Ruth Chou Simons

If we were sitting together for a cup of coffee, I would love to talk about...

•What I’ve learned as a mom, creative, biz owner, and ministry leader over the last two decades 🦋

•Encourage you in the truth that small daily choices in our home, with our creative energy, with our people, and in our walks with the Lord can make such a big difference over time ✨

•Cheer you on as you cultivate an intentional life 🤍

•And remind us both to use our precious, God-given time purposefully and wisely 🙌

But since scheduling coffee dates with each of you is more than a little bit complicated, I curated all my best tips and encouragement into This Moment Matters: 100 Ways to Cultivate a Grace-Laced Life. 😉

So grab a cup of coffee and join me at home—pre-order the book from your favorite retailer and claim FREE bonus gifts at thismomentmattersbook.com.

9,000 women— together, turning our eyes to Jesus. 🙌🏼 What an absolute joy and privilege it was to keynote at The Gospel Coalition’s Women’s Conference. I taught Psalm 16, leading us to turn our eyes to God in trust. 🫶🏼

I was so grateful to have part of my GraceLaced team with me and Troy Simons 💛 My wonderful publisher at Thomas Nelson hosted a beautiful Way of the Wildflower Garden Party 🌼 in celebration of my recent release, (as well as enthusiastically telling everyone around about the next two projects coming soon 😍).

I was honored to meet so many of you IRL, to hug you and to encourage one another. 💫 A conference of this caliber fills us up, but more importantly equips us for all that God has called us to.

Just as we saw in Psalm 16, God’s given each of us assignments to steward, and we CAN TRUST HIM, and set our eyes on Jesus, right where we are. ✨

Who will you trust today? Your own understanding or the Lord? It’s the biggest decision you’ll make today and always. 💛

I would love to hear from you in the comments below 👇🏼 What paths are you trusting the Lord to make straight in your life right now?

💪🏼This is what it looks like to be 4 months into being weight lifting partners 5X a week. 😯 (That is after one of us being mostly sedentary for the last two decades…🙋🏻‍♀️) I know, we’re just as shocked, too!

We get up at 5am M-F, drive to the gym, listen to our Bibles through headphones, and stick with each other through sets. (Yes, Troy even strips the weights between every set just for me. What a guy. 🙌🏼)

Sometimes, I’ll pause and copy a passage I’m listening to from my M’Cheyne Reading Plan, to come back to and chew on later. 🎧 And some days we take each other out for immunity shots and coffee afterwards. ☕️ But every day, we marvel that this one small change has been so good for US. 🥹

So, whatever it is for you— whatever builds strength, perseverance, and tenacity (bonus if it’s all 3 in relationships too)… it’s not too late to start. Today’s a good day to choose that one small thing that changes the trajectory of who you’re becoming. ✨

🎨Thirteen years ago, I started painting with watercolors because I needed a creative outlet that could dry during naptime. Now, that small hobby has become GraceLaced!

What started in my mundane everyday, the Lord turned into something far bigger than I could have imagined, and I'm so grateful. 🩵

Many of you have asked how to get started with watercolor painting, so l've put together a simple list of my favorite brushes, paper, and paints for both beginners and more experienced artists.

Click the links below!
Beginner: https://a.co/d/02wjdAI5
Advanced: https://a.co/d/05vOTDY1

✨Introducing the NEWEST Mr. and Mrs. Simons! We are celebrating the kindness and faithfulness of God in the marriage of Mancub 1 () and our new daughter-in-love, ! 🥹

We are still recounting the amazing memories, crying tears of joy over all the beauty that was on display, and praising God for this new beginning. 🙌🏼

We’re now…the Simons 9. ❤️