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"Waiting is never wasted when God is in it."

Five days a week, Dr. Lael writes the word she needed on her own hardest days — short enough to read with your coffee, honest enough to sit with all day.

A Place to Land While You're Still Waiting

PRAYER AND PERSPECTIVE: THE BLOG

Woman journaling with coffee in soft morning light while reflecting with gratitude

Cover and Care, Prayer & Perspective

Hey friend, What you focus on grows. That’s not a slogan. That’s just how the heart works. Whatever you give your attention to, day after day, gets bigger. Louder. More real to you. The thing you keep replaying in your mind starts to feel like the whole story, even when it’s only one chapter. So […]

Gratitude Strengthens What Remains

Cover and Care, Prayer & Perspective