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keep it simple: our kids need two things |meg marie Wallace blog | parenting
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keep it simple mama: our kids only need two things

I’ve never been good at gardening. Taking care of plants does not come naturally to me. What I really want is someone who understands the love language of nature to teach me what to do to keep my plants and flowers not just alive, but flourishing. It is easy to think that motherhood is like…

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9 reasons I responded : an open letter to a critic | meg marie wallace
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an open letter to a critic & 9 reasons I responded

Last night, just after folding the last few loads of laundry and putting the last kiddo to bed, I set my phone down to plug it in and noticed I had received an email. My blog alerts me each time I receive a comment and, although it was late at night and I shouldn’t have…

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the one thing guaranteed to end all marriages

This morning I woke up to a text I’ve known for months was coming… It read, “the divorce is done.” Despite the foreknowledge, the finality of those four simple words put an immediate lump in my throat and an ache in my stomach. Today my parents marriage of 44 years is officially over. The rings have been…

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a picture of a life well lived: dear john

Dear John, As we unloaded the car and packed our arms full with pool toys, towels, bags, sunscreen, and snacks and walked up toward the gate we noticed you. You were sitting alone in the hot tub with no one else on the property. Our kids ran past you and my husband offered our normal…

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    Hi there!!!! Let me begin with extending a huge welcome! I’m so excited that you’re here! For those of you who are new here this current blog a spin off from my old blog called One Glass Slipper. I’ve transferred aaaaalmost all of the old content so don’t worry, you haven’t missed much…

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If you desire to live well the message we say we b If you desire to live well the message we say we believe,⁠
it will show up most clearly in how we handle conflict.⁠
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I created a free resource to help you do just that —⁠
a simple, gospel-centered guide for resolving conflict⁠
with humility, courage, and love.⁠
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Comment “CONFLICT” and I’ll send it straight to you.⁠
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I’ve been thinking a lot about how easy it is to stop listening.
 Not just to ideas we disagree with, 
but to people —
to truth, 
to love.⁠
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At some point, we all learn how to protect ourselves by closing our ears.
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We stop leaning in.
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We stop asking questions.
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We stop imagining what it might feel like to stand where someone else stands, or experience what they have experienced.⁠
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And when that happens, 
our hearts harden —
sometimes so subtly we don’t even notice, sometimes so quickly we cannot make sense of it.⁠
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Scripture calls us to something radically different.
To be people who “believe all things, hope all things, and endure all things.”
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Basically, to believe the BEST about others,
 even when it would be easier to assume the worst.⁠
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But that’s not usually what we do, is it?
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We gossip instead of reaching out.
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We cling to offense instead of seeking understanding.
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We distance ourselves and call it discernment.⁠
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There’s a line I once read that equally melts and compels me:⁠
“He does not seek to know; he does not try to imagine.
 Instead, he paints the windshield, climbs into the back seat, and puts in his headphones.”⁠
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You can picture it right? You can likely think of those in your life that have not even tried to listen, much less give the benefit of the doubt.⁠
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But love, real love, doesn’t look away.
 Love doesn’t cover the windshield.⁠
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Love leans in.
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Love listens.
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Love believes the best, hopes for the best, chooses what’s best.⁠
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I believe that’s what it means to follow Jesus —
to take out the headphones,
wipe off the paint,
 and choose to face one another.⁠ ⁠
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It looks like choosing curiosity over assumption,
 compassion over gossip,
 and love ABOVE all else.⁠
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Because if we’re not known for our love,
 what are we even known for?⁠
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At this stage in my life, I’ve learned that the At this stage in my life, I’ve learned that the best leaders are often the most hesitant ones—⁠
the ones who know what it’s like to be at the very bottom.⁠
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It’s not fear that holds them back, though that may be present too...⁠

It’s understanding the weight of what leading requires.⁠

They know it’s not about control or being in the spotlight—⁠
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it’s about sacrifice.⁠
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True leadership carries people’s stories, their hurts, their hopes, their hearts and realizes that choices ripple far beyond self.⁠
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Real leaders don’t run toward recognition;⁠
they bow toward responsibility.⁠..and before Jesus.
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They serve. They go low in order to help others rise.⁠
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Like a shepherd risking his life for his flock,⁠
good leaders serve and sacrifice for those they steward—⁠not use those they lead.⁠
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They stay loyal when it’s costly,⁠
take blame that isn’t always theirs,⁠
and serve consistently, often without applause.⁠
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That’s the mark of true leadership:⁠
when ambition falls away and surrender rises to the surface.⁠
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If you feel the pull to lead—pause.⁠

Count the cost.⁠

Ask God to make you tender, compassionte, steadfast, and most of all, servant-minded.⁠

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If you’re local, come join us tonight at our first ever The Time Is Now worship night!! See my story “worship” for details! 

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Comment “MATURE” and I’ll send you a free guide on becoming a mature leader—⁠
whether you lead in a classroom, a church, or a kitchen table—this guide is for you.
“Do not take to heart all the things people say, “Do not take to heart all the things people say,⁠
lest you hear your servant cursing you.⁠
Your heart knows that many times⁠
you yourself have cursed others.”⁠
(Ecclesiastes 7:21–22)⁠
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It’s humbling, isn’t it?⁠
How easily we become both the wounded and the wounding.⁠
How quickly our words can become fetters —⁠
chains that quickly bind us and those around us.⁠
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A few careless words, spoken in haste,⁠
can spoil the beauty of something that once smelled like grace.⁠
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“Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench;⁠ so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.”⁠
(Ecclesiastes 10:1)⁠
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Gossip feels harmless...until it isn’t.⁠
It usually starts small — a sigh, a rolled eye, an unkind comment, a shared frustration —⁠
but it quickly sours the room.⁠

Wisdom reminds us to get the dead flies out quickly...because...well, dead flies stink.⁠ Make the call, revisit the conversation…and make things right as soon as possible. 
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And what about when you’re the one being gossiped about?⁠

When the rumor makes its way back to you⁠
and your first instinct is to turn inward, run away, defend, or fight?⁠
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Ecclesiastes offers something better—it’s not easy…but it’s simple:

“If the anger of a ruler rises against you,⁠
do not leave your place,⁠ for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.”⁠
(Ecclesiastes 10:4)⁠
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What this is saying is don’t rush to prove your innocence.⁠
Don’t match their tone, their energy, or their emotion. Don’t abandon your peace.⁠
Stay…right where you are.⁠

Let calmness, peace, and love — not reaction — be your defense.⁠
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Wisdom sometimes looks like choosing “Bethlehem”, choosing meekness, choosing softness…choosing forgiveness. It’s maintaining composure, being slow to anger, and resisting the temptation to retaliate. 
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The way of world would tell you to rise up, but the way of Christ invites us to let peace have the last word.⁠
Let calmness be the fragrance that fills…and that is, no doubt, a much sweeter scent than dead flies. 

Let love be the aim.
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#passoutflowers #matteringthings
Lately, life feels like a wild collage of everythi Lately, life feels like a wild collage of everything all at once—
Early homeschool mornings and late night football lights.

Doctor appointments and super late-night studying with my teens. College applications, heartfelt conversations, homecoming celebrations…and two little fishes to add to the mix…it’s all of the things all at once. 

Worship night prep, birthday parties, setting up a pumpkin patch, time with friends, cooking/cleaning, and long drives for a myriad of reasons!

Even a funeral—reminding me again how short this all is.

The photos never tell the whole story, but they help me remember to see it all.

To look up.

To notice.

To catch a sunset instead of a phone scroll.

To make eye contact instead of checking notifications.

To sit beside the ones who are right in front of me and just be there.

There’s a very real passion to write, to create, to show up here and share words that matter—
but there’s an even stronger passion to steward what’s right in front of me. Wow, just wow. What a gift it all is. 

I keep praying for the Lord to gift me the time and capability for both loves (creating content and being faithful with all that’s on my plate) but when they hang in limbo I will always, always choose my family first. 

So that’s what I’m practicing.

Presence.

Priorities. 

In the ordinary, the chaos, the messy, the beautiful blur of these days.

We are packing up to drive out of town for yet another football game 2 hours away after just being at another last night too …then back home late tonight to get Quinn ready for oral surgery early tomorrow morning, then out with friends tomorrow night and prepping for the worship night on Sunday!!!! 

I’d love to know what you all have going on this weekend! If you’re local—-I sure hope the worship night is on your list too!!! 🙌🏼🙏🏻

#MatteringThings #BePresent #FaithfulInTheSmall
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