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February reads

February 28, 2019May 28, 2019Leave a comment

Including the book I recommend to EVERY college student and young adult I know and some helpful books for pastors and pastor's wives!

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Checking out from all the social medias for the foreseeable future. I’m thankful for the connections they allow, but I’m also saddened by the moments social media seems to steal from me. I’m hoping less screen time will allow for more reading time, writing time, piano time, and quiet time. More undistracted time and more meaningful connection. I’m excited to pour more into my writing and especially into my newsletter (you can still sign up at the link in my bio). In fact, I’ll probably share MANY more thoughts on this in my next issue. Most of you probably won’t even notice my social absence 😂 ; regardless, feel free to connect with me in all the other normal ways (texting, calling, carrier pigeon...ya know). See ya ✌🏼

I hate when things feel incomplete or imperfect. I want the full picture. I want the perfect version. I want completeness. I want to know the whole story. I want resolution. I want everything in my life to work out. But it's here that I realize how small and egocentric my world has become. My perspective has shrunk to the point that I only see MY desires and MY dreams. Somewhere in my wanting and my discontent I have missed God's ultimate and glorious picture. I have missed the truth that his ways are higher than mine and that the only thing I can truly find contentment in on this side of heaven is the ultimate resolution and redemption secured through Christ. This is the true completeness and perfection. So all those ways that life seems less than perfect...all those not-quite-right things I wish I could change...all those reasons I have to be uncomfortable and discontent...I finally see that they are exactly the things that the Lord has seen fit to give me. I see them as actually being beautiful gifts from a good God who knows the story so much better than I do. And I hope you see it too. Excerpt taken from Issue 2 of my newsletter, These Sacred Words

2 Y E A R S Today marks two years of marriage and it hasn’t all been blissful, but it sure has been beautiful. I’m finding these words I shared two years ago are still ringing true... “It’s actually in the ordinary moments that the most beauty can be found. That’s where growth and commitment and deep deep joy reside. Life is only occasionally interspersed with glorious, warm, over-the-top moments of beauty. But maybe that’s not such a bad thing. Maybe that reminds us to be more Restful. Faithful. Joyful.” Praise God for that.

Nothing better to top off an incredible week of @yfcusa camp than with a hike and a view like this 😍

28 years old today and if there’s anything this last year of life has taught me it’s just how small I am and how wildly wonderful and gracious and holy and big God is. Looking forward to another year of knowing God and his goodness. In other news I will never ever ever get tired of these Colorado mountains.

These Sacred Words. A bi-monthly newsletter about the power of words and the ways they shape and form us. Each issue will include: •thoughts on the Word of God and how it pertains to life •a piece of writing, grammar, or blogging advice •a short book review or two •a prayer of encouragement These Sacred Words is my imperfect offering of words. My reminder to you (and to me) that our words have power and beauty. Subscribe at the link in my bio and (bonus!) be entered into the #giveaway (details on that in my previous post).

G I V E A W A Y C L O S E D The winner is @kellydrane17!!!! The words in these two books have brought so much life and hope to me and I want to share them with you! The Scars That Have Shaped Me, by @vaneetharisner: a brave look at God’s unwavering character in our suffering. Vaneetha’s words are rich with truth & hope. Alive In Him, by @gloriafurman: a theologically rich commentary on the book of Ephesians (my all-time favorite book of the Bible) that is full of grace grace grace. To enter the giveaway: 1️⃣ follow me! (@lauren_bowerman 🙋🏼‍♀️) 2️⃣ head over to the link in my bio, click on the top button, and drop in your email to subscribe to my (drum roll....) new bi-monthly newsletter - These Sacred Words (more deets about the newsletter at that link, eeee!!) 3️⃣ tag a friend in a comment - one entry per tag. You must do all THREE of the above things to be entered. ✨and you get 3 bonus entries if you share this post in your story! Giveaway is for US residents 18 years and older (sorry international peeps ☹️). Giveaway ENDS July 31st at 9:00pm MT. Winner will be tagged here on Aug 1st.

Words words words. There are so many of them. Books of words compiled in such a way as to capture an idea, a moment, an experience, a feeling. Just dwelling a lot lately on the beauty and power and weight of words. 🖤

Ready for some weekend stillness and slowness. Some time to pray and process. Some time to rest and reflect. Some time to write and wonder - what is it that God is doing in us? It feels like he’s stretching, molding, shaping (not always the most comfortable or pleasant process). It feels like he’s gently reminding us, “Trust me. I’m good. I’m kind. I’m holy. I’m enough.”

Words of hope to my weary soul...and hopefully to yours too. Help me, O Lord, to throw myself absolutely and wholly on Thee, for better, for worse, without comfort, and all but hopeless. Give me peace of soul, confidence, enlargement of mind, morning joy that comes after night heaviness. In my distress let me not forget this. Thy never-failing providence orders every event, sweetens every fear, brings real good out of seeming evil, and teaches me to live by faith upon thy blessed self.

Hi hi just wanted you to know that I’ve been working on a little passion project of sorts and am excited to share it with you in the next couple days. Also just a little heads up that I‘m hoping to do my first-ever giveaway of two of my favorite books sooooo stay tuned for all the things coming at ya this weekend! ☺️

Chasing the golden hour 🤘🏼☀️

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“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith – more previous than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire – may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

1 Peter 1:3-4

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