Lynn Donovan
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The Vastness of Our God
Revelations 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. As I mentioned on Monday, I’m convinced God cracked the Universe open over me last week. And today, I’m bearing witness to what happened. When a believer…
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We SAW an Open Heaven!
Good Monday Morning SUMites! Wednesday night at registration Most of you know that Dineen and I attended the Open Heavens Conference at Bethel Church, Redding, CA last week. This was the second year that we attended. Since so much happened to us last year I was hopeful that this year would not be a…
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A Fresh Anointing For ALL Mothers By Lynn Donovan
On September 26th I opened my Bible and found a note scribbled in the margin. It said: 2006: Today I was asked to be part of the writing team for Laced With Grace. As I read this note in my Bible, my heart soared. Seven years ago Iris Nelson found my tiny blog, Spiritually Unequal…
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Launch Day – Not Alone
I prayed away a bully! My daughter was in high school and for months and months during her senior year she was being bullied by another teen. The circumstances were such that a direct confrontation with this bully wasn’t possible so I did what any mom would do. I PRAYED. In our book, Not Alone,…
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This Experiment Can’t Get Any Better Than This…
If you have been a reader here for any time now, you likely know that this five-foot-four, blonde-haired woman has an ornery side to her “delightful” personality. Hee Hee. And now that my daughter is away at college, my unsuspecting husband is the recipient of my gentle but ornery teasing. (I remind you that it's…
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Chronicles of the Donovan Clan-The Experiment Continues
Okay, are you tuning in today to find out what happened with my experiment? Let me pick up from where I left off on Friday. I returned home from my walk n pray and was very, very nervous. Talking about God, the Bible, or any faith issues for that matter can be an invitation to…
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One Crazy But Fantastic Experiment
So’ I’m conducting an experiment. And it’s one of the boldest experiments I’ve ever participate in. When I reach the conclusion, the result may WILL be so utterly life-altering that I can scarcely think about it now. Let me share how this experiment started. A few days ago I was listening to a recent podcast by…
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A Miracle Perhaps???
So my friends, I issued a kissing challenge on Monday. And I arrived home from traveling on Sunday and found myself with a giant cold. Achew! So there wasn’t any kissing happening around here. Bummer. I hope I start to feel better next week. And I have another challenge on Monday that will bring a…
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Marriage Challenge No. 1
So, I’ve been inspired by a friend of mine Courtney Joseph who has a new book coming out, Women Living Well. I will share more about that later. It’s a really great book. I was privileged to read it before its release and she has a couple of chapters that are Marriage Challenges. One of…
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Returning To Our Roots
Hello my Friends, Greetings this Friday! Dineen and I are both on the road, traveling to different events. But before we jumped on the plane, earlier this week we had a great talk about where we want to go with our writing here and at Mismatched & Thriving in the coming months. After a lot…
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A Day for Healing
I am that woman! When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.”-Mark 5 I am that woman who is desperate for healing. And I know you are this woman too. And even our…
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Rosh Hashana – Sanctified
?? ???????????? ????? Today is the first of Tishrei 5774. That is today's date on the Jewish calendar. It is also the Jewish High Holy Day of Rosh Hashana. I don’t know about you but I’m fascinated by the Jewish culture ancient and current. And for some reason Rosh Hashana, The New Year, has a…
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Preparing For Breakthrough
It’s Monday. The Labor Day holiday here in America so many of you are away from your home and computer. But when you check in on Tuesday, I don’t want you to be out of the loop. Beginning tomorrow, our community is going to have a week of prayer and a day of fasting (fast…
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A Letter From God To Every Mother
I want to encourage all of our new friends who found our community here yesterday. And I want to love and encourage those who find us today. Mostly I want to encourage our entire family who meets here every day to share life, love and our Savior. I adore you. Thank you for loving each…
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Welcome… And Who Are You?
Lynn Donovan Who am I? I’m ordinary. I’m a mom, a wife, a weekend gardener and a follower of Jesus. I’m a believer who is sold out for my Papa, Daddy and I refuse to live lifeless Christianity any longer. I believe the Bible. Every Word. I love people and like flowers. I…
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SUMite Nation! A Lot Is Happening!
Good Monday Everyone, There are a lot of things happening in our SUMite Nation over the next couple of weeks. On Wednesday, we will be ready to launch our new Ministry website. And we will be asking you to partner with us to welcome in the newbies. We, the mismatched, who have been walking this…
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Are we living in the Last of Days?
Are we living in the Last of Days? The Ascension of Jesus 6 So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?” 7 He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they…
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Throwback Monday ~~ Back to School is Around the Corner
SUMites, I took a stroll down memory lane today and found an old post from our archives. It filled my heart to read it because I can recall this time in my daughter's life. It was the first day of high school for her. She faced a scary time in her life and it caused…
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Come See our New Home & Our New Book
Good Morning Everyone, SUMites, welcome to our new home. If you haven’t logged on to our site in a while, take time today to stop in and poke around our new design. I feel like I’ve just purchased and had delivered an entire house full of new furniture! SpirituallyUnequalMarriage.com It’s fun! And to celebrate, I…
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Crossing The Jordan – An Elderly Woman and God
Hello SUMites!!! It’s been quite a ride! These past several days were so good for my soul. Our time at Family Talk was ordained. Things happened there that I’m still processing. I’m astonished at the boldness God gave me to share with Dr. Dobson and his son, Ryan, the message God gave me about him.…
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On Our Way – Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson
Hi SUMites! Wow, reading the testimonies from Monday’s post just stirs my faith. Thank you for taking time to share your faith walk with God’s people. When we share the faithfulness of God and testimonies in our lives with others, two things happen. One, God receives glory. Two, it bolsters our faith. And the testimony…