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My girls have raved about their air fryers for years, and I just nodded along. Two people who don't eat much fried food don't need another gadget, especially in a condo with barely enough cabinet space for what we already own. Then I set off the smoke alarm heating pot stickers in a pan on the stove. Again. 🤦🏻♀️ For the bazillionth time. 🫤 Yes, that's a word. This week, I finally bought the air fryer. Dinner came out perfect in ten minutes. No oven to heat up, no alarm blaring through the kitchen, no scrubbing a pan afterward. Just food that worked, without me forcing it. What’s Been On My Heart I don't need more things. My closets are full, my heart isn't chasing stuff. What I want is acceptance, joy, and peace, the kind that doesn't rise and fall with my circumstances. But there are still places inside me that ache, issues I bring to God again and again, begging him to heal. This week, he reminded me of something I keep forgetting: he rescues me and delights in me. Not because I earned it. Simply because he chose to. Every maneuver I make to control the outcome gets me no closer to peace. God alone leads me to the safe place. His presence. "He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me." — 2 Samuel 22:20 (NLT) Dear one, you don't have to earn your way into his delight. He already chose you. Something for You Whatever you're still wrestling with, you don't have to carry it alone. Breathe Again: A Healing Path, your twelve-week group coaching experience for women healing from betrayal, begins September 15 at 10:00 a.m. Central. For one more week, save 15% with code EARLYBIRD15 (case-sensitive) when you register here ⤵️
Questions? Email me at Kirsten@KirstenDSamuel.com. 🙏🏻 A Prayer for You Dear God, as these summer days wind down with their warmth and sunshine, help Reader grasp your delight. Not because Reader is perfect, has life together, or breathes success, but because you chose to redeem Reader. Make this real in Reader's DNA. Where fear screams, bring your quiet peace. Thank you. Amen. |
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I empower faith-based women like you to recover well after discovering their husband's or significant others struggle with the dark places on the internet. Every Monday you'll receive encouragement and other carefully curated content to help you heal and find the freedom you desire.
My grandchildren went back to school this week. Dave started his faculty meetings today. Students will return to college campuses within the next few weeks. Even after over 40 years, starting school in August still feels foreign to me. Growing up, we always started after Labor Day. August still feels like summer to me, and the temperatures where we live agree. If you live outside the United States, when does your school year start? I'd love to know. What’s Been On My Heart This week, my mind...
Home. It's a beautiful word, isn't it? What images come to mind when you hear it? For me, home meant Dave and I sinking into our own bed for a few days before we jetted off to see our kids and grandkids for one more visit before the fall season begins. Four lovely days. Their pool. Family not only visible but touchable. Something our hearts needed. What’s Been On My Heart Life is an adventure. Never stop learning and growing. Over the last month, God has shown me so much about myself, about...
Alaska is beautiful, again. It's also had a few challenges, again. That's how life goes. You and I get to enjoy tremendous beauty alongside difficult circumstances, often in the same afternoon. Dave and I got home yesterday evening, tired and grateful, after thousands of miles by land and sea. God sustained us the whole way: he blew our minds with his creation, and he carried us when we had no energy left to take one more step. You'll spot some of what we saw in the photos below: an airport...