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Rachel Schmoyer is a pastor's wife, mom, and freelance writer. Thanks for spending time reading my blog! I'd love to hear from you at rachelschmoyerwrites@gmail.com.

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I finished my latest #pursebook yesterday in the car line at school. Kept for the Master’s Use by Frances Ridley Havergal is a short book that selves into the truths on her famous hymn Take My Life and Let it Be. Do you know this hymn? Take my life, and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take my moments and my days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise, Let them flow in ceaseless praise. 2 Take my hands, and let them move At the impulse of Thy love; Take my feet and let them be Swift and beautiful for Thee, Swift and beautiful for Thee. 3 Take my voice, and let me sing Always, only, for my King; Take my lips, and let them be Filled with messages from Thee, Filled with messages from Thee. 4 Take my silver and my gold; Not a mite would I withhold; Take my intellect, and use Every power as Thou shalt choose, Every power as Thou shalt choose. 5 Take my will, and make it Thine; It shall be no longer mine. Take my heart; it is Thine own; It shall be Thy royal throne, It shall be Thy royal throne. 6 Take my love; my Lord, I pour At Thy feet its treasure-store. Take myself, and I will be Ever, only, all for Thee, Ever, only, all for Thee. The book helped me think: do I really mean it when I sing this song? Do I really view all I have, bodily and physically, as belonging to God? Here’s a quote from the book: “self-pleasing is always a failure in the end. Our good Master gives us a reality and fullness of pleasure in pleasing Him which we never get out of pleasing ourselves. Do you get pleasure in doing something for God? Do you have an example to share? #devotional #seekHimfirst #shereadstruth #morningprayer #wellwateredwomen #goodmorninggirls #readthroughtheBible #butfirstJesus #intheword #womenintheword #womenoftheword #biblestudy #coffeeandJesus #powerofprayer #intheword #Biblestudymoments #lampandlight #womenlivingwell #readthehardparts #hymns #hymn #francesridleyhavergal #hymnstory

Did you ever try to study the Bible, but you didn't know where to start? When I get stuck, I use the Inductive Bible Study method. This method has three steps: Observation, Interpretation, and Application. Find out the simple explanations about what each of these steps looks like. New blog post. Link in bio for Personal Bible Study Made Simple. I usually use an old notebook for my personal Bible study, but I can't wait to get a @heartandhive Guided Bible Study journal! It's on my Christmas list. ⠀ ⠀ #devotional #seekHimfirst #shereadstruth #morningprayer #wellwateredwomen #goodmorninggirls #readthroughtheBible #butfirstJesus #intheword #womenintheword #womenoftheword #biblestudy #coffeeandJesus #powerofprayer #intheword #Biblestudymoments #lampandlight #womenlivingwell #readthehardparts #jesusgirl #dailydevotional #faith #illustratedfaith #scripture #scripturestudy #prayerwarrior #warroom

Yesterday I was at my parents house—the house where I grew up. Actually, it’s a condo on the second floor. I was standing on the balcony remembering how much I enjoyed walking to the library each week. I would walk down the hill behind the cars in this picture then up the next hill to the little library which is next door to the church. You can see the church steeple on the top right in the picture. I think I started to walk there myself in 5th grade. It’s probably about a half a mile one way. First of all I went to check out books and then when I was old enough, to be a volunteer. Monday from 3:30-6:00 was my shift. I shelved books, then got to file the cards from the back pocket of the books. Then I got to help people check out at the circulation desk. I was there when we got a computer system for checking out and I helped the old lady volunteers understand the basics of computers so they could use the program. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there and I’m glad my parents let me do it. I liked the adventure of seeing what books were around the books I was shelving. I liked meeting the interesting people who came in, too. Do you have any childhood library memories? #seriouswriter #author #writerslife #authorsofig #penonpaper #wordsilove #spilledthoughts #writingcommunity #wordcount #writersofinstagram #writersofig #authorlife #indieauthors #writers #writingtips #writinginspiration #wordsmith #aspiringauthor #igwriters #creativewriting #planwithme #lifeofawriter #writerscorner #writerscommunity #library #librarylife #librarylove #youngauthor #mywritinglife

It’s #electionday! What a day to read 1 Samuel 8 when the Israelites asked God for a king. They rejected God as King because they want to turn to a human leader just like the other countries had. No matter who you vote for today (or who wins), remember that God is King! He is the one who gives us eternal hope. No human leader can give all that God can. #womenintheword #bedeeplyrooted #propelwomen #yourinfluence #influencenet #influencenetwork #makeithappen #givemeJesus #faithinspired #gracemakers #beautyfromashes #goodnewsfeed #shedelights #thecaptivatingwoman #chooselovely #leadhership #womeninministry #womenwholead #gritandvirtue #theuneditedmovement #pursuitcommunity #thepointedlife #votingmatters #votevotevote #midtermelections

@abertolet made my wildest dreams come true tonight!! This past Friday I posted that I never got an @americangirlbrand Molly doll which is why I named one of daughters Molly. So AJ just gave me her Molly doll!! Like the real deal!!! From the Pleasant Company!!!! 😲I’m so grateful! Thank you, AJ!! We met for dinner and had a great time catching up, too. #americangirldoll #americangirl #doll #sograteful #thankful #dreamscometrue #friends #childhoodmemories

Anyone still use flannelgraph while teaching kids at church? I pull it out when I need a visual. Today I’m using it to illustrate Esau trading his birthright for a bowl of stew. This is a Betty Lukens flannelgraph see I got when I graduated from college. I’ve used it so much! My sister in law borrowed it when she taught kindergarten at a Christian school. #bibleteaching #sundayschool #sundayfunday #sundayschoolteacher #sundayschoolkids #childrenschurch #trainupachild #teachingthemyoung #iloveteaching #readthehardparts #flannelgraph #womenlivingwell #shereadstruth #biblestudy #christianblog #biblereading #godsword #inductivebiblestudy #biblegram #womenintheword #biblestudymoments #womenoffaith

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