The LLJ Blog

Lydia Lucas Lydia Lucas

Leaving When You Don’t Know Where You’re Going

Recently, my family entered into a new season when, after 14 years of serving in ministry at our church, my husband and I felt the call to transition away. I am sharing three prayers that I have had on repeat before God and what I have been processing from these prayers.

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Ivette Valdez Ivette Valdez

3 Things Colors are Teaching Me

Growing up, we wore what we found on the sale rack, y punto. As an adult, my one personal style rule has been a comfort. I love to admire fashion trends, but I always default back to what I'm comfortable in, and for the last decade, neutrals have been my comfort. Yet here I was, 45 minutes into this podcast episode, and I, the forever-in-neutral girl, was curious about my knockout colors.

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Lydia Lucas Lydia Lucas

Gardening is Life

In 2018, we bought our first home and I, a bona fide city girl, began gardening. I use the term gardening very lightly because those first couple of years I did more killing than growing.

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