Bonnie Gray
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Life doesn’t have to be perfect for it to be beautiful because God makes everything beautiful in his time. There is empowering encouragement on every page of Sweet Like Jasmine: Finding Identity in a Culture of Loneliness as Bonnie takes you on the journey to breathe in God’s love and celebrate all God created you to be! This is a book of encouragement and hope. Each chapter includes powerful Scripture to bring you peace, inspiring stories to renew your faith, and reflection questions to journal your thoughts and are great discussion questions to use for your small group or book club!
The Faith Barista
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Feeling Invisible? Let Encouragement In
Have you ever felt invisible? Maybe you're the one always encouraging other people but never feeling like you receive encouragement back. I believe that the spiritual gift of encouragement is no...Monday, July 27, 2015
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Face What You Fear to Live a Significant Life
I knew that God is all good, all knowing, and all powerful. But I masked my insecurities with God by doubting myself. What I feared most was being forgotten. I was afraid to live an insignificant...Monday, July 13, 2015
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How Ordinary You Holds Extraordinary Value
Do you feel, well, ordinary? Yeah, I did too. But your ordinary-self is actually extraordinary. I learned that when I discovered my faith in Jesus holds extraordinary value to Him.Monday, July 6, 2015
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How Rest Remade My Heart as a Mom and the Hearts of My Children (A Special Podcast with Kat Lee Inspired to Action)
Moms need rest, too. In fact,the more we're able to re-fill our hearts with God by enjoying rest, the more our hearts glow. Our families will be blessed by that warmth, energy and creativity.Monday, June 29, 2015
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5 Ways to Remember Father's Day Even If You Don't Have Dad
Is Father's Day worth remembering when you don't have a daddy? I am thankfully reminded of my Father's love and the truth that when we embrace God as our Father, we are finally free to discover who...Thursday, June 18, 2015
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4 Ways to Let Grace in Instead of Guilt
Guilt can weigh us down. We wonder if we should move forward, we doubt whether we can receive grace. But we need to let grace in. We need to stop replaying the mistakes. We need to give ourselves...Monday, June 15, 2015
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Why We Need Quiet & Why It's Hard
We need quiet but it's hard to choose something another than noise. But we were meant for more than striving. We were meant to be fully, completely, totally alive.Monday, June 8, 2015
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3 Steps To Live In The Now. Come to Me.
We are a generation who doesn’t know how to live in the now. But Jesus says to come... come to Me. 3 steps to live in the *now* and rest in Jesus.Monday, June 1, 2015
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I Stress, Therefore I Am: 10 Ways To De-Stress
Can we ever be free from stress? Stress seems to be so embedded in our modern lives, we’ve come to breathe it like oxygen. But these 10 ways to de-stress can help eliminate many of the...Tuesday, May 26, 2015
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How to Celebrate Grieving and Joy on Mother's Day
How can we find joy through motherhood, as we try to make sense of the journey ourselves?Tuesday, May 5, 2015
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Life 2.0: When You Want to Start Over but Feel Afraid
Sometimes we want to start over, but we're scared to make the changes. Jesus offers us Life 2.0 and it's not what you might expected.Monday, April 13, 2015
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If You're Feeling Overwhelmed This Easter
Sometimes, there is suffering on the journey to taste joy. Easter isn't just for those who are trouble-free. Easter is for everyone longing for hope.Wednesday, April 1, 2015
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Say Yes to Spring In You: 6 Whispers of God's Love For You
Lent is a time of renewal. It's time to say yes to spring with these 6 whispers of God's love for you.Wednesday, March 25, 2015
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Move Out of Autopilot Mode: Choose Your Worth By Choosing to Rest
As encouragers, we are often shy about voicing our needs. Do you often live in “autopilot” mode & put yourself to the side when life gets frantic? God longs to love us, but we need to make choices...Monday, March 2, 2015
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Why Compassion Isn't a Project But An Intimate Whisper of Love
Compassion is a personal movement toward ONE individual. Not a people group - a faceless identity.Sunday, February 22, 2015
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Why Love Is Not a Consolation But a Light
Because I know Jesus walks here among the slums every day to touch and love those He calls beloved.Friday, February 20, 2015
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Meeting Ashley & Arita: Why One Country Road Paved With Dirt Led to a Waterfall of Joy
I thought it was gonna be a simple day in the country to meet children of special needs. I never did sign language before. Then my heart almost stopped beating...Wednesday, February 18, 2015
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Meeting Braudy: How One Tin-Roof Shack Turned Brokenness Into Beauty
“Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain. Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human.” Henri NouwenTuesday, February 17, 2015