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Hey There!

Is your life full of chaos and crazy?
Yeah, mine used to be the same way too. When I realized that my control issues and perfectionism were causing most of the chaos and crazy, I decided to start focusing on the meaning, joy and purpose of life, and now my life is all the better for it!
I’d love to tell you about my journey and help you find your meaning, joy and purpose too.

Pull up a seat, let’s chat!

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melissa.mulvaney

Helping you find the Meaning, Joy & Purpose
in the chaos & crazy of life & glorify God while doing it!
💗Wife
🏈 Mom
👗 Cancer Survivor
💻VA in Detroit

Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours. Yes...

Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours.
Yes...Thanksgiving looks different this year. This year has been h a r d.
But it’s also had beautiful moments of God’s goodness showing up right when we needed it, right?

This year has been a year of but/and.

This year has been hard, but it’s also helped me focus on what’s really important.
I’ve lost so much this year, but I’ve gained perspective and grown in perseverance.
I’ve felt so isolated and I’ve had both quantity and quality of time with my family that I never could’ve hoped for.
I miss my son, my parents, my mother in law, and I’m thankful that everyone is healthy where they are.

I hope that as you go through your day today you can hold space to acknowledge the hard and the blessings of this year.
I promise they are there, if you just pay attention.

What but/and moments have you discovered in your life this year?

#butand #butandseason #lookupchild #happythanksgiving #findingmeaningjoypurpose #payattention #delightinthesmallthings #findingmeaninginthejourney #findingmeaninginthemoments #findingjoyinthelittlethings #justpayattention

So excited to gift Amy the Habukkak study by Danna

So excited to gift Amy the Habukkak study by Dannah Gresh! Thank you Moody Publishers for the copy to giveaway.

#moodypublishers #dannahgresh #giveaway #womensbiblestudy #habakkuk #studythebible #biblestudy #remembergod #remembergodsfaithfulness #godisfaithful

Today is heavy. That might be the most obvious sta

Today is heavy. That might be the most obvious statement you read today.

But today as we vote, and as I have a son going through the most intense 72 hours of his life as he seeks to serve and defend this great country of ours, I pause.

I pause and look down to see where I am. I pause and look up to see where my help comes from.

And no,y help, my hope, my peace doesn’t come from a nation, an army, or any man, it comes from the Maker of the heaven and earth.

If today is heavy for you, take a moment to look down and see where you are, where your heart is struggling, where you are weary. And then take a longer moment to look up and remember who is on the throne. Who is in control. Who hold you in the palm of His hand.

He is madly in love with you. And nothing that happens where your feet are planted will ever, ever change that.

#smallmomentmemoir @emilypfreeman #smallmomentliving #dreambiglivesmall #delightinthesmallthings #lookupchild #lovebiglivesmall #findingmeaningjoypurpose #findmeaninginthesmallthings #findjoyinthesmallthings #findpurposeinthesmallthings #armystrong #armymama #armymom

Full disclosure…I’ve read the Bible cover to c

Full disclosure…I’ve read the Bible cover to cover a few times, so I’ve read Habakkuk…but I wouldn’t be able to tell you a thing I learned or remember about my time reading it.⁠⠀
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#joy #findingjoy #findjoy #purpose #meaning #findingmeaningjoypurpose #wordsmatter #thesearethedays #bettertogether #moodypublishers #dannahgresh #biblestudy #studythebible #winacopy #readyourbible

I haven’t done a #onceamonthspot post in awhile,

I haven’t done a #onceamonthspot post in awhile, but God has given us such a gorgeous October, I wanted to remind you all of what a perfect artist He is.

#melissasonceamonthspot #findingmeaningjoypurpose #imsogladiliveinaworldwherethereareoctobers

I’m officially old. This week I realized multip

I’m officially old.

This week I realized multiple times that I wish I had a pair of slippers to keep my feet warm around the house.

So tonight I bought myself these sparkly beauties.

I might feel old, wanting a pair of slippers, but who said they had to be boring?

God has been showing me the last few years that He made me the way He did on purpose. My silly personality wasn’t a mistake, and I needed to stop playing it safe. Stop stifling the fun and joy I found in the little things. Be myself. Even if other people thought it was frivolous or crazy.

Friend, God made you on purpose too. The parts of you that make you unique...own them! Celebrate them! Shine in them! He didn’t make you, or me, to play it safe and blend in.

What ways have you found to show your true self to the world?

#findingmeaningjoypurpose #delightinthesmallthings #beyou #beyourself #shineon #liveoutloud #godsconfetti #ovarcomer #ovarcoming #glitterismyfavoritecolor #whybeboring #liveauthentically

We have a God that cares so much about the details

We have a God that cares so much about the details that He makes flowers bloom inside of flowers.

These teeny yellow flowers were not visible inside of the purple flower a week ago when we bought them.

And here, a week later, this tiny flower has opened up and bloomed.

Don’t ever think it’s too late, you’re too insignificant, or that you don’t matter.

The God who makes flowers bloom inside of flowers created you. To bloom. To be beautiful. To bring Him glory.

Be patient friend. He is a faithful God. Perhaps your time to bloom is right around the corner.

#lovebiglivesmall #smallmomentliving #delightinthesmallthings #findingmeaningjoypurpose #smallmomentsmatter @flowersbyrosey #bepatientfriend #youweremadetobloom #dreambiglivesmall #ovarcome #ovarcomer #ovarcoming

They will know us by our love. How this encourage

They will know us by our love.

How this encourages and convicts me, all in one!

Do you struggle with your actions lining up with your faith?

#findingmeaningjoypurpose #theywillknowusbyourlove #actionsspeaklouderthanwords #lovealways #loveeveryone #lovealwayswins #jesuslovesyou

October is my favorite color. The beauty that is

October is my favorite color.

The beauty that is all around us in October constantly makes me realize what a creative artist God is.

How there is beauty everywhere if we just take time to notice.

What’s your favorite thing about October?

#october #imsogladiliveinaworldwherethereareoctobers #octoberismyfavoritecolor #octoberismyfavorite #findingmeaningjoypurpose #payattentiontothelittlethings #livesmalllovebig #ovarcomer #anneofgreengables

Is it even National Coffee Day if you don’t post

Is it even National Coffee Day if you don’t post a selfie with your favorite coffee? 😉And when you have a shirt that says ‘With Jesus in her heart and coffee in her hand, she is unstoppable’ it’s required, right?

#nationalcoffeeday #drinkmorecoffee #scm #starbucks #starbuckssaltedcaramelmocha #saltedcaramelmocha #withjesusinherheart #sheisunstoppable #findingmeaningjoypurpose #coffeeselfie #itssimplytuesday #littlemomentsmatter #jumponthebandwagon #fallcoffee

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