with Honor

Gwen Smith September 1, 2020Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Healing, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Humility, Maturity, Peace, Perspective, Prayer, Relationships 2 Comments

I’ve got lots of opinions, not gonna lie. You do too, right? I’ll go even one step further by assuming that your opinions and my opinions are not perfectly in sync.

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