HopeStory Virtual Summit is HERE! (Feb. 18-20)

*Y’all, I’m soooo excited that I HAD to share!*

Writers, this is your invitation.

February 18–20, writers from around the country will gather virtually to learn from Ann Voskamp, Ruth Chou Simmons, and our incredible Hope*Story workshop faculty. Together, we’ll dive into what it means to write with depth, beauty, and bold faith in 2026.

If you’ve felt stuck…
If you’ve questioned your voice…
If you’ve wondered whether your story really matters…

This summit was created with you in mind.

There are multiple options available to help you grow at your own pace and take your writing further than you ever imagined.

Reserve your ticket now:

Hope*Story Summit Livestream Pass ($47)

Hope*Story Summit VIP Pass – livestream + recordings ($97)

*Use my coupon code KAYREN and get 10% off your registration*

Let’s write the next chapter—together.

Abundant blessings, Kayren

Blanket of Snow

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*Your personalized worship invitation awaits…*

Gently draped over my neighborhood, a blanket of snow covers us with peace.

Inviting us to stay in and cozy up to our Creator.

Reveling in His majestic splendor.

Giving Him glory for the magnificence of a conglomeration of single unique entities (snowflakes ❄️) united to bring a hush to the hustle, respite to the restless, and calm to the chaotic.

A snow day doesn’t mean we’re stuck – it’s an opportunity to rest and reset in the presence of the One Who will set our pace…if we yield to HIS leading.

Celebrating His intentional awesomeness and detailed intricate design woven into the fabric of ALL He created…

Blessings, Kayren

UPDATE: A few hours after initially capturing this post, I think we’ve got close to a foot of snow…and counting! I LOVE watching the snow fall (from inside)…check out this throwback post on the reason why…

“He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.”
(Psalm 147:16, KJV)

“He gives [to the earth] snow like[a blanket of] wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes.”
(Psalm 147:16, AMP)

Between It’s Coming and It’s Here

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❄️I’m talking about a snow forecast, but also a blessing forecast. Bridging the chasm between faith and receiving the promise.

👉🏽How many times do we question whether God’s gonna do what He said?

Just me? 🤔

Maybe – but I doubt it.

Seriously…we know that’s not productive thinking because He fulfills His promises. Our issue as humans may be with His timing.

The more I study God’s Word, the more I see His pattern incorporates patience, cycles, and generations. That requires TIME. And often WAITING.

After all, He IS in control…

Pray with me:

Teach us Lord to wait patiently on You for the fulfillment of Your divine plan. Let us not be agitated or anxious as You prepare all things to work out for our good. Amen.

Blessings, Kayren

“1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.”
(Psalm 40:1-2, KJV)

“6-7 Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.”
(Philippians 4:6-7, MSG)

Monday Manna 12/1/25

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My precious sister, I’m setting 30 minutes aside to show up and invite the presence of the Lord to speak to us – through prayer, scripture, and whatever else He has in store for us. You are welcome – come for a refreshing!

Join Zoom Meeting – Monday Manna 12/1/25 @6:30pm ET:
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81941049952?pwd=rOoYclsu98guZVswFVe3uhM9iuX31C.1

Meeting ID: 819 4104 9952
Passcode: 3HY2hS

Abundant blessings, Kayren

Morning Prayer with Proverbs 31 (all December!)

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A friend asked if I’d like to share during this 31-day journey through Proverbs 31 – I said YES! I’m sharing on Thursday, 12/4 (Proverbs 4) and Friday, 12/5 (Proverbs 5), but I look forward to unwrapping the gift of God’s Word each day of December 2025. We start with Proverbs 1 on Monday, December 1 – YAY!

You’re welcome to join me each morning on Zoom (beginning promptly at 7am ET/6am CT) as we gather to reflect, grow, and encourage one another as women of wisdom, strength, and virtue.

Plan to join 5 minutes early to get settled, then we’ll dig into the Word and move into prayer…just half an hour to get your day started!

NOTE: I am NOT an early-bird, so I KNOW it was the Lord gently nudging me to accept this assignment – LOL! I have a joyful expectancy of what He has in store as I build my consistency and discipline with time set apart in His Word.

Join Proverbs 31 Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81132250819?pwd=DSy7IIsWc3Ia42F7HEkj0JsogRD0Nt.1

Meeting ID: 811 3225 0819
Passcode: 015560

Blessings, Kayren

The Hidden Life

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Mature sistah — *Just a friendly reminder…*

hid = kryptō in Greek (G2928) = to keep secret; to conceal; escape notice

👉Have you ever tried to do God’s thing in your own way? 🫣I can tell ya that it does NOT work!😬

“For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.”
(Colossians 3:3)

The life hidden in Christ is the opposite of self-promotion. Selah.

May we intentionally choose to dwell in the secret place of the Most High and abide under the Shadow of the Almighty (Psalm 91:1).

Safety, protection, peace, comfort, provision – everything we have need of is in His presence.

Blessings, Kayren

KJV: He must increase, but I must decrease.

AMP: He must increase [in prominence], but I must decrease.

AMPC: He must increase, but I must decrease. [He must grow more prominent; I must grow less so.]

MSG: This is the assigned moment for him to move into the center, while I slip off to the sidelines.

(John 3:30)

Spiritual Voyeurism

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🤔Have you been oh-so-intently watching others do what God has called YOU to do in this season? Asking for a friend…👀

Nothing wrong with watching and imitating…Paul exhorts us in I Corinthians 11:1, “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.”

But watching without intent to take your own obedient action is just…wrong.

Why? Because delayed obedience = disobedience.

Let’s sit with that for a minute. Or two…

I was convicted. 🤯 I repented. 🙏🏽 I’m starting now. 😇

👉 Join me LIVE on YouTube in The Convo Lab for “Let’s Talk About Spiritual Voyeurism” at 6pm ET tonight (Thursday, 9/11/25) and pursue taking the next right step according to God’s Word.

✅Subscribe to my channel and get notified when I go LIVE on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@kayrencathcart

Blessings, Kayren

“Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.”

(Philippians 4:9, KJV)

“Practice what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and model your way of living on it, and the God of peace (of untroubled, undisturbed well-being) will be with you.”

(Philippians 4:9, AMPC)

Face Doesn’t Match

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Have you become unrecognizable as a new creature in Christ?🦋

You know how the smartphone lockscreen has the facial recognition feature?

Well, mine recently said, “Face doesn’t match” – like who else is gonna be logging into my phone but me? 👀😬😘😵‍💫 (don’t get me started on hackers…#Rude&Inconsiderate😡)

But it reminded me how we’re new creatures in Christ – old things are passed away.

So maybe that face shouldn’t match anymore after all…#NewIdentity

Blessings as we learn who we REALLY are in Christ,
Kayren

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
(II Corinthians 5:17)

Superficial and Surface

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It ain’t that deep…or IS it?

Dealing with stuff beneath the surface requires a different level than handling superficial stuff.

Sometimes surface just won’t cut it. ✂️

Are we willing to go deeper with God?

He stands ready to guide us…

Blessings, Kayren

“He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.”

(Daniel 2:22)

“But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.”

(I Corinthians 2:10)

Yesterday’s Yes

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We can’t afford to drive an entire trip while looking in the rear-view mirror. At what point do we choose to focus on what’s ahead? (hint: NOW is a good time!)

In terms of obedience:

My “yes” to God is still required today – even if (& especially when) I said “yes” yesterday.

When I rest on yesterday’s yes, I am deliberately choosing to stunt my own growth.

Why?

Because before I know it, I’m facing compromise, complacency, or comfort – and all of these can slow the progress of growth and maturity.

Today’s yes unlocks my next blessing – because it lays a part of the foundation I’ll need in place if I’m building something that lasts, stands the test of time, and holds up in the midst of a storm.

Blessings as we choose to continue building wisely, Kayren

“24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.”

(Matthew 7:24-29)

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HopeStory Virtual Summit is HERE! (Feb. 18-20)

Blanket of Snow

Between It’s Coming and It’s Here

Monday Manna 12/1/25

Morning Prayer with Proverbs 31 (all December!)

The Hidden Life

Spiritual Voyeurism

Face Doesn’t Match

Superficial and Surface

Yesterday’s Yes