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![Lessons in Becoming [how to become all that God created us to be]…](https://rachelwrains.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/5C91D790-8AD6-47BF-BFA9-B1514202A9A9.jpeg)
You would never know by looking, but this young woman [circa ‘97] is “in between” life seasons. And in less than two years, she will land in Nashville to carve a life. A dream she didn’t know “to dream” for herself as a young girl. But a life, God was calling her to—nonetheless. As we…
![What is My Calling [or Purpose] in This Life?](https://rachelwrains.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/80FC11C8-7F12-41FF-A76A-F347AF77257F.png)
Calling was central in my life as a young adult. I instinctively understood what “was” and “wasn’t” my calling. As strange as it may sound, I distinctly felt “called” to be a Christian in a secular industry. Turns out, the life God was calling me into, eventually, led me to Nashville. A life, no doubt,…
When I contemplated a FB live series at the suggestion of a friend, I immediately knew I wanted to talk about Dreams and Callings. God had been talking to me a lot about dreams in recent months. And interestingly enough, I had completely forgotten my 2021 Word of the Year was DREAM until just a…
![Divine Appointments… [Godwinks, Coincidences, and Heavenly Happenstance]](https://rachelwrains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/5AB458DF-7091-42F2-BD93-8C3E7E4032C0-scaled-1.jpeg)
Without my prior knowledge and on more than one occasion, God has recently filled my calendar with divine appointments. Equal parts coming alongside others as they journey, but also being “loved on” in ways my tender heart needed. When visiting Nash-town last week, each family member had their “must-do” list of places to visit and things…
![WHY am I here… [finding meaning in the journey]](https://rachelwrains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/5C092D43-7232-4E8D-9C25-A6423326F47A-scaled-1.jpeg)
ONE YEAR AGO—we landed in Hometown, OK, began what was to be a short, but hard-fought cancer journey for my mama, escaped the first cases of Corona in Nashville, lost a dear, sweet friend the night before our departure, and started a sabbatical, career journey still on the fly! What we gained far outweighs what…
![Storms… [finding the meaning in it all?]](https://rachelwrains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/977316E1-1CE1-4DAC-8508-F3352658B7E1-scaled-1.jpeg)
Weekend before last, hubby and I returned #CousinCarl back to his natural habitat. A weather alert informed us of possible tornado weather ahead. So, we were forced to pull over and wait for the storm to pass. As we continued on, rays of sunshine accompanied by a beautiful rainbow replaced the stormy skies in the…
I rediscovered Yellowstone National Park pics from fifty years just a couple days before we left for own family trip two weeks ago. I was only a year old on that trip. My parents had just bought a camper and Yellowstone was our inaugural trip. But the only thing I remember about that trip is…
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As I stood there feeling humiliated, the sting was somewhat lessened. Because I knew God was teaching me the very thing I had been praying to learn. Lately, I’ve been trying something new. Whenever I feel offended, disappointed, rejected, hurt, misunderstood, or just plain treated unkindly, I pray for the transgressor of my emotions. I…