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Around late fall, I come before God with a heart posture of gratitude and reflection, and prayer about where He is leading me. I then asked Him to give me a word that represents that. At the start of a New Year, I join my word journey friends with our prayer-birthed words, those Scriptures that anch

“I don’t have faith the size of a mustard seed, but I think I have faith the size of a poppy seed. That’s all the faith I have. God, will that work? Is it enough?” Click to read the blog below from Michelle Buchanan https://www.interconnectedministries.org/post/poppy-seed-faith Share how we can pr

Author: Valerie Offutt As I reflected on Romans 12:4–5 one day, I was reminded of what I hear often while doing Pilates, “Engage your entire body.” You see, you and I are part of a whole in the body of Christ (that is the Christian community). God gifted us with talents and purposes that are unique

Author: Valerie Offutt I like to think of my heart as a garden; my own personal garden of Eden. A place where I can go to meet with Jesus and walk and talk with Him in the cool of the day. Only my little garden is not perfect as Eden was. No, no. My garden, though beautiful, has places that are w

Without my neighbor’s advice to continue watering my flowers, I would have assumed they were dead, and would have missed out on months of blossoming beauties. Click below to read the blog... https://www.interconnectedministries.org/post/thankful-for-friends We would love to hear about your "comp

It’s our beautiful calling to lead others to the One who waits to welcome them into His love-tribe and call them His own. Click to read the blog from Valerie... https://www.interconnectedministries.org/post/lavish-love Connect with others by sharing what stirred in you as you read this blog...

Author: Valerie Offutt What comes to mind when you think of “rhythms?” Perhaps a song with a jazzy beat that  compels you to bob to the bass? Have you ever considered your life rhythms? Lately the word “rhythm” has taken on a whole new, life changing meaning for me. Click the blog below: https://w

Author: Michelle Buchanan Rumblings – chore charts – lost keys. What do these three things have in common? These are a few of the “little” things in the scope of the world. They can feel too little, too insignificant to pray about, but God says to bring all our cares to Him because He cares for us

Friend, do you feel like God is calling you out of your comfort zone into something new and scary? Allow me to share a little story with you. Click the link below to read the blog from Valerie... https://www.interconnectedministries.org/post/the-lesson-of-the-fledglings Comment about something that

Over the holidays, there was a pecan pie sitting on the counter in the kitchen. Like any other woman with zero willpower, I took a bite of that pie virtually every time I walked by it.  Just one bite. And don’t you know it, after a few hours, I consumed WAAAY too much of that pie.  It got me thinkin

Have you had a “fall apart” moment lately? I have. Not just “having a hard day,” but a true moment where contact with others took more emotional energy than I owned... https://www.interconnectedministries.org/post/fall-apart-days What helps you lift your gaze? Write your comments below...

Author: Michelle Buchanan My life changed quickly when I started having severe nerve pain from two damaged discs in my neck. For several days, I tried to keep to my usual routine. But it didn’t take long for me to end up spending my days either in the recliner or lying flat most hours in the day.