Sometimes when we go through something hard, we think, surely, it's going to be easier next.

But what happens when it just gets harder?

Today, I'm going to share some encouragement with difficulties increase and why we can trust our good and sovereign father.

Welcome to the She Proves Faithful Podcast, episode number 208,

truth and encouragement to live gospel-centered lives every day.

I'm your host, Lauren Lushak.

Hi, everyone.

Welcome to the She Proves Faithful Podcast. My name is Lauren, and I am so glad you are here. I took a little break at the end of February and through the month of March because we sold our home in Colorado and we moved to Florida. Here we are in the Sunshine State. I grew up here and we are back and it was very unexpected. It was a whirlwind, but here I am back in the motherland and I'm enjoying all the sunshine and warmth after moving. We actually, the day our movers came, it was eight degrees in snowing. So I was very excited to come embrace the warm hug of Florida, although I know in a few short months it will feel like a branding iron, but I'm here for it. If you are a Patreon member,

thank you so much for your support. It helps fund every episode of this podcast, and I'm so

grateful every time I hit publish. Thank you so much. And be sure to check out

Patreon.com slash she proves faithful for my most recent update. I wrote kind of like a little

blog post of what's been happening and, you know, how I'm here in Florida. And I recorded an audio

version of it, of me reading it just because my husband suggested it. He said, you know, I love hearing

the audio version of blogs. Why don't you try it? So you can try it out. See if you like it.

Also, many of you have made purchases on Earthly to buy natural products and supplements for

your family. And that also has been an incredible blessing to me. So thank you so much for

choosing to support Sheeproves faithful

when you shop for wellness products through Earthly. Since bug season is right around the corner,

I just have to throw out there. They have a kid-friendly non-toxic bug repellent called Pest Aside. I really

love it. There is a caveat. It is made with, probably has coconut oil. I can't remember the oil base in it,

but it's soft and heat. And so it looks like a stick form when it's cool, but bugs mostly are

when it's hot. So you just have to be careful. I rub it in like a lotion on my kids, on myself. I really

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