Trusting God and Living Surrendered

Peace, joy, hope, love, and yes, strength comes through trust and surrender. The world may have given you a negative view of the word “surrender”, but in God’s world, it is an act of courage. Learn to live surrendered to the One who you can trust through the challenges and heartaches of life. Unveil your hope by embracing God’s grace and truth. These posts will share our adoption story, the Surrendered Hearts Manifesto, and what living surrendered looks like in day-to-day life.

Finding Rest for Your Weary Soul
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Finding Rest for Your Weary Soul

I see the weariness etched on your face. Shadows lingering under your eyes and a slowness to your every step. Sometimes you feel the weariness deep in your bones, don’t you? The blanketing fog makes thinking all the more difficult. I know you want rest. You’re not wearing busyness as an adornment. But life circumstances…

When You Need the Words to Pray Against Your Child’s Fear
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When You Need the Words to Pray Against Your Child’s Fear

It was in the quiet of the night. Everyone was asleep at last. Now it was my time. The time I used for refueling and recharging after a day of facig my child’s fear. When You Are Worried and Weary From the Weight of Your Child’s Fear It was my “me time.” My creative time….

How to Repair a Broken Identity
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How to Repair a Broken Identity

In what do you place your worth? Have you subconsciously allowed someone or something to become an idol? Is your identity rooted in what you do or how you do it? This week I am excited to share with you my friend, Alisa Nicaud of Flourishing Today, for another #ChosenandWorthy story. Alisa’s story, faith, and…

Why Waiting Has You Questioning Everything!
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Why Waiting Has You Questioning Everything!

You have a dream. You have felt the calling. You know it’s what you are meant to do. Yet you have hit roadblock after roadblock. Waiting. Waiting. And waiting some more. The failures, “no’s”, and doors seemingly slammed in your face have left you feeling unworthy. But unworthy is not what God has for us….

Learning to Trust God {Guarded by Christ Book Review}
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Learning to Trust God {Guarded by Christ Book Review}

I remember watching the movie, “The Body Guard.” As a teen I dreamed of having a voice like Whitney Houston’s and a Knight in Shining Armor like Kevin Costner. So, when this movie came along? I mean, in 1992, what  girl didn’t feel the pitter-patter of her heart as she leaned in close watching these…

When Our God-Given Identity is Under Attack
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When Our God-Given Identity is Under Attack

A God-given identity. It’s always been my personal struggle. And I know it is a struggle for many. Because the attacks against our identity begin even before we are born. The baby growing within the womb of a woman unprepared and unwanting of the pregnancy. Studies show that even in this stage of life, the…