{"id":27733,"date":"2015-09-18T00:15:46","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T04:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=27733"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:52:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T15:52:17","slug":"exhale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/09\/18\/exhale\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text5\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text6\/=010\">It&#8217;s okay<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text7\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text8\/=010\">To not be okay<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text9\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text10\/=010\">This is a safe place<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text11\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text12\/=010\">This is a safe place<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text13\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text14\/=010\">Don&#8217;t be afraid<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text15\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text16\/=010\">Don&#8217;t be ashamed<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text17\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text18\/=010\">There&#8217;s still hope here<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text19\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text20\/=010\">There&#8217;s still hope<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text21\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text22\/=010\">No matter what you&#8217;ve done<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text23\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text24\/=010\">Or who you are<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text25\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text26\/=010\">Everyone is welcome<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text27\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text28\/=010\">In His arms<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text32\/=010\">Just let go<\/span><\/em><\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text33\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text34\/=010\">Let His love wrap around you<\/span><\/em><\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text35\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text36\/=010\">And hold you close<\/span><\/em><\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text37\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text38\/=010\">Get lost in the surrender<\/span><\/em><\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text39\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text40\/=010\">Breathe it in, until your heart breaks<\/span><\/em><\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text41\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text42\/=010\">And exhale, exhale<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text44\/=010\">Spirit come<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text45\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text46\/=010\">Tear down the walls<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text47\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text48\/=010\">That only you can<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text49\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text50\/=010\">That only you can<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text51\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text52\/=010\">Reconcile, this heart to yours<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text53\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text54\/=010\">Right now God, right now<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text56\/=010\">Oh God<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text57\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text58\/=010\">We breathe in your grace<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text59\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text60\/=010\">We breathe in your grace<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text61\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text62\/=010\">And exhale<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text64\/=010\">Oh God<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text65\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text66\/=010\">We do not exist for us<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text67\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text68\/=010\">But to share your grace and love<\/span><br data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text69\/=010\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$text0\/=1$text70\/=010\">And exhale<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dOgUjSW4agg?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><center><em>Plumb<\/em><\/center><center>Writer(s): Tiffany Lee, Matt Armstrong, Josh Silverberg<\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u271e \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end\/=1$text2\/=010\">I was working with a young mother who was grieving the loss of her father and, like many other clients of mine, the first thing I told her was \u201c<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>It\u2019s okay to <strong>not<\/strong> be okay!<\/em><\/span>\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end\/=1$text2\/=010\">{This is something we have to remind ourselves of from time to time as well.} \u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end\/=1$text2\/=010\">As moms and wives&#8230;women in general&#8230;we often feel as if we need to hold it \u00a0together for all those around us. \u00a0And that we can\u2019t show<strong> any<\/strong> sign of weakness. \u00a0But there are times when we need to surrender, to just be, and as the words of this song says, there are times when we just need to <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>let His love wrap around us<\/em><\/span> and make us whole again. \u00a0We don\u2019t have to act as if nothing is wrong, or as if we have everything under control&#8212;because we don\u2019t and that is okay. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end\/=1$text2\/=010\">Ladies, remind yourself that<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> it&#8217;s okay to not be okay. \u00a0W<\/em><\/span>hen we fall short, God will always be there to wrap His arms around us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u271e \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end\/=1$text4\/=010\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Let\u2019s pray<\/span><\/em>:\u00a0<\/span><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end\/=1$text6\/=010\">Dear Loving Father, \u00a0<\/span><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end\/=1$text8\/=010\">You are our safe place. \u00a0In You and with You we know that it is okay to feel as if we cannot hold it together. \u00a0Thank You. Remind us, Lord, to seek You when life is not okay and when life is okay. \u00a0Remind us to seek You always and to let You make us whole. \u00a0<\/span><span data-reactid=\".4w.1:$mid=11442491341411=211e01a083b4764a768.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end\/=1$text10\/=010\">In Jesus\u2019 name we pray, Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s okayTo not be okayThis is a safe placeThis is a safe placeDon&#8217;t be afraidDon&#8217;t be ashamedThere&#8217;s still hope hereThere&#8217;s still hopeNo matter what you&#8217;ve doneOr who you areEveryone is welcomeIn His arms Just let goLet His love wrap around youAnd hold you closeGet lost in the surrenderBreathe it in, until your heart breaksAnd exhale, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":16629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4937],"tags":[9415,1287,425,6613,9416,9414,4932,1075],"class_list":["post-27733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-exhale","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-god-is-always-there","tag-its-okay-to-not-be-okay","tag-plumb","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","tag-tonya-ellison","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s39pHp-exhale","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27733"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27735,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27733\/revisions\/27735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}