Happy Monday ladies!

 

We made it!  I decided to end our last Happy Monday of 2025 together with a reminder of where we started this year. For those who have not been with us all year, I introduced the following prayer in January 2025 and have mentioned several times since. Here is that prayer:

 

 

In John 16:33, Jesus told us we would experience hardship and heartache. Many of us see this in our own lives and in the lives of those we love. Yet we do not have to carry all the heaviness alone. Gratefully, God has given us a powerful tool, prayer, to connect with Him. When we pray, we exchange our heaviness for His hope, and He fills us with peace.

 

 

Starting next week, I will launch a new series of Happy Monday devotions focused on praying for our families and loved ones. This is the number one topic in the emails I receive, so I am excited to walk through it together. Upcoming topics include:

 

Praying for loved ones’ salvation
Praying for loved ones with hard hearts
The power of surrender and praying for the atmosphere in your home
Letting go of nagging and praying for patience
Praying for God to break strongholds
And more!

 

 

These upcoming devotions will be anchored in Scripture and include practical tools to help you trust God as you wait. Like you, I am praying for many loved ones in my own life. Together, we will come before God’s throne and believe Him for the miracles only He can do.

 

For now, I am deeply honored that you have spent your Mondays with me this year. As your sister in Christ, it is a joy to walk through life with you.

 

I am praying many blessings over you and your loved ones in the coming new year.

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The Bold, Brave, and Beautiful Podcast December Episodes 

What do you really believe about heaven? When faced with her own terminal diagnosis, author Colleen Chao discovered that heaven wasn’t a faraway idea. It was a living hope that changed how she faced each day.

 

In this moving episode, Colleen shares the peace, beauty, and courage that come from fixing our eyes on eternity—even when life on earth is marked by suffering. Her words will stir your heart, strengthen your faith, and remind you: this isn’t the end of the story.

Are you doing all the “right” Christian things but still struggling to feel joy? You’re not alone. In this heartfelt conversation with my special guest, Asheritah Ciuciu, we talk about what it means to move from duty to delight—from trying to earn God’s love to truly enjoying it.

 

ICYMI: My Latest (in)courage Devotional: Do You Need To Offer Forgiveness This Christmas?

 

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