I’m Candace and I want to welcome you to my little home on the web! I pray that this little space brings you much encouragement and hope. The older I’ve gotten, the more thankful I have become that His mercies truly are NEW every single morning. Every moment of every day our loving Father provides the grace we are desperate for.
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23
A Little More About Me
I’m married to David and we live in the beautiful East Tennesssee area. As I write this update, it’s December 2023 and my oldest daughter turns 22 in a few weeks and also got married in October 2022. Our other. I have recently started teaching piano lessons again and love it! We are also busy in our local church, Manley Baptist, where I sing and play keyboards from time to time, love singing with our choir, just being at church with my church family. Music and worship are one of my passions! Before we had children, I was a kindergarten teacher in the local public school system and I loved it!! I loved it so much that I thought parenting would be a piece of cake. ha! Oh how we know what great moms we can be before having children.
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Praying The Scriptures
The Lord has used His Word to powerfully change my heart and restore hope. I share a lot about this because God has done such a work in my heart, brought me such comfort and encouragement, that I want to share that with you! Praying Scripture is transformational not only for your prayer life, but also for your relationship with God.
What started for me in my desperate moments, became my favorite way to pray. When I didn’t have words to speak and I didn’t know what to pray, in my darkest moments of depression, the Lord used His Words to give me words. The prayers of the psalmist, became my prayers.
- 10 Benefits of Praying Scripture
- HOW I pray the Scriptures {practical tips}
- Monthly FREE printables with verses for you to pray
- Teaching Our Children to Pray the Scriptures with Psalm 23 {free printables}
- 10 Verses for Your War Room {free printable}
Depression
My heart is to be real and authentic with you in my struggles as well as my joys. I have shared my story about how God met me in my darkest moments. My hope is that you will hear this truth: God doesn’t always take away our pain, but He meets us there in the darkness and He takes us by the hand…He never lets go and comfort is always there through His Holy Spirit.
- My Depression Story
- 3 Years Off Anti-Depressants!
- 5 Verses for When You Feel Stuck
- Signs of Depression
- Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
- All my posts on depression
Write the Word
But, why do we write things down?
We write things down that we want to remember.
Why wouldn’t we want to write down the most important Words there are?
His Word is life to us — write it down!
His Word is a treasure — treat it as such!
His Word is comfort
to us — allow Him to comfort you as you write.
His Word is conviction to us through His Holy Spirit — soften your heart as you write. Allow the Holy Spirit to work in your life as you write and pray His Word.
Write the Word Free Printable Schedules:
Homeschooling
Over the years I’ve written a lot about our homeschool journey! You can find some favorite homeschool posts and series here:
- Memory Work Made Easy {FREE Memory Work for a Year: A Poem, A Scripture, A Hymn + Free printables!}
- Favorite Unit Studies We’ve Done
- Teach Them Diligently Posts ~ with notes from my favorite sessions!
- Homeschooling Product Reviews
- American History Lesson Ideas
- Ancient History Hands-On Ideas & Resources
Essential Oils & Wellness
If you want to learn more about essential oils and how I use them in my home, check out these links! And when you’re ready to jump in and get started with oils or Ningxia Red with me, I highly recommend a starter bundle where you will get the most for your money. Thank you (as always) for shopping with my affiliate links!
- 30 Pound Weight Loss Journey (everything I’ve done and used for this journey!)
- All about essential oils
- 31+ Ways I use oils in my everyday life
- DIY Thieves cleaning wipes
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