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I'm hosting an IG Auction with a Purpose TODAY!

February 18, 2015 Teresa Swanstrom Anderson
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Good morning! If you've been following along via Instagram or read my post earlier in the week about my friend Heather, you know I'm hosting an Instagram Auction today!

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I just wanted to make sure...absolute sure...you knew about it so you could bid, if you're interested!

Remember, all proceeds go to Heather's ministry as she and her family move across the pond and start a really unique church in Oxford.

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Want to learn more? Swing back by this post and read about the dream God has given her and why this church is a little different than others!!

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You can also donate directly here.

And follow along in their big adventure through their blog here!

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Enjoy this beautiful Wednesday and thank you for opening your hearts to such an incredible ministry!

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Writer, speaker, and busy mama of six

2 biological & 4 from Ethiopia

I have a fervent eagerness to build a place where we can get filled up, when we feel like all we do is pour out.

I do my best to be real and honest about life, our struggles, and how God stretches me through (so many) mistakes along the way.

May this be a place of nourishment for an everyday, beautiful life.

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I feel like I’m convincing myself to breathe...I just sent over my last manuscript to @navpressbooks (3 of 3, baby!!) Can you believe this was a project TWO YEARS in the making?! . I mean I realize we still have to go through the editing process for all of them but I’m sitting here confused...like, what am I supposed to be doing now?! 😂
I often have a hard time focusing on my writing with all the commotion at home so I’m LOVING popping these @sudio earbuds in and listen to chello music (my fave for writing). *And hello...one of the color options is PINK! 😉💕 . I love these little self-charging earbuds so much that this Swedish-born company was willing to give you all a 15% off discount code so you can get your own! Discount Code: TSA (That’s way easier than spelling out my whole name 😂) . Also...in case your wondering, YES there are microphones in each earpiece for easy phone-answering 😉 Head to my Stories for a SWIPE UP!
And to think I never wanted kids. I've learned through the years to NEVER say never. Ohhhhh what I would have missed if I had stuck with even half of the things I swore to never do. Having kids, going to Africa, public speaking, dying my hair pink, trying new things and going outside my comfort zone... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Friends, do the things. Say 'SEND ME' and mean it. Tell God you'll live with open hands and let Him open your heart and direct your paths toward the things He knows are exactly what you were made for. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Do it scared. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Do it terrified. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Just do it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Because I promise you, all my 'I'll nevers' are so crazy worth it. I know yours will be, too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Everybody waits. We wait for a spouse, wait for a baby, wait on our children, wait for our parents. We wait for clarity and direction. We wait on a job, a promotion, a new direction. We wait for hope, for healing, and for miracles. We wait on God. And when we misunderstand what waiting is about, we can get confused about what God is up to. . . . . . As I sat with @tricialottwilliford over coffee yesterday, I realized once again how beneficial waiting can be. We used words like, “thrive in the suck” and “don’t choose easy.” We recalled things we’ve needed to go through in order to become women of depth, the kind who understands REAL joy...the kind you can only have after going through hard-stuff and still choosing Jesus. The kind where you can genuinely say, “And if not, He is still good.” . Several months ago when Tricia gave me her book, I read it in a single day. She writes in story and became so caught up in it as “YES!” and “ME TOO!” moments pulled me toward just one-more-page. I just kept reading and reading, ignoring all I was supposed to be doing and working on. . It was water to my thirsty soul and if you’re on a season of wait, I have a feeling it’ll refresh your soul, too. As Tricia says, “Waiting is not wasted time, but rather a chance for you to study and prepare, to learn and practice. Because when your opportunity comes, you don’t want to spend more time on the bench. When you wait well, you can say. ‘Look our world: I am getting ready to shine. Just you wait.’” #justyouwaitbook
Tomorrow Abreham (far left) goes to Ethiopia for the first time since joining our family. It’s been interesting to see him process the trip as he recognizes at 19, he’s now a man...not the little child he was when he last left his village. If you would, please join us in praying for safety as we open our hands and let him spread his wings without us, in his home country for a few weeks. Tonight we celebrated him with a family dinner in our backyard (with a little cameo by @nirupalphonse 👊🏽) and movie (Drumline...you know you love that movie!). We love you, Abreham. Know we will be praying for each mended relationship and that no interaction is wasted. Can’t wait till you’re back with us, buddy.
Current view. She thinks she’s still a tiny puppy so she’s squishing herself into all the spots she used to fit...which means she’s destroying my plant (pushing it over to fit beneath my chair). 😂 And I may or may not have had to rescue her from squeezing onto the shelf under the coffee table that she thinks *should* have ample room to still contain her once teeny-tiny body 🙄🤷🏼‍♀️😂 #puppies

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I feel like I’m convincing myself to breathe...I just sent over my last manuscript to @navpressbooks (3 of 3, baby!!) Can you believe this was a project TWO YEARS in the making?! . I mean I realize we still have to go through the editing process for all of them but I’m sitting here confused...like, what am I supposed to be doing now?! 😂
I often have a hard time focusing on my writing with all the commotion at home so I’m LOVING popping these @sudio earbuds in and listen to chello music (my fave for writing). *And hello...one of the color options is PINK! 😉💕 . I love these little self-charging earbuds so much that this Swedish-born company was willing to give you all a 15% off discount code so you can get your own! Discount Code: TSA (That’s way easier than spelling out my whole name 😂) . Also...in case your wondering, YES there are microphones in each earpiece for easy phone-answering 😉 Head to my Stories for a SWIPE UP!
And to think I never wanted kids. I've learned through the years to NEVER say never. Ohhhhh what I would have missed if I had stuck with even half of the things I swore to never do. Having kids, going to Africa, public speaking, dying my hair pink, trying new things and going outside my comfort zone... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Friends, do the things. Say 'SEND ME' and mean it. Tell God you'll live with open hands and let Him open your heart and direct your paths toward the things He knows are exactly what you were made for. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Do it scared. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Do it terrified. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Just do it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Because I promise you, all my 'I'll nevers' are so crazy worth it. I know yours will be, too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Everybody waits. We wait for a spouse, wait for a baby, wait on our children, wait for our parents. We wait for clarity and direction. We wait on a job, a promotion, a new direction. We wait for hope, for healing, and for miracles. We wait on God. And when we misunderstand what waiting is about, we can get confused about what God is up to. . . . . . As I sat with @tricialottwilliford over coffee yesterday, I realized once again how beneficial waiting can be. We used words like, “thrive in the suck” and “don’t choose easy.” We recalled things we’ve needed to go through in order to become women of depth, the kind who understands REAL joy...the kind you can only have after going through hard-stuff and still choosing Jesus. The kind where you can genuinely say, “And if not, He is still good.” . Several months ago when Tricia gave me her book, I read it in a single day. She writes in story and became so caught up in it as “YES!” and “ME TOO!” moments pulled me toward just one-more-page. I just kept reading and reading, ignoring all I was supposed to be doing and working on. . It was water to my thirsty soul and if you’re on a season of wait, I have a feeling it’ll refresh your soul, too. As Tricia says, “Waiting is not wasted time, but rather a chance for you to study and prepare, to learn and practice. Because when your opportunity comes, you don’t want to spend more time on the bench. When you wait well, you can say. ‘Look our world: I am getting ready to shine. Just you wait.’” #justyouwaitbook
Tomorrow Abreham (far left) goes to Ethiopia for the first time since joining our family. It’s been interesting to see him process the trip as he recognizes at 19, he’s now a man...not the little child he was when he last left his village. If you would, please join us in praying for safety as we open our hands and let him spread his wings without us, in his home country for a few weeks. Tonight we celebrated him with a family dinner in our backyard (with a little cameo by @nirupalphonse 👊🏽) and movie (Drumline...you know you love that movie!). We love you, Abreham. Know we will be praying for each mended relationship and that no interaction is wasted. Can’t wait till you’re back with us, buddy.
Current view. She thinks she’s still a tiny puppy so she’s squishing herself into all the spots she used to fit...which means she’s destroying my plant (pushing it over to fit beneath my chair). 😂 And I may or may not have had to rescue her from squeezing onto the shelf under the coffee table that she thinks *should* have ample room to still contain her once teeny-tiny body 🙄🤷🏼‍♀️😂 #puppies

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