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Plant Lady

7/24/2022

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​I’m a plant lady.

By that I mean I enjoy looking at plants.

​Despite the abundance of greenery in my house, I’m not actually very skilled at caring for them. Somehow I’ve kept three children living, breathing and growing for over a decade— but the only plant types I can manage are low-light and cactus, a.k.a. the hard-to-kill varieties.
I feel like Jesus was a plant person, also. Countless times he used vivid gardening illustrations in His parables to explain the Kingdom of God to His followers. With these teachings in mind, nature becomes a constant visual of the Gospel. Every time I look out the window or walk down the road, God’s creation reminds me of who He is, and Who I am in Him.

Jesus’ vegetation verbiage was passed down and perpetuated by the early church apostles. I love how Paul exhorts the church at Colossae. In his letter to them he says, “So then, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with gratitude.” (Colossians 2:6-7, CSB)

​When I read the words “rooted and built up... established,” my mind immediately goes to the forest behind my house. Unlike the succulents in my office that could easily be plucked from their soil, our Georgia pines can withstand the fiercest storms. They bend, but rarely break. Their roots go deep, and they draw nourishment from the soil. While my indoor plants need routine attention, I’ve never had to go out and water the towering trees in my yard.
 
Friend, this is what God desires of us...
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Read the full devotional at www.rootedmoms.com.
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No More Playing Princess

7/10/2022

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My children are growing up faster than I’d care to admit. The diaper days are long behind us; I now shop for my oldest in the men’s section. Gasp.
 
This past weekend, I deep cleaned my daughter’s room (in a way only moms can) while she was away. I worked my way through doll clothes, artwork and too-small clothes. I re-folded seemingly everything in her dresser... until I came to the bottom drawer.
There, in bright pinks, yellows, and purples were all her princess costumes, worn and tattered from years of love. At that moment I was faced with the reality that I hadn’t seen her wear one in a while... a long while. Another milestone had passed without me even recognizing it: my girl had exchanged her pretend dresses and jewelry for the real ones.

​​If I’m honest, I haven’t completely quit playing dress-up...

 
I put on a sheer covering of joy, in an attempt to hide the depression underneath.
I smear superficial admiration on my lips to hide my secret jealousy.
I don too-tight shoes I was never meant to fill to boast my capacity.
I try so hard to be the princess I feel like God wants me to be.
 
I don’t think I’m the only one who struggles in this area. Do you, too, feel like an imposter sometimes?
Read the full devotional at www.rootedmoms.com
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    ​Hi, I'm Katie! 

    Wife to Craig, mom of three, author, writer, Rooted Moms founder, Jesus-follower, Bible teacher, and coffee enthusiast.

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