Issue 4 launch | the winter edition

We are overjoyed and unbelievably giddy to announce the launch of issue four! Our team has been hard at work collaborating with our spectacular contributors to cultivate refreshing, dynamic content. In building this edition, our hearts felt so pulled towards the concept of weaving rest and assurance throughout the pages. Our hope and prayer is that this issue would strengthen you're heart, humble your spirit, and refresh your mind in this season.

Amanda Marie Lackey knocked our socks off with this stellar cover shoot; Gina Zeidler continually blows us away with her authenticity, and our interview with her is no exception; Zipporah Kapambwe has challenged our hearts through her article; Katie O'Keefe has given us a breath of fresh air through her heartfelt words; and our very own S&S editors, Sarah Delaine and Bethany Aleshire, have laid out the most restorative encouragement.
A HUGE thank you to all of our contributors above along with Alex Anne, Mackenzie Kern, Emily Hughes, and Janelle Putrich for their breathtaking images in this issue.

what lies ahead

Philippians 3:13 "But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead." 

Keep your eyes fixed on the vast unending mountains before you, for they are not yours to climb, Jesus will carry you, rest in his presence and let your eyes not be phased by the mist in your face. In our past we see rippled rocks and shifted sand that we had hoped to tip-toe peacefully through, but instead we bulldozed. We are creatures of control, we are hoarders of anxiety, but that simply must go, because we are called to strain towards the goals that we are called to in Jesus Christ. Say this word -> straining.

That means sweat, regret and upset. That means failure, falter, and frump. That means hard. That means everything that you are will steadily slip through the grit of your fighting fist.  

But that also means, redemption, relation, refreshed. That means a fullness that lies in Jesus alone, a tenderness only He can provide. That means vibrance. You will be upheld & carried. You have never & will never been alone. If you missed last weeks blog post take a peak and be -> REFRESHED.  Let go of your burdens and step into the freedom that has been graciously bestowed upon you.

Happy Friday Lovelies! Embrace this weekend to the fullest!

  

Vlog Three // Diligence

Vlog three, Sarah and Ciera share their hearts on the topic of diligence, what areas in your life are you most diligent in and how are you diligent in them? What areas in your life are you not diligent in and how do you plan on becoming diligent in them? Share your heart trails & triumphs with us as we pursue diligence in our everyday lives!

"Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains." William Penn

Troubled Waters :: To be Cleansed

As you grow tired, as the busyness of life drags you down, never forget that through the bad and the good God is cleansing you. Molding and shaping you.... Transforming you. He is giving you an opportunity to relinquish your life plans and let go of yourself to become who He created you to be.

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the

 mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar

and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. 

Psalm 46:1-3

Embrace the challenge. Be cleansed. Pursue Christ and use these moments to chase greatness.

cheers,

Mackenzie