The Hello Mornings Blog

This post is by Jen Stanbro.

Most of my life I’ve tried to be intentional about choosing to spend my time in such a way that closely reflects my priorities. I received those priorities in the quiet. Alone with the Lord, He’s been ever faithful to give me clarity about who He made me to be, what He prepared for me to do, how He designed me to function at my best, where to pour myself out and how to fill up.

I’ve never been shy or private, I love to talk and get to know people, hear their sto...

This post is by Courtney Cohen.

Scripture memorization isn’t merely for so-called spiritual giants – it’s for every follower of Christ so we can constantly line our minds up with God’s reality. Intimate familiarity with Scripture increases our ability to discern God’s voice and helps renew our mind with Truth. It’s not about checking off another “good Christian” box. Rather, this is a powerful, life-altering tool that equips us for the real battles of life. This is the why, but let’s dig int...

 This post is by Cindy Chen.

Habits are necessary for daily life—we do many things without even thinking about them. We turn the key in the ignition; we put our phones in our pockets. It's habit. 

But what if our brains are wired a little differently?

I'm processing through a potential diagnosis of ADHD as an adult. It doesn’t give an excuse, but it may explain why I can’t always keep up with daily routines, am constantly distracted, and struggle to do what isn’t blatantly enjoyable. 

We've ...

This post is by Tami Rodriguez.

I’m a planner…always have been. I probably always will be. I think one thing “planning people” have in common is liking to change up their plans! You’ll see many of us with new or different planners every year and always full of new ideas for systems and routines. I don’t know what it is, it’s just how we’re made. 

Another thing we tend to have in common is a high-strung-usually-on-the-verge-of-stressed-out personality. Sorry—but you know it’s true. It’s why ...

This post is by Joanne Wu.

My husband and I are in the middle messes of leaving a church we thought we would call “home” indefinitely. And it hurts.  Everything hurts. 

But life goes on. The sun continues to rise and set. My five children need food, clothing, and rides to and from school.  Our beloved Golden Retriever needs to eat her medicine with her food twice a day, and be taken out to the bathroom three times a day.  Though everything hurts, life goes on. Though everything feels dark, kno...

This post is by Shaina Weisgerber.

Habits are the things that make our life. Good habits and bad habits alike. Whatever we allow to happen in our life on a consistent basis is what we are being made of. Think about it; day in and day out we make decisions that either fill us or deplete us. We over work or we stay sedentary. We over eat or we eat healthy. We consume too much media and technology or we read books, get outside and spend time with others in person.  Whether you struggle with bit...

This post is by Jen Stanbro.

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1

There are so many ways to approach studying the Bible. Of course, we are all beautifully different, so naturally we’ll have varying preferences. I’m sure plans like studying the whole Bible in one year have great benefit to the personality with whom this method fits. I, however, have attempted to read the w...

This post is by Jen Shultz.

As silly as it sounds, I am often shocked at how quickly time passes. Year over year, as we age, our time moves more swiftly because it is divided amongst so much more than in our youth. Summer days seemed to stretch on forever as latch key kids waiting for a parent to get home so we could go play kickball in the field behind our house with the neighbor kids. 

I look back at all the ways my time and energy has been gradually split—high school and being able to dr...

This post is by Shaina Weisgerber.

The glitter of the New Year is beginning to fade away and the mundane is settling in. Sometimes we can get a few weeks into the year and decide that all of that new year energy isn’t enough to sustain us through the weeks and months ahead. Resolutions and goals fade away. All of our big plans we had for our year just seem to disappear and the same old ways settle back in. We quit the gym, set aside the Bible reading plan, close our calendars, quit meal plannin...

This post is by Patty Lewis.

My life has been a long and hard journey filled with so much brokenness that even I am often shocked by it—which is strange because it is my life.  I’ve lived it for 45 years.  

This year, 2023 is marked by a cultivation that I worked hard on from October of 2022-present.  As part of the cultivating exercises, I was encouraged to choose one key word for the coming year.  My word for this year is “Freedom,” and I fully intend to walk in itin my freedom in Christ....