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  • Our 2018 collection is finally live and this photo only shows the moleskin type journals! We've also got a prayer calendar (surprise!!), our unique version of Scripture cards and two hardbound journals. 😍😍 If the response from our email list in the last 20 minutes is any indication, I think you are going to love it!!! All orders placed today will ship tomorrow then we'll be back to our regular Tuesday shipping so order today in you want my Saturday! And I'll be on FB Live and Insta (watch on FB for better angle) showing how the new products works and answering any questions you may have! Tag some friends and help us spread the word! I can't wait to see how the Lord is going to use these products in your life! 🙌🏼 #vmpjournals
  • Last year's vacation doesn't conjure up the best memories. Nothing crazy. Just exhausting (we had a three-month in tow), fights with family members, me putting my foot in my mouth (you'll hear about in #grumpymomtakesaholiday). Well this year had all the makings of much of the same type trip. - We decided to leave before the storm about an hour before we needed to leave. I hadn't packed a thing for me or the girls - Tyler was coming up few days late to finish up work so he could be all there for vacation. - Irma. - Cooped up in a condo with two toddlers for three days. - Leaving behind luxuries like enough clothes, face wash and toothpaste after that mad dash pack. This is the one family pic we got all trip. And y'all, gasp, we didn't even hit the outlet. The old Val is stuck in her ways and likes things the way she likes things. But, mercy, I knew if I wanted to experience any bit of rest I had to change my 'tude. I did only by the good Lord's grace and it was so restful! It was not what I expected and included very few of my normal must haves for vacation but it may have been the best beach trip we've had in years. I have a whole chapter on flexibility coming in the new book but for now, just know, it feels scary to pray for flexibility because it means things likely won't go our way but it's entirely possible you'll enjoy life more in that uncharted territory. ☺️ In other news, it must have been restful. I'm about 2 1/2 hours from pulling my first all-nighter ever. 💁🏻 This girl likes her sleep 😴 but we've got a collection launching Tuesday!! #justmet2017 #vivimaewoerner #vanajameswoerner
  • TO ANYONE WHO WAS NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF A HURRICANE THESE PAST TWO WEEKS. Whatever is happening in your life, no matter how small it feels, God still cares. When big things happen, it can feel easy to minimize our problems in a seemingly humble way. I have done this more times I can say the last week. There is something to be said for recognizing "first world problems" and "being grateful" but if we are not connecting those things to God, then really, it's just false humility anyway. So if you are having a rough day today but you know it doesn't compare to homes flooded and devastation that other parts of our country are facing, don't neglect to pray about it for some sort of martyrdom that you want to let God worry about the bigger things. HE IS CAPABLE OF TAKING CARE OF IT ALL. Don't for a second try to limit Him. Don't assume control of the things you think are minor in the "grand scheme of things." It's all in His scheme. So for today, DEFINITELY PLEASE be praying for everyone being affected by those being affected by the storm, but don't forget how big God is and that He has room to care for your seemingly small problems by comparison too! #vmpprayer
  • So maybe it wasn't our smartest decision ever to come to Florida for our already booked vacation in the direction of a hurricane. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I will tell you though we are just one day in and the Lord is hollering truth at me and it's finally quiet enough for me to listen. Sending prayers for the peninsula from the panhandle. 😘 #vivimaewoerner #justmet2017
  • THOUGHTS ON HEARING GOD SPEAK TO YOU & SEPTEMBER GOALS This question comes up, "how do you know if God is speaking to you?" My simple answer: 1. ASK Him to speak 2. EXPECT Him to speak 3. SEEK it out If you do these things, I think it will be fairly obvious when He's speaking. For me, a lot of time I "hear" God speak to me as I pursue growth and knowledge. I'm basically opening myself up and saying, "God I don't know everything. Come work in me." It's amazing how willing He is to come in. I am sharing my September goals on the blog today and one of my goals was to have 5 minutes of silence and solitude a day. And then this chapter pops up in the book I'm reading! ;) I don't believe in coincidences but instead, a God who is completely aware of every page I turn, song I hear, conversation I have and thought I think. How fitting that God spoke to me on this topic of getting quiet so I can hear Him speak more! ;) Check out the blog for those September goals and a link to a post I wrote last year on silence and solitude! The book: Lead Like Jesus by Blanchard, Hodges and Hendry Also, check Insta-stories for some info on an FB Live planned for tomorrow! #vmpprayer #valandwords
  • Trying to slow down with your kids is like trying to slow a moving train. On this day, I said yes to walking to the fountain near the grocery store even though I was lugging around a bag of groceries and little sister since I forgot her shoes. I had three thoughts: 1. If we say yes only when it's easy, guess what? We will rarely say yes! 😬 2. 5 minutes. It cost me 5 minutes of my time but slowed me down in the best possible way. 3. I think I'm in a hurry even when I'm not. My instinct was to say "no, we have to go!" but really we had no where to be. There are plenty of moments to rush. I want to take advantage of the moments we can go slow. And if Vivi is willing to take her baby to the fountain (in her right hand) than surely I can tough it out and take my two "babies" too. 😊️😊️ #valdoesmotherhood
  • What a privilege to be featured on the @wellwateredwomen blog yesterday! I got to share about: - How I became a Christian? And what I was afraid of prettttty much all of childhood. - Two Bible-loving mentors. - What spiritual season I'm in now. - The one piece of advice I'd give all women. - The first thing I do every morning (it's not what you think!). Check out the link in @wellwateredwomen profile!! #wellwateredwomen
  • Last call!! Our 2018 yearly journals are $40 (that's $5 off!) just through the end of today! And in case you missed our news on insta-stories, we've sold OVER the same number we sold all last year of our yearly journals in the past two weeks! I can't tell you how humbling it is to say that. I feel so small and just so grateful God let me be a part of this! If you are on the fence, go read some of the reviews and seriously, just imagine being able to say the same thing after you start using your journal! I feel like it's easy to get discouraged or feel like you won't use something or it won't "work" for you, but it's my goal to not just sell you a product but to create it intentionally with the goal of actually making it easy to use and not overwhelming. It's also my goal to keep sharing content on prayer that will help you stay consistent. So now is the best time to take a chance friend! Really, it's not taking a chance, it's investing in your prayer life! Are you ready?? Order now in the link in profile! And tag those prayer accountability buddies!
  • CONFESSIONS FROM THE PRAYER GIRL The last two weeks and prepping the month before, I've been planning sales copy. It was full of really authentic things I feel about prayer but the thing was, in my effort to want everyone to experience a deeper prayer life, I put my own on the back burner. It was a really busy season filled with more "I'll work instead of have a quiet time" days than I hope for. And the result? A dry, distant feeling from the Lord. It was awful. I was talking with someone about how my drive to pray more doesn't come from a drive to simply check it off my list (although my type A personality probably makes it look like that!). No, my drive to pray more was because I had experienced enough close moments with the Lord that feeling apart from Him is not where I want to be! I love being cozied up next to God. The JOY and PEACE I feel in His presence is better than all the success in the world (sorry VMP! 😬). Instead of bemoaning my own foolishness to prioritize work over my relationship with God over the past few weeks, I'm oddly grateful as it reminded me of why I want to keep praying and what I miss out on when I stop. It has also given me another reminder of what so many people are feeling in those moments and gives me more compassion and tenderness for the people I hope to serve with our products. If you are feeling distant from God, I want to encourage you to pursue Him with your whole heart! I want to keep encouraging you through through content here on Insty and on the blog that will be daily reminders when we need a pep talk to keep pursuing God. And I can't say it enough, you don't need any tool to get closer to God but if you are ready to invest in your prayer life, our yearly prayer journal was designed to help you eliminate so many of the excuses we have when it comes to praying! Tuesday is the last day to pre-order and save $5 off your journal. If you want to make 2018 the year of no more excuses and the year of more consistent communion with God, click the link in profile! And y'all, we have a full shop coming Sept 19 of more tools to help you do this in other practical ways daily! Tag a friend that won't want to miss out!
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