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shandafulbright

Wife to a hot guy | Mom to 3 boys | Truth Speaker | Writer | Blogger | Don't let the pics fool you. Jesus is the life changer. I'm just the messenger.

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There’s nothing that reveals who you really are like the trials of life. ⁣
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Trust me. I’ve been feeling it lately.⁣
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I’ve felt like a terrible person. I’ve been tested with patience, kindness, and self-control, and I’ve come up short in every area. ⁣
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I’m not telling you this so you’ll feel sorry for me. I don’t feel sorry for myself. ⁣
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Hey! It’s life! ⁣
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And if you live long enough, you start to realize life has challenges. Ups and downs that test us. They bring out the best or the worst in us. ⁣
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Why do trials do that? It’s easy to remain chill when you face the status quo. But trials remind us what we need to work on inside of us. ⁣
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James said to consider it pure joy when you encounter various trials. Say, what?⁣
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But there’s a reason God allows them. Trials will reveal who we REALLY are. They reveal our character and whether we will do things OUR way or God’s way. ⁣
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If we see our true selves in the trial and allow God to change us, James said we will become mature and complete, lacking nothing. ⁣
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There’s always a purpose for everything, and sometimes being a Christian is just HARD!! It’s hard to always want to do what’s right. ⁣
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So, if you’re like me and struggling with the “real you”, here are my tips:⁣
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Be honest with yourself. Be honest with God. And let Him change you. It’s that easy. ⁣
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Hang in there!⁣
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I like a good murder mystery. Even though they freak me out sometimes, I can’t help but watch. ⁣
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We all experience the threat of having the life sucked out of us at times. It may not take our physical lives, but it threatens to destroy our outlook on life. ⁣
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And sometimes that can be just as dangerous. ⁣
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A few weeks ago, my Wednesday morning breakfast date with my boys was flatlining. Their attitude needed a resuscitation before I pulled the plug on my mother-son time with them. ⁣
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The culprit: ingratitude caused by the 3 killers of a grateful heart. ⁣
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I pulled my car over and told them all the reasons they needed to be thankful for what they have. Or else! ⁣
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Ingratitude is a default of the human nature. Gratitude is something that must be cultivated. If not, we fall victim to the 3 gratitude killers. ⁣
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Today, I share why COMPLAINING, COMPARING, and the COMPANY we keep are the culprits that kill our gratitude. ⁣
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Link in bio! ⁣
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Today’s Friday confession is all about boys!⁣
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I was never a tomboy. I didn’t like to play in the dirt. ⁣
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So, I find it ironic that God gave me all boys. ⁣
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I was so upset when I found out I was having a boy with my first, I cried. When I found out I was having a boy with my second, I fiercely threw laundry into the washing machine to burn off steam. ⁣
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I hope they don’t read this post 😬⁣
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By the time my third boy came along I accepted the fact that I would never put bows into my own little girls hair. ⁣
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Looking back, I realize I’m probably a better fit for the #boymom role. ⁣
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There’s no drama in the house. I’ve become really good at breaking up fights. Rounding up socks and underwear are my jam. ⁣
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And there’s nothing better than being your little boys first love. God has shown me time and again through parenting my boys that He doesn’t always give us what we want. ⁣
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He gives us what’s best. ⁣
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Wyatt, Weston and Brody are His best! ⁣
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This is my Friday confession. ⁣
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Tell me about your kids. #boymom? #girlmom? A mix? ⁣
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Keep an eye out for my new Bible study releasing in December titled #BOYMOM! ⁣
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Have you ever wished you could erase your past? ⁣
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Maybe a do-over? A try again? ⁣
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Or maybe you’ve said what my 5th graders used to say when I’d start the timer for math facts, “Hey, I wasn’t ready!”⁣
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I feel ya! ⁣
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I look back and see many decisions, relationships and scenarios where things could have gone better. ⁣
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Trips, stumbles and falls would have been avoided had I stayed on the right path and avoided the stumbling blocks of life. ⁣
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The great thing about serving a God who doesn’t erase our past is that He uses the things that tripped us up for our good. ⁣
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With as many mistakes as I’ve made, I’ve also learned a lot along the way. God has granted wisdom in the place of waywardness. He has provided purpose in the place of pain. ⁣
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Whatever it is that you look back on and wish you could erase, don’t. Give it to the One who works all those stumbling blocks for your good. ⁣
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He’s the only One who can. ⁣
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Have I ever told you about the time I thought I had a deadly disease? ⁣
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I broke out with bumps all over my arms. They didn’t itch but they were everywhere. They came on suddenly and without warning. ⁣
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I went to the doctor in a panic. ⁣
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He evaluated me and then asked a really weird question. One I wasn’t expecting at all. ⁣
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“What’s different in your life? Did you start school? Get a new job?” ⁣
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What does that have to do with this deadly disease I’m fighting? ⁣
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“I just got a new job and went out on the floor earlier than expected,” I said confused. ⁣
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“If it doesn’t go away in two weeks, come back. Your deadly disease is stress.” And then he sent me on my way. ⁣
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Have you ever dealt with stress? Silly question, I’m sure. ⁣
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Stress is a JOY killer, a Fun Killer, and a BLESSING stealer. Stressing keeps us from seeing the blessing. ⁣
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Today, I share 3 ways to handle stress even when you have a to-do list a mile long. ⁣
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Have you ever had someone set you straight?⁣
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Yeah, me too! ⁣
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A few months back, my husband and I had a hard conversation. I complained about everything: ⁣
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❗️I HAD to take my kids to school⁣
❗️I HAD to go to work and teach ⁣
❗️I HAD to go to the gym (yeah, I said that)⁣
❗️I HAD to cook dinner ⁣
❗️I HAD to wash clothes ⁣
❗️I HAD to shuttle my kids to practices ⁣
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I complained about ALL the things I HAD to do and it literally bogged me down. I was overwhelmed and spent. ⁣
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After I rattled off my list and looked at my husband to feel sorry for me, he said, “You don’t really HAVE to do any of those things.” ⁣
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Excuse me?? ⁣
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Then he reminded me that all of the things on my list are the things I GET to do. ⁣
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And with those words everything was put back into perspective. I GET to be the mom who takes her kids to school. I GET to teach (or not). I GET to take my little boys to practice. ⁣
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Suddenly, the negativity was gone and I was GRATEFUL for all the things I GET to do. ⁣
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And that made me realize: GRATITUDE is based on perspective. We choose to appreciate what we GET to do ... or we look at things as a HAVE to. ⁣
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So, my suggestion to you today is to stop and smell the roses. Not because you HAVE to, but because you GET to. ⁣
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This is my Friday confession.⁣
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What’s one thing you GET to do that you sometimes take for granted? Drop it in the comments 👇🏻👇🏻⁣
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AND ... in 2 weeks I’m making available my 5 W’s to a Grateful Heart. I’ll go LIVE 5 days in a row and talk about gratitude. It will def put things into perspective. ⁣
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