Friday: I Shall Fear No Evil

Friday, October 31, 2014

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And the words of the Lord are flawless,
    like silver purified in a crucible,
    like gold refined seven times.

You, Lord, will keep the needy safe
    and will protect us forever from the wicked,
 
who freely strut about
    when what is vile is honored by the human race.
Psalm 12:6-8

I was driving down the road this morning praying. I was thinking about Halloween and I was thinking about my kids and my husband and my life and memories and the memories we're making for them. I thought about what the world looked like when I was there age and what it looks like now. And I was thinking about, if the Lord waits, what it might look like when they have kids this age. And I started to get scared. What will my children have to fight to stand up for their faith. What will they have to live through? And I prayed. Before I was finished I passed a sign on a local business and all it said was Psalm 12:7-8 I immediately looked it up and began to cry. 

I don't know if you follow me on Instagram but yesterday I posted something. I've been asking the Lord to speak to me. Give me a specific word. I wanted to hear from Him so badly. And today ... He spoke. 

The Lord will protect. The perfect word of our perfect Lord. He spoke to be about refining. And Oh do He and I know about refining! We've been working through a lot of it! He reassured me that he protects his children. This wicked world, this vile human race, it can not thwart what the Lord has planned. His timing is always and forever perfect. 

As I am preparing to leave my family in less than 48 hours, would you pray with me? Please pray for protection. We've prayed for travel, we've prayed for lonely hearts, we've prayed for wellness ... so please pray for protection. Protection from the evil one. He's always lurking. He's always trying to steal kill and destroy. He has power in this world, but he cant hurt my soul. Please pray for protection from thoughts. Pray for protection from oh so many things that I could name that could go wrong. Pray that God would protect and would be glorified through it all. 

I love ya'll. I am so honored to be used by our Lord. I'm so honored to pray with you and have you pray with me. We serve a good and faithful God. He is so ready to use us if we are willing to be used. 
 

Thursday: Under His Mighty Wing

Thursday, October 30, 2014

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"But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31

I only have a moment today, but this verse has been on my mind all day. As the time draws near to leaving, I'm getting a little more anxious about leaving my family and all I should pack and flying. It's not the flying that scares me, it's how close my flight landing is to the time I'm supposed to be there. Yeah, I need to be in a meeting at 12;00 and my flight lands at 12:03. You read that right. I land 3 minutes after my meeting. 

Would you pray with me? Would you pray for safe travel. Please pray for good weather. Pray for flights that take off and land on time. Pray for luggage and carry on bags. Pray for yoga mats and essential oils. Pray for good traveling buddies! Pray that God will use me to spread the gospel. Pray that I will trust that whatever happens, He is the one in control and not me. I am only along for the ride. 

There are so many of us traveling from all over. God has ordained this week. I know that He is all over this. Thank you Friends for loving me and all your encouragement! It means more to me than you'll ever know. Thank you for the emails and messages. 

Love you guys!

Wednesday: Open Hearts & Hands

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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Friends, I just finished my last online class for my 225h Holy Yoga Certification. It went by so fast! As much as I've learned and as much as God has changed me, my heart, my practice ... I feel like I have not learned a thing. There has to be more. There is still so much I don't know. 

As I look forward to next week, to being with all my fellow trainees and all those who've been through this training already, I am so humbled. I know I say this a lot, but Friends, I'm just a girl. I'm nothing special. The only thing special about me is that Jesus loves me! 

Here is the thing, our journey, yoga or our sanctification, is never finished. There is always something else to learn. There is always a deeper layer than were you've been before. There is always more to grow and stretch. With that being said, I cant stop thinking about where this will take me. This Holy Yoga? God did not bring me here to learn about the body. He didn't bring me here so I could be bendy. He brought me here to grow and bend and stretch. To mold me into the image of Jesus. And, even thought it would have been enough, He didn't do it just for me. He did it for you too. And I can't stop thinking about you. 

Wednesday: Would you pray with me? Would you pray for my training this week? Please pray for God to show up in a mighty way. Pray for God to open my heart to things He wants to teach me. Pray that I'll be open and grow and stretch. Pray that I will be wrung out like a rag on my mat. Whatever needs to be emptied, let it be left behind. Whatever I need to pick up, that I'll have the strength to carry it. But I know I wont have to carry it alone. 

Friends, what God is teaching me here today and there next week, it's for you. It's for me to bring back and be a better instructor. It's for me to create a space where I can move out of the way and you and Jesus can meet together on your mat. And for you to move and grown and stretch with Him. I can't stop praying for you. I've been praying for you since He called me here in this space. This yoga thing, it's not about me. It never has been. It's all about Him all about His glory. And I am ever so thankful for that. 

Pray for me Friends, because I'm praying for you. 

Tuesday: Resting in His Hands

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

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Tuesday; I am resting in His mighty hands today. As I type this I am sitting Tire Kingdom. I'm trying to get things ready for my family before I leave. So, when I looked down and noticed that it's time to get an oil change, the next obvious step is to take the family vehicle and get it prepped for me to be gone and my family to be safe. The good news: my SUV will be ready for my husband to drive all week. Bad news: I waited until my mom was out of town and no one could help me and so for the next few hours, I'm sitting in a waiting room waiting for my car. Now, my OCD listing checking self is going crazy. There are so many things that need to be checked off my list before I leave. But I have to laugh at the way God is so sweet that He's given me this time to sit and be still. Because I have no other choice!

The thing is, He always knows what we need. And He will give it to us if we ask. So, how did I end up "trapped" at the car place? Because I asked God yesterday to help me relax and find some rest before I leave this weekend. You have to be careful what you ask for because the gift does not always look like what you thought it would. But I'm thankful that me makes me laugh. I'm thankful that He gives and blesses me beyond what I thought was best. 

I'm trusting Him for next week too. Would you pray with me?

For my Family: Jamie, Brewer and Eva. 
Please pray first for their safety, that God would hold us all in His mighty hands while we're apart. Please pray for good health. It always seems that when one of us is gone, those left at home get sick or hurt. So, please pray for good health for all four of us. 
Second, would you please pray for our hearts while we're away from each other. I know we'll only be gone a week. But I'll be honest with you, this is the first time I've left my husband alone with the kids for a week. I trust that He'll be just fine, but it can drain you. God designed families. God's design was perfect with a partner to carry and support the load. When your partner is gone, grace abounds. Pray for grace to about when we feel the weight of the loneliness. Pray for grace to abound when we feel the weight of the responsibility. Pray for grace to abound when we are tired and at the end of ourselves. Pray for my sweet babies to be kind to each other and respectful and kind to their Daddy. 

Please pray for the other men and women who will be with me. We are all leaving behind family and loved ones. Pray for our hearts, our health and our freedom. God is working Friends. God is faithful. God will complete what He's started. Not one of us ended up here on accident. He has called and wooed us. He has worked in our hearts and in the hearts and lives of those around us. We know this full well. And that is what gives me the strength to get up, board a plane and leave my family behind for a few days. It's all for His glory. It's all for His Kingdom. 

And if you think about it, please pray that the dog gets fed. 

Monday: Breathe Fresh on Me

Monday, October 27, 2014

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Guys, I am leaving next Sunday for the Holy Yoga immersion retreat. Can you believe it?!? Since God called me to teach yoga (you can read about that here) and since he introduced me to Holy Yoga and told me it was a part of my future, and then the waiting and praying and working and refining that took place ... its finally here. 

I am in awe of who God is and how He works. I am so honored that He would use someone like me. I'm nothing special, just a girl. But I'm a girl after His heart. I'm a girl who was changed by scandalous grace. And I'm a girl who wants everyone to know they can be changed too. He's oh so good Friend, oh so good and so faithful!

So, today I'm asking for prayer. Each day until I leave I'm going to post something you can pray for with me. 

Monday: Please pray that God will use these last few days to prepare me and my family for all that God will do while I'm gone. Please pray that He will be all over the trip in general. Please pray that He moves in ways we have not yet imagined. Please pray that God would work in Jamie and the kids while I'm gone to prepare them for who I am when I get back. Please pray that I am changed by this certification process. 

Oh Friends, I have been changed. This training over the last few weeks has already changed my practice, changed my time on and off the mat in so many ways I couldn't even count. 

Thank you Friends. Thank you for your prayers and for your love and support. 

6 MORE DAYS!!

The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom: October Playlist and Schedule

Wednesday, October 1, 2014


October ... this is my favorite time of the year. Fall is on its way. College Football is in full swing. (LET'S GO MOUNTAINEERS!!) There are bonfires, sweaters, cookouts, chili and endless soups to devour. The leaves are turning and falling. And last, but not least, Halloween. 

My kids already have their costumes picked out and hanging in their closest ... just waiting. They are ready to dress up and for one nigh, get to be someone else. Oh yeah, and consume and ungodly amount of sugar. 

When I think about Halloween, I think about people escaping their real lives and for one night and getting to be someone they're not. Why is that fun? Because when you put on a costume, you know who you are. You're Batman, you're Hello Kitty, you're a cowboy or a nurse. You get to choose and you get to take on all the characteristic of those characters. You get to be brave and fearless. You get to be sweet and loved by all. You have an identity. 

Isn't that what we're all looking for? To know who we are and why we're here? Could it be that is what makes Halloween so fun and so scary? For one night we know who we are, but when the costume comes off, we enter back into that world of the unknown. We become Moms and Dads and Brothers and Sisters. We become (insert job title here). And we slip back into the world of confusion and struggle. And it can be hard and it can be scary. 

But the good news is that no matter how many of those titles that you do hold, mom sister friend wife ... you can still know who you are and what you're here for. Finding out who you are does not begin with looking within yourself. That's a strange place to start. To find out what you've been made for, shouldn't you first look at the one who made you?


So this month, my focus is on rooting down into who God is. It's in Him alone that I find out who I am. So join me Friends, unroll your mat, breathe deep, and root down into the word. 






And for you locals who want the yoga that goes with the playlist, find me below. If you need any more info, please comment or email and I'll get back as soon as I can!

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