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Guest Post: At The Well

Hello, you beautiful creature you! You’ll find the newest ‘Hide It In Your Heart’ post here, At The Well

Designs, Faith, Guest Post, Quotes and Scriptures

52 Little Lines with Big Benefits

52 Little Lines with Big Benefits

The weight of our words carry the very power of life and death in their grasp. We have the ability to make or break the little lives that have been entrusted to us. But sadly, and too often, hurtful, thoughtless, harsh words tumble from my lips.  And sure enough, it is my precious children who see and hear the worst… Read More

Daily Life, Faith, Family

Guest Post: Inner Fulfillment

{click here to read it} It’s the first post I ever wrote on this blog, in February of 2011. It’s about his grace and goodness, in the midst of my mess. And it’s even truer today than it was then.

Faith, Guest Post

A New Thing: At The Well

I’m guest posting over in At The Well today… {Get your bible memorization on!}

Designs, Faith, Quotes and Scriptures

The Lessons Wii Learn

She stands.  10 little toes perched sweetly atop my new cutting board. Sure, it was intended for chopping veggies on, but it is fast becoming the cutest balance board on the block. She’s ready and rearing to go.  It’s time for our weekly Wii date, and it’s quite possible I’ve grown to enjoy this date even more than she.  It’s… Read More

Faith

Revisit: Discombobulated

You’ll find a previous post of mine over at Inner Fulfillment today…

Faith, Guest Post

Messy.

The vacation bag sits.  Unpacked. Totes still sit, in this corner and that, filled with papers, cords and frames without a home.  Sitting, since our move last May. Dust collects.  Colonies of bunnies abound. Handprints multiply on unwashed windows, giving an almost 3D appearance to the greasy forms. Dirty laundry piles grow outside of laundry baskets.  Clean laundry usurping their… Read More

Faith

At The Well, Guest Post

God has a {massive} crush on you.  Did you know that? It’s the wildest, most outrageously sacrificial love you could ever imagine…   {click here to read more on At The Well}

Designs, Faith, Guest Post, Quotes and Scriptures

Audience of One

I love discovering things I’m good at. Like eating…in private {in the wee hours of the morning}.  Speaking…in public.  Baking…oatmeal.  Designing things with polka dots and swirls.  Dancing to Owl City in my pajamas.  Kissing boo boos.  Writing deep thoughts about venison.  You know, the important stuff. And as it turns out, I’m not too fond of not being good… Read More

Faith, Grace

Re-Post: When You Can’t…

…see God’s hand, trust His heart. Over at Inner Fulfillment.

Faith, Grace, Guest Post, Keepin' it Real

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Real friendships bring out the best in you.  And, if they’re truly authentic connections with quality human beings, they will undoubtedly bring out the worst. I’ll never forget the time my best friend and I sat, puffy-eyed and frustrated, on opposite ends of my loveseat, allowing our emotions to bubble over and our disappointment in each other to surface.  We… Read More

Faith, Grace, Keepin' it Real

Hiding It In My Heart

I stink at reading my bible. There, I said it. Oh, and memorizing scripture?  Ha.  I have grandiose plans to…to type up my favorites scriptures, post them around my house {on the bathroom mirror, by the kitchen sink, etc.}, and “chew” on them throughout the day… But, as I mentioned, I stink at consistently getting into The Word, and that… Read More

Designs, Faith, Guest Post, Quotes and Scriptures

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Hello there! I'm Joy. Speaker, designer, author & coach, and creator of the #weROARproject. Welcome to Simply Bloom Co., where passion & purpose collide.

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Broken vessels still pour. Broken vessels still pour.
Worship and lament were never meant to cancel each Worship and lament were never meant to cancel each other out.
They can — and often do — live side by side.
And the kind of worship that rises in the midst of pain
is a costly, sacred offering God treasures.

#WorshipInTheWaiting #OhGoodGriefPodcast
Praise isn’t pretending everything is fine, it’s r Praise isn’t pretending everything is fine,
it’s remembering who God is, even when it isn’t.
It rarely changes our circumstances,
but it always changes our perspective.

What could shift in you
if you praised God for even one thing
you’ve been tempted to complain about?

#OhGoodGriefPodcast #WonderOfWorship
Sometimes praise is the most rebellious act of hop Sometimes praise is the most rebellious act of hope we have left.

🎙️ Episode 3 of Oh, Good Grief | The Podcast is live.

In this week’s episode, The Sound of Surrender, we’re talking about what happens when we worship through the wilderness, and the way gratitude reshapes our view of God, of ourselves, and of the desert we’re walking through.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

#OhGoodGrief #FaithInTheFire #WondersOfTheWilderness #PraiseThroughPain #FormationOverFame
God is never careless with the pruning knife. If H God is never careless with the pruning knife.
If He allows something to fall away, we can trust His heart,
that it is ultimately for our good,
and for His glory.

#AllisGrace #OhGoodGriefPodcast
Sometimes God prunes what is still alive. Not beca Sometimes God prunes what is still alive.
Not because He is cruel, but because He is kind.

It’s unbelievably hard to walk away from something that was once deeply fruitful. But when a season ends and God lifts His grace from that role, relationship, or project, lingering often hurts far more than leaving.

Trust His heart for you in the pruning. 🌱
He cuts with purpose, and always with love.

#OhGoodGriefPodcast #SimplyBloomCo
I stumbled across the word I chose and lettered fo I stumbled across the word I chose and lettered for 2023. Held. I thought it might reopen old ache. Instead, it reminded me of the deeper song beneath our hardest seasons: even in the unraveling, we were held.

And as a new year unfolds, that truth feels like a steadying hand.

Here’s to beginnings that hum with mercy...
sunrises, blankets of white snow,
seasons turning quietly toward hope. 

Dream bravely.
Plan loosely.
Take the next small step.
Try again.

Be tender with yourself.
Honor the slow work of becoming.
And step into this year knowing—
you are held.
As we stand on the edge of a new year, remember th As we stand on the edge of a new year, remember this:
God doesn’t prune to prove a point;
He prunes to produce fruit.

Trust the precision and the heart
of the Master Gardener.

What felt like loss this past year
may have been His clearing away of the old
to make room for the new.

#OhGoodGriefPodcast #SimplyBloomCo
For the person who doesn’t love journaling but doe For the person who doesn’t love journaling but does love growth…the R•EVOLVE Journal was created to make the practice simple, sustainable, and meaningful.

Five lines a day - small enough to fit into real life, yet rich enough to capture the joys, struggles, prayers, answered prayers, and all the quiet in-between spaces.

Some seasons change us so subtly we miss the beauty of what’s unfolding. This little rhythm helps you notice it, and hold it.

All seven cover designs are available on Amazon or in the Simply Bloom Co. shop
📚 simplybloomshop.org/product-page/r-evolve-journals

If you live in Central Michigan, I'm happy to connect with you and get one into your hands so you can start journaling sooner.
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