Monica Butler

I am not who I was. I'm being remade. I am new!
Christ follower. Wife. Mother. Friend.

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

Night 6 of PapaB's "go to bed" lullaby chime sounding on his phone, just barely audible beneath his rhythmic snoring. 🙃🤪😂

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

@byPeytonMarple Just made me cry again. I love you, Peyton! God is faithful!

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

Is a woman ever too old to be excited over receiving surprise birthday checks? #youthfulfeeling

[Mark Christian @mchristianirish]

My soul, wait silently for God alone for my hope comes from Him….He is my fortress, I will not be shaken...Trust in Him at all times... Pour out your heart before Him; God is our refuge. (Psalm 62:5–8) #HeKnowsWhatWeDont #WeKnowHim #RestInHim

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

@Jwinne123 I don't, unless a hug or high five counts, but there have been so many times I've really wanted to! 😊 (I think ours had a sign posted about not doing that🤷‍♀️)
Does this mean you gave it a try?

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

@byPeytonMarple @edstetzer @BethMooreLPM So fun! 😊🎉❤

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

@DaveB53 One of my favorite (& oft-desparately-needed) truths! Thank you for taking the time to be sure I was reminded of it.😊

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

A little less than a month ago I committed to fasting & praying for a ministry on the 12th (a day of my choosing) each month.
A little more than halfway thru my feasting today, I remembered my promise to fast (which I had remembered just yesterday) 🤦‍♀️#oops #heapsofshame

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.
—Dietrich Bonhoeffer

[Mark Christian @mchristianirish]

Psalm 22: Jesus brings the good news of God’s salvation to all peoples, the poor (26) and the rich (29), to all races and nations (27), and all generations (30). Our salvation is not something we attain but that He attains and gives. “He has done it!” sang David.

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

Sometimes you open your heart & life to someone and only later realize they weren't caring for your heart like you'd hoped. That's hard & it hurts, but trust God with the result. And don't be afraid the next time you have opportunity to take the risk & do it again. #asharedlife

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

"There is a sense in which the hour of worship never ends. It is merely adjourned until the next appointed time for meeting. We are sent out with our hearts made right & our minds informed with God's plans for the world & our wills charged with response." Eugene Peterson

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

I dream of a day I will heed the low battery warning on my laptop and plug in the adapter right away instead of playing chicken with my keystrokes for 15-20 more minutes and then audibly gasping when it has the audacity to finally power down. #writerwoes

[Mark Christian @mchristianirish]

Life lesson learned the hard way: When I’m feeling misunderstood the first question can’t be “why would they think that?” It must be what has been my contribution to it and how can I demonstrate the gospel in spite of these imperfections?

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

When you're participating in a steps goal challenge and the pedometer app is in your phone but you leave your phone on surfaces or in your purse and not in your pocket most of your day.🤦‍♀️ #mommadidntthinkthisthrough #feverishlywalkinginkitchen #mommawillcatchup

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

@tal59grace I love/hate it. It does make me dig into the book (that I often have put off because I usually have a few out at once). At least I have 3 days to get this one finished. (I've already had 2+ weeks to start it but had another hold due.) 🤦‍♀️#mommareads

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

Is there any kind of speed reading like that which occurs when a library book will not renew due to holds for other readers?! #putdownonebookandrenew #hurrythroughanother #forcedandpanickedprioritization

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

Prayer is first of all a means of listening. Prayer is an act of attention. We are not used to this. We suppose we are in charge of prayer. We aren't. God has spoken. We are required to enter a world of listening to God. -Eugene Peterson, As Kingfishers Catch Fire

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

People can think correctly & behave rightly & worship politely but still live badly: live anemically, live individualistically self-enclosed lives, live bored & insipid & trivial lives.--Eugene Peterson, As Kingfishers Catch Fire

[Monica Butler @MommaButler12]

Relationships deepen not because we necessarily say anything in particular but because we are invested enough to show up for another conversation.--Sherry Turkle, Reclaiming Conversation