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Joanna Hyatt

Exploring the Wild & Beautiful Places of Faith

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Thank you to my favorite Veteran (and one of my many younger brothers), Capt. David Repsold on this special day. You represent all that is amazing about our men and women who serve so selflessly to protect this great nation. Grateful for all our vets today and their families who give so much! #veteransday #military
Friday mid-morning I head to the mailbox, already discouraged by the few hours of too fast starts, emotional melt downs (mine and the minis) and being a tired, less than gracious mama. Sitting in the pile of car adds and political mailers is a note, a lifeline. In the midst of the swirling, there comes a hard stop as I read the words of encouragement. And you can bet the tears start falling, hard. Three more times over the weekend, the same message will get driven hard into my head and my heart: the seeds we plant may take years to bear a harvest. But don’t stop planting. Rest of “How Are You Measuring Your Impact?” at the link in profile. #wildandbeautifulplaces #faith #writersofinstagram #gardening #mondaymotivation
I’m sitting across from this sweet old man who celebrated his 80th birthday with a water ballon fight. Because life is short and should be fun. We’re in the office of the company he built from scratch in the heart of Texas, a company that pulls in millions of revenue in manufacturing. The secret to his success? Studying their failures and learning from them. He started in this industry of ball valves and other machinery that I don’t quite get by working for another company where busted products would get returned and shelved. What that company saw as a failure, he saw as a missed opportunity for getting better. So he started his own company, with the core purpose of taking apart those busted products and understanding what went wrong. And then figuring out how to do it better the next time. The result? They lead the industry in research and development and growth. He didn’t see failure as a setback, he saw it as an opportunity. That puts me back on my heels and I sit for a moment. Because that will preach to a soul on this Monday morning. I’m in a season of wrestling, of trying to discern what is hidden in the soul whispers and emotional unrest of the past few weeks. I want to be brave, I want to be wise and humble but more often than not find myself defaulting to fear, to ego, to a whole lot of running in circles in my mind. Read the rest of this Monday Motivation at the link in profile, “Are You Missing This Key To Your Growth?” #wildandbeautifulplaces #mondaymotivation #failure #faith #writersofinstagram
The disciples get a scant 40 days with Jesus and then he’s gone. And while they’re left staring slack jawed at the blank sky, two angel strangers remind them of this: He’ll come back the way he left. I read that and think: so that means we have to keep looking up. Looking up when the urgency of today keeps clamoring for you to become busy distracted. Looking up when you’re going through raging storms and you’re tempted to look around at the wind and the waves. Looking up when the right now threatens to rob you of joy and bury you under the weight of discouragement, depression or disappointment. As the seasons change and we shift to a new school year, a crisp fall, a different schedule, keep your eyes up when everything says to look down and plow through. Keep your eyes up to watch for Him, to see Him and to recognize the daily miracles. #wildandbeautifulplaces #mondaymotivation #writersofinstagram #faith #latergram
Pretty sure First Girl mixed weeds with the flowers in this bouquet she brought me from the garden. But to her, and now to me, it’s all beautiful. This week, may you delight in the the ordinary, the difficult, the unwelcome and the problematic. May you see it all as beautiful through the eyes of Him who can turn our mourning into dancing and our sorrows into joy. May you see flowers where others see only weeds. #wildandbeautifulplaces #eyeswideopen #perspective #faith #writersofinstagram #gardening #1000gifts #thatsdarling #mondaymotivation
Because adding a fourth babe wasn’t exciting enough, we went ahead and adopted a rescue puppy. World, meet OSA, our future little bear. Between her, the current baby and the one coming soon, there’s a whole lot of p.... potty training in my future. Chocolate sympathy donations gladly accepted. #rescuedog #dogowner #newfoundlandmix #wecrazy #sendhelp
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