1. The Mother's Freedom To Love

    book
    05/06/16
    6 mins
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    By Jessica Thompson
    You are free to love your children without any expectations because you have been loved immeasurably.
    The Mother's Freedom To Love

  2. Criminal

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    08/28/15
    6 mins
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    By Jessica Thompson
    One of my podcast addictions is Criminal. Their tagline is “Criminal is a podcast about crime. Stories of people who've done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle.”
    Criminal

  3. NETFLIX and the Waiting Game

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    08/06/15
    7 mins
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    By Jessica Thompson
    To say that I have been in a funk would be a huge understatement, it would probably also give you the impression that maybe since I have known I haven’t been conquering and moving forward in my sanctification I have felt sad about it.
    NETFLIX and the Waiting Game

  4. When Parenting by Grace Doesn't Lead to Change

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    05/13/15
    9 mins
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    By Jessica Thompson
    A twelve-year-old girl stomped out of the room and slammed her bedroom door. Her two parents sat at the table completely befuddled. They had been trying to lead her to grace, to forgiveness, to a remembering that she was loved.
    When Parenting by Grace Doesn't Lead to Change

  5. Inexhaustible Grace for Exhausted Women

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    05/08/15
    11 mins
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    By Jessica Thompson
    Moms, your worth is not determined by what present you get on Mother’s Day. Everything that is true about you was said on the cross thousands of years ago.
    Inexhaustible Grace for Exhausted Women

  6. Feeling Restless and Finding My Resting Place

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    01/02/15
    9 mins
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    By Jessica Thompson
    I woke up this morning feeling restless. It could be the 7,000 holiday calories I have eaten every day for the past two weeks or it could be that a new year has started and so follows the resolutions.
    Feeling Restless and Finding My Resting Place

  7. I'll Get the Tip

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    06/28/14
    9 mins
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    By Jessica Thompson
    It was happening again. I sat across from my dear friend at one of our favorite restaurants. We were finishing our glass of wine and eating the end of the sushi when the waitress approached.
    I'll Get the Tip

  8. Proclaim the Good News (to Children)

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    03/11/14
    7 mins
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    By Jessica Thompson
    Why is it that we are so afraid to give the message of grace to our little ones? We bombard their ears with law on a constant basis.
    Proclaim the Good News (to Children)

  9. Friends

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    11/20/13
    7 mins
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    By Jessica Thompson
    Have you ever experienced the awkwardness of meeting someone you really enjoy and thinking that it was the start of beautiful friendship, only to find out that they didn’t feel the same way?
    Friends

  10. Weakness is the Way

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    07/22/13
    8 mins
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    By Jessica Thompson
    This past weekend I was celebrating my dear friend’s wedding the way I always celebrate: by working it out on the dance floor. I love to dance, though I am fairly certain now that dancing does not love me back.
    Weakness is the Way

  11. Whatever is True

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    04/25/13
    6 mins
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    By Jessica Thompson
    This verse is often applied like a Band-Aid over a gushing wound. Someone is depressed? Tell them to think about whatever is honorable. Someone is angry? Tell them that they should think about what they justly deserve.
    Whatever is True

  12. Do You Trust My Love?

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    11/21/12
    6 mins
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    By Jessica Thompson
    Recently I took eleven kids to the movie theater, only three of them were my own. Crazy, I know. When we found our seats, I told the kids that I was going to get popcorn. One child asked me in a panicked voice, “What about me? Will I get popcorn?”
    Do You Trust My Love?
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