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Letting go. Leaning in. Living whole.

Healing My Mind: How I Learned to Trust God Instead of Fear grace obedience rest Sep 08, 2025

“But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.”

— James 1:6 (NIV) 

 

I walked out of the orthopedic surge...

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Burnout, Chronic Pain, and the Body: How I Found Peace Through Rest grace rest waiting Aug 25, 2025

“How in the world have you even been getting out of bed?”

That’s what my husband asked me one morning—not out of sarcasm, but genuine concern. And honestly, I didn’t have a good answer.

“All I can s...

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How Pain Led Me to a Love I Wouldn’t Trade grace obedience rest Aug 11, 2025

 “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
—Jeremiah 29:13 NIV

My husband, Jason, used to joke, “It’s God, Ginger, then me,” referring to the hierarchy of my love. He w...

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Why I Couldn’t Give Grace—Until Burnout Forced Me to Receive It grace obedience rest Jul 28, 2025

 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
— Romans 5:8

In the spring of 2017, I found myself halfway across the world, trekking through...

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Highly Sensitive & Spiritually Wired: What God Taught Me About Discernment and Calling grace obedience Jul 14, 2025

 A Quiet Stirring

This post is a reflection—an attempt to capture a thread I believe God has been gently weaving into my heart. It began during a trip to Huntsville with my friend Beth, but it’s only...

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How to Trust God in the In-Between (Even When You Feel Like You Should Be Doing More) grace obedience rest waiting Jun 30, 2025

It was a cold, sunny day in January when I took Ava for a walk. I was praying, asking God to help me trust Him in this season — this strange, in-between space where I know I need to rest, but I feel t...

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How I Stopped Hustling and Started Healing grace obedience rest Jun 16, 2025

If I had to describe how I felt for most of the past five years in one word, it would be overwhelmed. Maybe you can relate. That deep, soul-depleting exhaustion—the kind that drains your body, hijacks...

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From Burnout to Breakthrough: How God Breathed Life Into My Calling grace obedience rest waiting Jun 02, 2025

 “The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.”
— Job 33:4 (NIV) 

There’s a moment in the book of Ezekiel that stops me in my tracks every time.

God asks the prop...

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Faith Over Fear: The Power of One Faithful Step grace obedience waiting May 19, 2025

It wasn’t the first time I left a great career to start something new.

Ten years earlier, I’d walked away from a successful corporate role to become a business owner. That shift stretched me, refined...

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Eat, Sleep, Eat: God’s Prescription for Exhaustion grace obedience rest May 05, 2025

"I’ve had enough, Lord… take my life." (1 Kings 19:4)

That cry came from the prophet Elijah — one of the most powerful voices in the Old Testament. He had just faced off with the prophets of Baal...

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When Letting Go Leads to Breakthrough: My Journey from Striving to Surrender grace obedience rest waiting Apr 28, 2025

"Cease striving and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
— Psalm 46:10 (NASB) 

I broke down in the shower.

Not in an, “I’m just overwhelmed” ...

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Why Bold Rest Requires More Courage Than Hustle grace obedience rest waiting Apr 14, 2025

More Than a Nap

In a world that rewards hustle and glorifies busyness, choosing rest is a bold move. Not just sleep—but deep, soul-level rest. A rest that requires trust, surrender, and grace. This i...

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