✨𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻👇🏼

𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝗚𝗼𝗱. Like, for real. He actually has an answer for you. “𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴” (Proverbs 16:9). There have been many times when I felt good about something and started moving toward it, only to have a simple “no” drop into my spirit mid-prayer… A God-thought that interrupted my own plans.

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁” 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲. A mentor once told me: “Operate on a green light policy.” If it aligns with Scripture, move toward it—but stay sensitive. If you sense caution or a red light, don’t barrel through. Yield to the Holy Spirit. God sees the beginning from the end, and we can trust Him to lead us wisely, even when it doesn’t make sense.

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁. As basic as it sounds, every yes is also a no. When you say yes to something, you’re saying no to something else. So weigh your options with prayer and wisdom.

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆. Ask: What needs to stay? What needs to go? Regular rhythms of pruning create space for clarity and keep you aligned with your God assignments.

𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 “𝘆𝗲𝘀” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 “𝗻𝗼” 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻. That “best yes” changes over time, and it’s worth reviewing often. Once you know it, protect it.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱. Scripture is the primary way we recognize the voice of the Holy Spirit. The more time you spend in it, the more clearly you’ll hear His whisper when decisions arise.

“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨, ‘𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺; 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵.’” — 𝘐𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘢𝘩 30:21

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Happy Graduation Day Jesse Freedom!

I woke up flooded with emotions. I’m just so proud of you. How hard you’ve worked to get here, but even more so, the young man you are. You’ve let the Lord form you… You continually lay your life down, and you trust Him with all of your heart. You are a young man of strength, honor and integrity and I’m undone as I watch you make choices to build your future with God.

Today we get to prophesy, bless, and anoint you into your next season. We get to celebrate and create moments that will become memories that will last a lifetime. I’m new at this Homeschool thing, but today is a threshold day. A day where we get to mark the end of an era as you step into the next.

So well done son. Heart of my heart. I adore you and am cheering you on always and forever.

Love,
Mom

This was the moment on Easter Sunday when we found out our offer on a house had been accepted.

A sweet and unexpected miracle on Resurrection Sunday.

Little did we know that “The Year of Home” would mean establishing a physical home in Charleston… that we’d get to put roots down deep.

And it is a miracle story.

On April 12th, Parker and Jessi (my brother and sister-in-law) prayed and prophesied over our family during a Salt Church gathering. It was wild on so many levels, but a significant part of it centered around believing for a home. The agreement in the room was palpable.

Six days later, a small window of time opened up for us to purchase a home. We found the house on Good Friday, put in an offer on Holy Saturday, and signed the contract on Easter Sunday.

And today, we closed.
For the first time since 2007, we’re moving into a home that we own.
Our two youngest kids have never lived in a home that belongs to us.

Earlier this year, when I lost a major portion of my income while being obedient to stay and focus on the home front, I sensed we’d still buy a home. I remember asking God, “How?”

And I heard Him whisper:

“Andi, do you want it for your glory… or for Mine?”

So today—and for the rest of our lives—we give Him all the glory.
This home is His.