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Father God, our days are so new and unknown

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Father God, I love you and I thank you for being my God. How spoiled I am to talk to you right now and to know that you are hearing my words, listening to my prayer and holding my heart.

I could write a book of words before you and you would sit with interest the whole time. I could pour a bucket of tears before you and you would treasure each drop, storing them in a bottle. I could sit with you not uttering a single syllable and you, O my God, would understand the depth of my silence.

Father God, I do love you and thank you for being my God.

May I enter your presence hand in hand with my sisters?

May we gather our words, tears and silence and cast them before You?

Will you hold us?

Father God, our days are weird. Each day feels so new, unknown, and unsettled. Our emotions are rollercoastering (for sure my word) with each new announcement, closure, statistic, and regulation.

Lord, we are so accustomed to doing life together and now we are advised to separate ourselves from each other. This is the reality that crushes my heart the most. I think of the women I engage with every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and for spontaneous coffee dates throughout each week.

I think of the prayer requests that are shared and prayed over while we are united together. I think of the tears that are held. I think of the laughter that spreads. I think of the rejuvenating breath that occurs for women as they pause in one another’s presence. I think of the joy that spills from Your Scripture and the giggles that erupt from inevitable rabbit trails.

Father God, you gifted us with girlfriends and sisters in Christ. Being socially separated from each other is going to open doors for discouragement, defeat, and depression. Oh God, I pray You will shut those doors! Lord, that they will not even crack open. I pray Your mighty hand will separate Your daughters from any tactic of the devil. Fight for each of Your daughters during these days.

Lord, You promise that Your Word will be evident in our hearts and minds.

~ I pray your grace will abound. (2 Corinthians 9:8)

~ I pray your peace will surpass. (Philippians 4:7)

~ I pray your happiness will overcome. (Psalm 144:15)

~ I pray we will not feel alone for You are ever present for you are our God. (Psalm 46:1)

Father God, we love you and we thank you for being our God.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. – Hebrews 4:16

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Mom-in-Law

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To have a mother in law is not a right of passage. It is an “aftermath,” if you will, of marriage.

My MIL is a step above the rest! You may want to arm wrestle me on this, you may envy me, or you may fall on your knees begging God for such a gift as a “step above the rest MIL.”

I highly suggest the last, pray! For when you have a mother in law like Judy Palmer, what you get is nothing short of LOVE.

About Judy

Judy Learned who her son grew to be and she learned who he married. What’s more, she continues to learn who we are as the years and seasons of life change. Growth, change, and maturity are a progression in each of our lives. Behaviors will change. Opinions and convictions will change. Maturity will mature.🤞🏻😉 She is always a student of her people! This attribute blows my mind. How many relationships would be healed if we simply became a student of our person!?

She graciously Offers her hands, her heart, and her help without the air of “momma knows best.” I am certain I have broken her heart in declining her offer when I was a newlywed and again as a new mom. I didn’t know how to be a daughter in law. Gracious, I’m still learning. Yet, Judy has never ceased in offering her hands in service, her heart of love, and her eager ability to help.

This woman Validates my decisions as the mom of her grandson. That’s an underline and highlight statement! She validates my decisions as the mom of her grandson. Although I live the truth of these words, I feel the humility and self control and patience this must take for her. Just at the thought, I sit here in respectful awe. She hasn’t agreed with all our decisions (Ha! We haven’t agreed with all of our choices!), but she always validates them, in turn, respecting our parenting decisions. Priceless!

Above all these things, my absolute favorite is her Eagerness to BE with us. She wants to be part of her son’s family. She desires to be a fluid part of our laughter and heartaches, the vacation days and the mundane days. My photo albums can testify of the many vacations we have gone on together. And our memories can testify of the utterly immense, lazily fruitless days experienced at my house. Regardless, she is Present in whatever we do and soaks it in, participating in the reality known as The Palmer Home.

Such simple things when written in word, but powerfully dynamic when expressed with actionable love.

To be a Mother-in-Law has to be a hard season of life, but to be a Judy Palmer is nothing short of the best gift ever!!!

I love you, Judy Palmer. Thank you for being You!!

Xoxo

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Father, Take My Absence and Fill it With Your Glory

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Heavenly Father, take my absence and fill it with Your Glory. Lord, your grace is present even in the absence of life.

My absence today is minimal. My day got cancelled. It’s a rather minor absence in the realm of absences. So, Lord, I give my day to you. I ask that you will walk with me in Focus and Diligence. And I pray you will pour your presence in me and out of my fingers as I write throughout this day. This is my prayer for me.

My prayer for others is deeper.

Father, you care for each of us as we are and where we are. Thank you. Sweet Father, I think of friends who are facing today with tears in her eyes. I think of a friend who is starting a new journey in recovery. I think of a friend who is catching up on the life you have given her. In each of these situations, there is an absence.

An absence of love, an absence of health, an absence of routine.

Father God, each of these situations are hard. They are hard for the soul who desires to live this day for you despite the missing piece.

Oh, Dear Father, fill that missing piece with your presence! Yes, Father, with your presence.

~ Be there with her.

~ Sit with her.

~ Walk with her.

~ Live by her side.

~ And radiate your glory all around her.

Father, I ask these things for your glory, that your name will be known upon our hearts and by those around us.

In the Name of Jesus Christ we gather together and pray,

Amen

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