In 2015, my husband and I told our friends and family that we would be moving from Seattle, Washington to Birmingham, Alabama so that we could attend Highlands College and in 2016, I walked into my first class purely on faith. Although I had confidently moved across the country, leaving the only place I had […]
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easter 2018
Easter weekend was full of new traditions, family, laughter, and rest! Let’s start with Good Friday (3.30.18) – I had the day off work, which was awesome! I’ve never worked for a company who gave us that day off so it was refreshing to have that extra day to relax and get ready for […]
what the lord has been teaching me about rest this pregnancy
Accepting a job offer and finding out I was pregnant all within 3 days was not something I was planning on, but praise God for his perfect timing. Working full-time and being pregnant at the same time was new to me since I was blessed to be able to stay home throughout my pregnancy with Rylie, […]
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together – marriage conference 2018
Every year our church hosts a Marriage Conference – a Friday evening and Saturday day to help couples reconnect and hear from great speakers + our own pastor on how we can strengthen our marriages in a godly way. Aaron and I went for the first time last year and got a lot out of […]
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just keep…
Before I get too far into this, I want to take a moment and say a big thank you for taking time out of your day to read my blog! Lately I’ve been hearing from quite a few people that they read my blog and they’ve shared with me how much they love following it. […]
dream team party 2018
At our church, one of the things you’ll hear at every service in addition to “Love God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose” is “Make a Difference,” and one of the ways a person can do that is by serving at their local church. We all have special gifts and talents that God put in us to […]
thankful thursday #5
How did we just wrap up the last week of January!? Looking back, that first month of 2018 flew by. I guess 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting helped a lot with that. The Shaver Crew had more discussions than normal this week about our family rhythm (what we’re doing that we like, what […]
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21 days of prayer & fasting – 2018 overview
I’m sure you sensed I was very expectant for 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting when I wrote my post about preparing for it, and honestly, I was surprised at how much thought I put into the 21 days before it even started. I’m glad I did though because I think it made my times […]
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21 days of prayer & fasting – week 3
This was the last week of 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting, and every day’s prayer focus was about someone/thing other than ourselves. THIS WEEK’S FOCUS WAS: INTERCEDING Here is the third and final week’s mini-message notes. {scripture is from The NIV Bible unless otherwise noted} Day 15 – Chris Hodges This was […]
thankful thursday #4
Hey friends! How has your week been? I’ve been a little extra tired the last few days, but I’ve so deeply been enjoying 6am prayer before heading off to work that the exhaustion I feel by the end of the day is worth it. We also had our first week of class at Highlands College […]