A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
I'm Taking My Life Back: Reclaim and Refocus!
Sometimes there are things -- subjective things -- that we just have to do to reclaim our lives...our energy, emotional strength,...
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God is good. His word is perfect. His hand brings healing. These things are all true, but what happens when the unexpected causes waves of doubt and fear? A Heart Refined is geared to speak to real women about living based on eternal life and overcoming in Jesus' name...The goal is for Christian women to unlearn an identity based on a scale number and physical healing, embracing a relationship with God and spiritual healing as their highest priority.
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Jul 73 min read
Lord, Here I Bow to Elevate Your Righteousness Over My Nervousness: Setting the tone for the week...
This past weekend we were able to get away to spend time with my sweet Buddy Benjamin. I adore our time because he and I share the love...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Jun 305 min read
God's Plan for Your House Is Greater Than Yours: Giving Glory to God for NOT Giving You Your Way...
The other day things were not going the way that our little lady wanted them to. First of all, it was quite the upset when I would not...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Jun 162 min read
The Mother’s Job on Father’s Day...
I have posted this same message on Father’s Day now for the past four years, and to be honest, I’m probably going to use it every...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Jun 144 min read
The Celebration of Sacrifice...
After my Mama died, I found this painting she had done. My sweet friend Ashley framed it, but originally it was just on the back of a...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Jun 123 min read
JOY IS AN ATTITUDE CHOICE…
It has been a pleasure to spend time with my granddaughter. I am learning that simple discoveries are the sweetest moments. As she picked...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Jun 115 min read
Learning to be Thirsty for the Right Kind of Happiness…
As I read more of the life of G. K. Chesterton, I can't stop thinking about the song that says "We've grown older than our God." I can't...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Jun 102 min read
Shake Hacks and Faith Facts: Responding to God as the Active Agent
This shake hack will help you prepare ahead of time for a healthy quick grab as you go about the rush of regular life. This faith fact...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Jun 24 min read
Let JESUS Wash Your Feet…
A few years ago when we were cleaning out my Daddy‘s house, I ran across this ceramic piece that was given to him and it took me to a...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
May 283 min read
The Finest of Foods on Not So Fancy Days…
GIRLS, WE DESERVE FANCY FOOD! Even if you are working from home...wearing your sweats and no bra...you deserve food fit for a queen! You...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
May 263 min read
What if God has called you higher…into the darkness?
4 years ago today Covid was raging, but my heart was buried elsewhere -- in my children -- and the Lord wrote His word on my heart. With...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
May 212 min read
HERE I WAIT IN HOPE OF YOU…
There is a super wicked ache inside of me to savor melancholy and self-pity. This morning… I am struggling for different — harder reasons...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
May 192 min read
The Lord Will Fulfill HIS Purpose For Me....
You know...I had lots of thoughts about a big, bold blog I wanted to put out, but as I attempt to say all that I wanted to these are the...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
May 31 min read
Another in Fire: Tasting God’s Grace in Unexpected Places.
God doesn't always just make us feel better about ourselves when we struggle. The greatest lifter of heads and sustainer of hearts and...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Apr 253 min read
Thou, Oh Lord, My glory and the Lifter of My Head...
When my kids were just littles, I had not yet come to an understanding of the trauma that I had been through and the sin I was holding on...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Apr 42 min read
Unlearn and Reframe: Letting go of a waist size to enjoy a life equipped for the cause of Christ…
Unlearn: Your value was not established when you reached your goal weight. It wasn't even established when you recognized that Jesus...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Apr 32 min read
In Grief and in Glory, Great is His Faithfulness…
“But this I call to mind, THEREFORE, I have hope. It is because of the Lord’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, Because His...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Apr 21 min read
The Things of This Earth Will Grow Strangely Dim…
“God will make everything new, including us. He will transform our bodies, the ones we are pulling, tucking, and starving in an effort to...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Mar 154 min read
Fighting God's Protection...
One day, while this beautiful little gift of a person was screaming, I had an epiphany... This past Christmas, I was making pumpkin...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Mar 131 min read
Here I am to workout as an act of worship: He is Worthy. You are worth it.
Working out—or just generally taking better care of ourselves—does not come naturally. It is important to reframe our thinking....
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