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What to Do When a Door Closes

ByThe Glorious Table

You know when something feels like a chore instead of a joy? Something is off. Either you’re burned out or you’re not in your sweet spot. Maybe both. Vocations and relationships can both oscillate between exuberance and burnout, all in one tidy little pendulum. That vague feeling that something is blasé is a mild version…

a woman letting sand run through her fingers
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The Weight of Scarcity

ByThe Glorious Table

“My son,” the father said, “you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.” (Luke 15:31 NIV) The weight of the backpack surprised me, tipping the scales at nearly thirty pounds. I wondered, How can a second-grade student carry this much weight? My shoulders ached in sympathy as I imagined the weight on…

a Black woman with natural hair smiles as she looks into the distance
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Three Key Habits of Heart Happy Women

ByThe Glorious Table

Are you happy? I would have cringed if you had asked me that five years ago. Not. Even. Close. I was utterly overwhelmed after my husband and I adopted seven children—some who’d faced past trauma. The kids’ attitudes were messy, the house was messy, and my heart was messy. As time passed, trauma therapy helped…

an open Bible and a cup of coffee on a table in front of a window
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God’s Love for Me

ByThe Glorious Table

My husband and I are one of those sappy couples filling our social media timelines this month with public gestures of love. On our anniversary this past year, I snapped a selfie of us kissing in front of “our church,” the place we got married in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over a decade…

A smiling woman sitting cross-legged in the middle of the road
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A Messy Road Isn’t Always a Wrong Road

ByThe Glorious Table

In the spirit of transparency, I want to tell you up front that this will likely be the most disgusting devotional you have ever read. That said, I hope it will also encourage you in those “messy” spots in life. After all, isn’t the messy where Jesus does his best stuff sometimes? Let’s dive in….