by Stacey Thacker | Mar 28, 2019 | Connect, Encourage, endurance, Grace, grief, Grow, Threadbare, writeitgirl, Writing |
I propped my feet on the ottoman and noticed my jeans had finally worn thin enough at the knee to actually be considered stylish. Threadbare they are. I picked at the string still holding on for dear life and thought how appropriate. I‘m feeling every bit...
by Stacey Thacker | Jan 16, 2019 | Connect, Encourage, Fresh Out of Amazing, Grace, grief, Grow, Writing |
I sat in church last Sunday rigid. The funny truth is I needed to be there. It has been weeks since we had a normal Sunday routine and my heart longed to sit in service, worship with my people, and hear from the heart of my pastor. He is a shepherd to the core and my...
by Stacey Thacker | Nov 6, 2017 | Fresh Out of Amazing, grief |
(My heart is aching for the tiny community of Sutherland Springs, TX. When we don’t know what to do, we pray. And we grieve. And we trust that Jesus is in control.) *** I’m familiar with the valley of bitterness. The Bible calls it the valley of Achor. I plunged...
by Stacey Thacker | Jun 20, 2017 | Coffee, Connect, Encourage, Fresh Out of Amazing, grief, Hebrews, Is Jesus Worth It?, podcast, writeitgirl, Writing |
Clearly, I’m a girl who enjoys a good cup of coffee. It is even better when I get to slow drink a cup with a dear friend on the other side of the table. I wish we could sit down together today and talk about all the things. We would probably start with the...
by Stacey Thacker | May 2, 2017 | Encourage, Fresh Out of Amazing, grief, Grow |
More than one friend encouraged me during our darkest hours in the ICU, to sing over Mike. Having poured out my heart in worship the night of his cardiac arrest, as God would plan it, I really didn’t have anything left. I mouthed the words to “Holy Spirit” in his room...
by Stacey Thacker | Apr 17, 2017 | Connect, endurance, Fresh Out of Amazing, grief, Grow |
“Calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the...
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