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The Lord Will Provide
By Elizabeth Mathey |
“And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19, ESV). “Jehovah Jireh” is one of God’s names, and it means, “The Lord will provide.” One of the ways I have encountered Jehovah Jireh most recently has been through the provision of absolutely incredible people…
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So Why Are You Homeschooling Again? Part 2
By Elizabeth Mathey |
“Hey Dad, bring us back the brain!” Luke shouted as his dad hopped in his truck headed towards a long awaited elk hunt at the exclusive Three Forks Ranch in Wyoming. Seth had saved all his “points” over the years to cash them in for a guided elk hunt on an incredible property about an…
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So Why Are You Homeschooling Again?
By Elizabeth Mathey |
Two elk eyeballs and a deer brain currently reside in the refrigerator in my garage. That right there sums up why I’m overjoyed we decided to continue our homeschool journey into our third year. When asked, I like to explain that when we started this journey, I felt like I was homeschooling because I was…
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A Picture of Peace
By Elizabeth Mathey |
What picture comes to mind when you think of the word, “peace?” I once heard a trusted mentor say that when she pictures peace, she doesn’t see a white, sandy beach with palm trees. She doesn’t see a meadow full of wildflowers gently swaying in the breeze. While these are certainly lovely images, she went…
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When Jesus Walks in the Room
By Elizabeth Mathey |
It’s a good thing my shoes were already off, because I was standing on holy ground. Sometimes Jesus walks in the room at the most unexpected times and places. Although they are really only unexpected to us. In my mind, I would be surrounded and enveloped by His presence that morning at church. You know,…
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Intentional Marriage Part 1: What is the Purpose of Marriage?
By Elizabeth Mathey |
Standing on the landing of section 208, my eyes scan the crowd above me. In an auditorium of 12, 000, I’m looking for one head in the crowd. Back and forth I scan trying to remember where our seats are. In only a matter of seconds, I see his bright hazel eyes, a warm smile,…
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5 Reasons to Cherish Children
By Elizabeth Mathey |
“Should we even have kids?” It was an unspoken question reverberating around the room amongst the newlyweds in our marriage group during a recent gathering. It seemed as though they were pondering this as those of us with young kids were discussing the challenges of prioritizing our marriage when you’re “in the thick of it”…
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Loving Father
By Elizabeth Mathey |
Each morning in my home looks exactly the same, and I love that. The gentle hum and drip drip of the coffee pot while my husband Seth and I sit on the off-white couch in front of our gas fireplace with our bibles in our lap. We wrap up our reading time praying together and…
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Matches and Rudders: The Power of our Words, Part 2
By Elizabeth Mathey |
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness,…
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Matches and Rudders: The Power of our Words, Part 1
By Elizabeth Mathey |
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit” Proverbs 18:21. How many of us know our words are important? I would imagine that’s something we can all agree on. God had me pause many things in my life for a season this year…
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About Me
I am a child of God, a wife to Seth, and a mother to James, Luke, and Eva. The Apostle Paul writes in his letter to the Corinthians, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). I became a “new creation” at the age of 23 when I surrendered my life to Jesus and was delivered from a decade of depression. Read more...