Flourish.

At the beginning of this year, I asked God to give me a word for our upcoming year as a family. Just one word to meditate on, pray about and lean into. For the past two years, I believe the word that God gave us was “faithful”. Time and time again, I needed to lean into that word, when working through finding a job, filling out immigration paperwork, waiting for a green card, purchasing a house, having a baby...and all of the moments in between. Over and over, God asked me to believe in His faithfulness and each time we found victory, I was reminded that our God is a God who can be trusted.

BlogAshley SiderDecember 6, 2018family, lifestyleblogger

Because Sometimes Dreams Change

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