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I Choose Today to Be Anchored in the Middle

The Ordinary – Part 5 This morning, during my quiet time, one word kept surfacing and pulling at my heart: The middle. It kept circling—gently, quietly, but persistently. Like the Lord was inviting me to lean in and listen. So I did. And this is what came out: What happens in the middle? In the middle of an asked and answered prayer. In the middle of a crisis. In the middle of the ordinary. In the middle of healing. Forgiving. Trusting. Believing. Growing. Being still. Surviving. Thriving. Crying. Mourning. Trauma. Tragedy. Sickness. Uncertainty. Loneliness. Hoping. Waiting. The middle isn’t usually where we want to be. We love beginnings—the excitement, the spark, the newness. We long for endings—the relief, the closure, the breakthrough. But the middle? The middle feels slow. Unsettling. Foggy. Often painful. And sometimes… silent. But here’s what I’m learning: The middle is where most of life happens. It’s where our faith gets stretched. Where our roots grow deep. Where transformation begins to unfold—not in an instant, but in the unseen, ordinary, day-by-day steps. And I think that’s why so many people get lost in the middle. Because without an anchor, without hope, it’s easy to drift. Easy to

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I Choose Today to Worship in the Middle of the Mundane

The Ordinary Series – Part 4 Note: This post is Part 4 in The Ordinary Series. Part 3 will be shared as part of the upcoming podcast episode where I’ll dive deeper into what it means to be an ordinary kingdom partner. For now, I pray these words meet you right where you are. ⸻ I think the ordinary is the hardest place to live. See, the outcasts are looking for hope. They know they need saving. The mountain movers? They see the kingdom and are actively pursuing it. But those of us in the middle of the ordinary? We’re just trying to make it through the day. We’re folding laundry, checking off to-do lists, opening the fridge to figure out what can be made for dinner with whatever’s left. We bandage another scraped knee. Pay another bill. Run another errand. Facilitate another meeting. Nothing about it feels like kingdom work. Not to mention—I’m just an ordinary person living an ordinary life. And it’s in that space that the lie creeps in: This can’t possibly matter. This can’t be kingdom. But it does. And it is. Because God is in the business of using the ordinary in the ordinary to

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I Choose Today to Live in the Kingdom

The Ordinary Series – Part 2 The kingdom of heaven wasn’t meant to stay behind stained glass windows. It was meant to walk into living rooms. To show up in office break rooms. To interrupt grocery store runs. To bring light into dark places and hope into broken hearts. And the ones who carry it? They look a lot like you and me. Carpenters. Fishermen. Business owners. Moms. Students. Retirees. Ordinary people who listened for the Spirit’s nudge—and obeyed. That’s how the early church turned the world upside down. And that’s how the kingdom still comes—when we choose to live it out in the ordinary. When Jesus declared, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17), He was announcing something radical. Heaven wasn’t far off—it was near. Not just a someday promise, but a present reality. He didn’t just talk about it—He embodied it. Through healing the sick, forgiving sins, casting out demons, and teaching truth with authority, Jesus brought the reality of heaven to earth. The King had come. And where the King is, the kingdom reigns. But He didn’t stop there. Jesus commissioned His followers to bring that kingdom to others. “All authority in heaven and on earth has

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I Choose Today to Show Up Anyway

Something Exciting Is Coming! I’m so excited to finally share that the I Choose Today podcast launches on April 2nd! This has been a journey of prayer, preparation, and a whole lot of trusting God in the process. If you’ve ever connected with these blog posts, I think you’re going to love the podcast. It’s real, it’s honest, and it’s all about choosing to follow God—even through the hard stuff. Mark your calendar—I can’t wait to walk this new chapter with you! And now, here’s a message that’s been on my heart lately… ⸻ I Choose Today to Show Up Anyway There are days when I feel like I have nothing to offer—when I feel emotionally drained, mentally scattered, or spiritually quiet. The temptation is to hide, to wait until I feel stronger, clearer, more “together.” But I’m learning that healing doesn’t only happen in the hidden places—it often happens when we choose to show up anyway. Show up to the quiet moment with God, even when words are few. Show up to the people He’s placed in your life, even when your heart is tender. Show up to the calling, even when it feels costly. I used to think

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I Choose Today to Open the Door to More

One of my favorite things is to have a meal with family and friends. For a long time, I had wanted a big round table—one where everyone could visit easily, rather than being limited to just the people sitting near them at a rectangle table. A few years ago, I finally got my table and have put it to good use! For our Bible Study group, we share a meal together each week before we have our study. We sit around our large round table, relaxed, sharing stories, sharing our desires, hopes, and sometimes our pain. We bond over each other’s experiences; we laugh together, cry together, dream together. We open up our hearts to each other and give a glimpse of ourselves. Sharing a meal with them is an intimate time of connection around this large round table. One of my favorite times of my week. Have you ever had that experience with your family and/or friends? Does it bring a smile to your face and joy in your heart like it does mine? Now, imagine that same warmth, that same connection—but with Jesus Himself. Jesus wants this type of opportunity with you too. He said it Himself in

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