Lauren Rust

Christ follower, lover of all things family, history, health, & mountains.

[Lauren Rust @lwrust3]

@Brian_Sauve I wouldn't be mad about The Last Goodbye

[bendell werry 🌲 @bendellwerry]

It’s never an idol to want the things God said it is good for you to have.

[Lauren Rust @lwrust3]

I have been thinking about this a lot.

In my early 20s, I completed the degree and got the license, but what's interesting is that the skills I value most are the ones I learned *at home* in my teens. Think hospitality, piano, gardening, meal planning, teaching, etc.

To go back and do it again, I would stay home till marriage and keep cultivating those things! You can be an incredible force multiplier for your family and church by doing that.

Also, I agree with Doug Wilson in that singleness is an affliction, not a "gift" 😅 Viewing it through that lens actually helps to navigate it well! For one, it's more honest. And it arms you with the right tools (i.e., Ja 1:2-4) so you can abound in fruitfulness as you seek a spouse.

[Ligonier Ministries @Ligonier]

Singleness can be a gift that the Lord uses for your good and His glory.

Watch as Rebecca VanDoodewaard encourages single women to be fruitful with the time God has given them.

[Zachary Garris @ZacharyGarris]

I live in the Psalms. And so should you.

“Blessed be the LORD, my rock,
Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
My lovingkindness and my fortress,
My stronghold and my deliverer,
My shield and He in whom I take refuge”

Psalm 144

[Lauren Rust @lwrust3]

Day 1 of our church ladies' summer Bible reading schedule! In the past I've found that summer is less productive for me on the Bible study front so I'm really excited about this. Most of them are married with multiple kids. If they can do it I can!

[Lauren Rust @lwrust3]

@jerrydorris Yes praise God!

[Lauren Rust @lwrust3]

I finished the climb and was sitting there out of breath from a scramble, when along came a dad with his dog and toddler in a backpack. The baby was grinning—clearly in his element.

He has no idea now how blessed he is to have a daddy that will take him places but he will someday. Ask me how I know? Because I was that baby in the backpack. My dad took us camping where the KS wind blew our tent over, pushed us to ski down slopes I was convinced would kill me, and read us books by the light of the fire.

Might have been easier to go alone but it was never that way for him. He always took us anyway and that turned into some of the best memories of my life.

[Lauren Rust @lwrust3]

Have you ever gotten to the top, heard the wind in the trees, and felt like the wealthiest person alive?

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

There's no place like the United States of America.

[ai waifu @waif0000]

Babe wake up, the 22-year C-section follow up data just dropped, and it’s *much* worse than the public was led to believe.

1 in 3 American babies are born this way.

[Lauren Rust @lwrust3]

I saw Devil Wears Prada 2 last night for a friend’s birthday and left the movie thinking wow that whole thing feels like it was made to make me desire Wall Street at the expense of all else.

At one point a main character says that her job cost her relationship with her children. She then follows it with “oh, but I LOVE working” all with tears in her eyes. And I’m supposed to believe her?!

Montages of heels and blazers, romanticized city life, and quality cinematography all paint an alluring picture of true success but I can’t help but think how empty it all is. The lie is well packaged and as such has to be one of Satan’s most devastating strategies.

[Lauren Rust @lwrust3]

My pastor reminded me recently that if God isn't enough for me now, nothing ever will be! While not easy to wrestle with that, it's TRUE. He is more than enough.

Ps 145:9 "The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works." I might *feel* like my lot in life isn't desirable at times, but the truth is that my circumstances are encompassed by His tender mercies. He is"good to all" if we would only see it 🩶

[Lauren Rust @lwrust3]

Having neighbors can be the best thing ever. Mine have brought their tools over, flooded my house with fans after a leak, shared meals, grabbed mail, and helped me more than I can say. Country girl at heart, but the suburbs do have their perks!

[Hamilton 🇺🇸 @Watchman_motto]

I’ve lived in a studio in a city. I’ve lived in a suburban neighborhood. I currently live out in the country.

There are pros and cons to each.

But I can safely say, you’ve been psyopped into hating on suburbs.

Think about it, how many movies and TV shows make the suburb life look like absolute misery?

Having neighbors can be cool, actually.

You get your own lawn, front and back, to enjoy the outdoors.

You’re close to shops and stores.

There are usually parks nearby and public swimming pools.

Your kids can make neighborhood friends to ride bikes or skateboard.

Am I wrong? What am I missing?

[Lauren Rust @lwrust3]

@FerrinsThoughts A discussion about how you would feel did immediately follow that screenshot. I'm am sorry but maybe the absence will work in your favor 😅

[Lauren Rust @lwrust3]

Operation "get the 3 homebodies of the family to Italy" has officially commenced. Hope and I are pulling out all the stops on this one 😂

[Lauren Rust @lwrust3]

My pastor's wife from years back is 3 years into an extremely difficult cancer diagnosis. She calls it her personal winter and wrote about what God is teaching her >>>

"At each point when I feel the darkness may be endless, when it feels like the cold deep in my soul is never going to thaw, I remember that God tells me He will restore me. He will renew me. He will revive me! And as I look to Him and His Word, He does!"

I, in my own turn, have been learning not to just trudge through difficult things, but to lift my eyes to the Lord in faith! He truly does revive and restore all things.

[Lauren Rust @lwrust3]

"The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be fresh and flourishing,
To declare that the Lord is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him."
Psalm 92:12-15