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2 weeks ago |
kaylacraig.substack.com | Kayla Craig
It’s easy to lose track of our truest identity. As parents, we know how quickly life can become a series of labels. We introduce our kids at playdates or family gatherings with the shorthand of who they are—“This is my athlete1,” “my artist,” “my bookworm.”Without realizing it, we define our children by their interests and abilities. It’s only a small step from there to defining ourselves by our children’s identities.
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3 weeks ago |
kaylacraig.substack.com | Kayla Craig
You know what itâs like to worry. To be caught in those familiar loops of anxious thought, trying to control what feels uncontrollable. This week, weâre exploring the One who doesnât shame us but meets us in our worry. Our time together is adapted from a sermon my husband Jonny gave that I canât stop thinking about, where he explores what the story of Gideon in the Old Testament teaches us about Godâs response to our worry, to our fears, to our hiding.
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4 weeks ago |
kaylacraig.substack.com | Kayla Craig
Motherâs Day can bring up complicated emotions. Whether youâre celebrating or grieving (or maybe holding space for both), hereâs your reminder that even your most silent prayers are heard by a God who loves you deeply. Whatever youâre holding, God knows. I marvel at the way Jesus described his love like that of a mother hen, gathering her chicks beneath her wings â a vivid and comforting image of protection, tenderness, and fierce care.
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1 month ago |
kaylacraig.substack.com | Kayla Craig
Sun warmed my shoulders. Sea mist tickled my nose. As I sat along the Pacific Ocean listening to the waves roar like thunder, I felt myself actually…exhale. The only prayer I could muster was thank you. Thank you for the beauty of creation. Thank you for letting me marvel at it. Thank you. I had nowhere to be and nothing to do except sit with God and breathe. I didn’t realize I had been holding my breath for so long.
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1 month ago |
kaylacraig.substack.com | Kayla Craig
When Jesus was crucified, all who loved Him wept in anguish. It's hard for us now, knowing the glorious Resurrection that was to come, to truly wrap our minds around how devastated His friends and family must have felt at His death. “Resurrection is another word for change, but particularly positive change—which we tend to see only in the long run. In the short run, it often just looks like death,” says Richard Rohr. As humans created by a Maker God, we are created to be transformed, too.
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