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Hey there! I’m Jodie, and I’m glad you’re here. I’m a wife, a mom, and a writer who thinks God is infinitely tender, infinitely strong, and infinitely the reason we can lives marked grace, purpose, and joy. He’s pretty amazing, and nothing make happier to talk about him with friends like you! Read More

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31 Days of Prayer Title

31 Days of Prayer – Coming in July!

June 25, 2022

Marriage (and why I lived in a bathrobe)

May 27, 2022

The Holy Spirit our Helper has impeccable taste

The Helper knows what looks good on you

April 1, 2022

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Italy Scrapbook, Part 3: Assisi as an acrostic.

S - Swallows mean hope
T - Teachers inspire 🍎
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F - Fabulous frescoes
R - Robertos at rest
A - Avenues to explore
N - Not very cold 🔥
C - Comedian troubadours
I - I love pink limestone 💕
S - Simple prayer and Singing praises 🙌

Italy scrapbook, Part 2 🇮🇹 “When in Rome” as a photo limerick:
There once were some church folks from home
Who tried to eat, drink, and see all of Rome.
They found the cheeses and wine
And the ceilings sublime,
But too many ruins for one poem.
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@galilee_church @eatingeurope #streetfood #gelato #cheese #oldestsynagogue @vaticanmuseums #lookup
#Ilovecheeses + #IloveJesus 😊

Am I the only one who didn’t know that the Vatican “Court of the Gentiles” was built this way to signal the embrace of God? Love it.
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@vaticanmuseums #Rome #Italy #italytravel @galilee_church #saintsandsinners

Where do you need God’s help right now?
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Are you struggling with a challenging relationship? A job that feels too big to accomplish? Anxiety over the future or the current moment?
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Whatever the situation is, it has not taken God by surprise. He reveals problems not to prompt us to panic, but to invite us to pray - and I hope you’ll want to pray with me (and with a bunch of other incredible folks) in July!
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The @faithgateway community is hosting a 31-day prayer challenge using my Praying the Scriptures calendar 👉 starting July 1. You can register and download the calendar using the link in my bio, and then follow along in my stories as we share a fresh scripture-prayer every day.
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🙏🏽 Consider tagging a friend or two + inviting them to join you in this prayer adventure. 🙏🏽 Some of my most favorite prayer seasons have been the ones where I’ve partnered with a friend and we’ve welcomed God into the mix. As Jesus promised, “Where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” (Matthew 18:20)
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I hope that these bite-sized verses will encourage you in your daily conversations with God. I’ve said it before: The tiniest verse or phrase in the Bible can do more to transform our thinking and shape our desires than if we were to try and tackle an entire chapter at once. (Plus, they’re much easier to remember! 😉)
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See you right here in July! 💕
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#prayingthescriptures #abideinchrist #31daysofprayer #prayerchallenge #freedownload

Ciao from Italy! Part 1 of the scrapbook, as a photo haiku 😉:

Chefs, caves, handmade shoes.
Gardens, lemons, cherries, steps.
Scripture, sunsets, friends.
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Bethany 2022. (And one shot from 1999, when there was more room on the old lifeguard stand.) Swipe to the end to see the folks who started this organization…aren’t Robbie’s parents the CUTEST?? 🥰
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#family #summervibes #bethanybeach

Grandparents! The folks @legacycoalition have all sorts of great resources, including a new interview every Monday night designed to help us thrive in our family relationships! Here’s a clip from my convo on how we can trust God with our adult children as they parent our grandkids. (And pssst - to my own mom & dad: THANK YOU FOR PRAYING FOR MY KIDS! 💕)

I asked, you answered: What topics would you like to see covered in a book about marriage + how we can trust God with our most important relationship.
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Thanks for all the great input! The book - Praying the Scriptures for Your Marriage - releases next spring. I’m sharing a little bit about the writing process on the blog this week, along with 3 prayers and a DIY project you can use right now for your marriage, a friend’s marriage, or even your kid’s eventual marriage. Link in bio.
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And psst - thanks for all of the warm encouragement, emails, DMs, and prayers. Means more than you’ll ever know. 💕
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#prayingthescriptures #marriage #marriagegoals #marriageprayers #newbook #weddinggift #DIY (sort of) 😊