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Friends On Friday {New Series}

Dec
11

Friends On Friday {New Series}

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Hey guys!

I’m really happy today to begin a new series on the blog called, Fridays With Friends. Each Friday for the next few weeks I’ve got a special guest writing here on the blog who will also be hosting a giveaway!

Whoo hoo!

Today, I’m honored to introduce you to a new friend of mine. We just recently connected through a group both of us are part of and I just love her. Her name is Elizabeth Maxon and she’s pretty amazing. I know you’ll love her.

Here she is …

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I went on live television with a giant foam watermelon sticker on the back of my cowboy boot.

I didn’t even notice until later that day as I was removing the boots from my tired feet. Thankfully the camera angle was favorable and the sticker was hidden up against the couch where I was seated, chatting with the hosts of the ‘Your Carolina’ morning show.

I had to laugh when I saw it there. The kids and I had used them as part of a ‘fruit of the spirit’ activity. Watermelon represented faithfulness – how appropriate. The very fact that I was making an appearance on that show was a demonstration of faithfulness – both mine and God’s.

When you’re a mama, you’re busy.
Whether you work at home or away from home.
Whether you homeschool or put them on a bus every day.
Whether you have one child or ten {God bless those people!}.
All mamas are busy and all mamas have to decide what is most important, because our days are full and our capacities are limited.

I appeared on that television show because what I have to say is important. All the shuffling and scheduling that took place beforehand was one of countless sacrifices our family has made over the past few months. We have made those sacrifices for a common purpose.

Type ONEderland.

It is a book I have written, but it is also a story we are living.

And not only is it a story we are living, it is a gift we are offering. The lessons we have learned and the hope we have found over the past two years is worth sharing, so that’s what we are doing.

When our five-year-old daughter Lucy was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes we were devastated. Discovering that your child has a chronic illness can send you plummeting to the depths of despair. But,
the things that take us to the depths of despair
also take us to the depths of the One who overcomes that despair.

We have found Him there. God has taught us many things in deep places of grief and suffering. We have rediscovered his faithfulness in new ways. Our discoveries have moved us to faithfulness in carrying our message, His message, to the rest of the world. So I am talking about it on local morning shows and podcasts and blogs and anywhere else I find people who are willing to listen and learn, just as I have listened and learned.

While the majority of you will never have a child with chronic illness {thank goodness}, I bet you’ve faced despair in some form or another. When the darkness comes we look for some light to guide us. The light we find is called hope and it comes from a divine source. That hope has blinded our family with its brilliance, and compelled us with its significance. We want to offer it to you, so grab your sunglasses.

My new ebook – Type ONEderland: Finding Hope in the Hard Places – is a light I want to shine into the dark places of your own grief and fear and doubt. When the light floods in we look around and realize we are not alone. Whew! What a relief. You are not alone.

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So I may not have time to check my boots for stickers before doing a television interview and I may not get all the dishes cleaned before bedtime, but I will be faithful to carry this message just as God has been faithful to carry me. Like you, I’m an ordinary person, living an extraordinary story, penned by an extraordinary God.

My story is worth telling. Your story is worth telling.

In Type ONEderland I share my story and encourage you in the sharing of your own. I hope you’ll join me there. We’ll learn together how to tackle fear and grief and ultimately uncover the hope found in those hard places. The choice is always ours – to live as a victim of our circumstances or to live as a victor in the middle of them.

How about you?

Is there a place in your past or your present that has left you full of despair?

Is there a darkness hanging over you that needs a little light?

In the comments below share a hard place in your life that needs the light of hope or share a phrase or verse that has offered you hope in those places.

One person will be chosen to receive a free copy of Type ONEderland. To increase your chances of winning, head over to the website and subscribe.

I will be giving away an additional free book and gift card each week of December!

Ok, I’ll go first. Here’s a passage of hope that has guided our family through the dark. May it be a light to you, too!

You won’t see us drooping our heads or dragging our feet! Cramped conditions here don’t get us down. They only remind us of the spacious living conditions ahead. It’s what we trust in but don’t yet see that keeps us going. Do you suppose a few ruts in the road or rocks in the path are going to stop us? When the time comes, we’ll be plenty ready to exchange exile for homecoming.

But neither exile nor homecoming is the main thing. Cheerfully pleasing God is the main thing, and that’s what we aim to do, regardless of our conditions. (2 Corinthians 5:6-9 )

Connect with Elizabeth on
Her blog – http://www.mywordsandwonder.com
Instagram – @elizabethmaxon
Twitter – @elizabethmaxon
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/lizwrites/

And check out the Type ONEderland site to read a sample chapter and sign up for fun freebies!

Go here to purchase the eBook on Amazon!

See Elizabeth’s interview on Your Carolina here.

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    Thank you so much for sharing. I was diagnosed with endometriosis and went through dibilitating pain. I would beg God to heal me, meditate on healing scriptures and cry. Eventually I had surgery but I got mad at God because He didn’t miraculously heal me. Since then I have contracted diabetes and psoriatic arthritis. I have pain daily. It’s a struggle but I have learned that my relationship with God is far more important that what He can do for me. I believe with all of my hear God can heal me any way He chooses, but what I choose to focus on is getting as close to Him as I can and praise Him no matter what!

    • Debbie – I’m so sorry for all of your pain and suffering! It sounds like you have truly established a faith that is not circumstantial! A faith that stands on the person of Jesus and not what you see him doing or not doing in your life. I pray for a deep sense of peace and joy for you as you find him in deeper places! xo

  • I’m a divorced mom of 3 teens and I live by this, For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
    Thank you for sharing and encouraging all of us!

    • Yes Beth! This is one of my favorite passages! In fact, our daughter Lucy has had that verse up on the wall of her room since she was born. We continue to claim it for her. Praying it anew over you today too!

  • Thank you for your encouraging words. My mother recently passed away unexpectedly. She was a Christian and so I know that I will see her again. But we were very close – and the grief I am experiencing is unbearable at times. I hold close a scripture that was also a favorite of hers – Romans 8:28.

    • Oh Teresa – that loss is great and I know your heart aches! I am encouraged by your faith and dependence upon God! xo

  • WOW! Looks like an awesome book! Adopting 3 kids has been very stressful and draining! God is Faithful, and He is working even when we can’t see, but the days seem never-ending…

    • I totally get it Amy! Praying God will give you fresh eyes to see what is right in front of you and just keep doing the next thing as you depend upon Him. Praying for protected pockets of time for you to get alone with Him so that he can fill you back up. You are not just a mama – you are a superhero and your work is so very important. Lots of love and grace to you! xoxo

  • Five simple words to get me through a tough day…time…moment…or situation – “tomorrow is a new day.”

  • Hello Everyone, The struggle I have at that moment is living with my mother-in-law who has dementia. I love my family but this is a very difficult road to walk down. I pray for her and our home everyday. I trust my God to daily give me strength and wisdom for our home. I work outside the home and am very involved in church so I have time away to regroup. I just get down sometimes. I am thankful for these times to talk to all of you and get encouraged. Thank you!!

    • Thank you for sharing Pam! I really believe our burden is lightened when we invite others to put their hands up underneath it alongside us. I’m doing that with you today! What you are facing is most definitely not easy and so I am praying that in the deep places of struggle God would meet you and accomplish something in you and your family that otherwise would not have been possible. Carrying hope in this hard place with you. xo E

  • My daughter and I have a strained relationship. She’s 12 and very head strong! We are both strong willed and I lose my temper with her a lot. ? I would love to go on a mommy /daughter outing with her!

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