Category: life
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Freedom.
So ever since the great news and success of the Promise Ceremony, I’ve felt like I’ve been rushing. Rushing to stay busy and keep the momentum of everything going. But my body, on the other hand, has been like “Nah, Shantel. You need to slow down and rest.” For everything…
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Planted Not Buried
Hello loves! I hope you all have been doing wonderfully! I’ve been m.i.a but all for a good reason. To better myself as a writer, a host, a teacher, and an individual overall. As much as I’d love to get on here and post more frequently, I believe God has…
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About Last Night…
So on Friday evening, a missions organization in Baltimore, Ywam (Youth With A Mission) Baltimore, hosted a worship session. In this session, unlike anything else I’ve experienced, praises arose from locals and visitors from all over with a spontaneous flow. There was no agenda, no tedious schedule, and no program.…
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Journey to Rest
Despite my busy schedule as a teacher, musician, worship leader, and blogger, I’ve felt a higher calling upon me. A calling to rest. If God rested on the seventh day what makes me think that I’m too dignified to do so? So I’ve decided to take a step back and…
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Waiting on God’s Timing
Hey there! A few Tuesdays ago, instead of hosting the prayer call via phone, I decided to livestream it on Facebook! It was an awesome segment. There are so many wonderful things that happen when we wait on God’s timing. Here is a recap from our segment. Wait on the…
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No More Worrying
It’s when you are lost that you find the need of a Savior. – Shantel Worrying seemed to have always been a habit of mine. It was like a natural instinct. I had lots to worry about growing up – friends, bills, houses, recital performances, and more. I’d even create…
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Shine the Light
I was sitting there during my planning period with worship music blasting in the teacher’s lounge. Go Elevation Worship! As another teacher entered, I considered turning the music down. I thought to myself that she might not have wanted to hear it. But then the thought came to my heart, “What…
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Single and Satisfied?
Pull out the streamers! Toss the confetti! There’s a party going on. Shantel’s on the single train! Finally free.
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2018 – Year of the Impossible
Now is the time to expect great things! We’re in a new season. Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. Zechariah 4:6 ESV We’ve shared in the last post how…
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Envisioning Your Greatness!
Hello all and happy New Year! I’m excited about what God is doing in this season. He is bringing us into new territory and higher ground. On our prayer call, we focused on Abram’s life and what it means to have vision. Vision the act or power of seeing sight. A…
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