When You Just Want To See Jesus
It’s only Tuesday. My kids started school. Robin Williams took his life. A friend buried a baby. All night I’ve been listening to Sandy Patti’s “We Shall Behold Him” because I was ushered into the...
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When Your Children Hurt You
There are days your children hurt you. I heard a new mom share her complete joy when her firstborn was laid on her chest. The universal moment a mom feels where hope, joy, and love comes together. New...
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When Humanity’s Falling Apart, He Holds It Together
Life beyond the picket fence isn’t just a ministry, it’s life - not the Instagram or Facebook kind, but the one you and I live that’s not the storybook image. The one that leaves a hole in your heart...
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5 Truths about a Mother’s Pain
I found this dollhouse at an antique market. I’d been looking for one for years because I had a metal dollhouse as a child. We found another metal house from a newer time period, in better condition....
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Waiting for Heaven and A Giveaway!
The following is a guest post by author Heather Gillis. She’s a new friend I met at the Speak Up Conference 2015. I’ve asked her to share about her beyond-the-storybook-image mom story, which is filled...
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The Risk of Releasing Your Dream
I asked the question on social media–what areas of control do you struggle to give up? The answered varied–parenting, law, and the calendar. More than one responded with giving up dreams for God’s...
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4 Things When Asking God, Where Are You?
“God, where are you?” were the first words that came from my mouth. I laid on the floor, crying, pouring out the anguish inside. I knew God was with me, but in the moment He felt absent. While I’d been...
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5 Truths for Discouragement
There’s pain in my chest tonight. I first called it stress. Then I called it hurt. Then disappointment. Then discouragement. Then, I realized it’s all of those things–the things a mother feels for her...
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Your Great Reward in Times of Waiting
Do not be afraid. I am your shield, your very great reward. Genesis 15:1 God promised He would make Abram into a great nation. He told Abram He would be his great reward. And Abram was honest with God....
View ArticleThe Legacy of Being Real
There’s a story called The Velveteen Rabbit. It’s about a stuffed animal that was drug around by a Boy during the magical moments of childhood, through sickness and fear. What is Real? the Velveteen...
View Article5 Lessons Learned about Life from Death
Only in the face of death do you realize what's most important about life. Here are 5 lessons I'm learning during the last days of life.
View Article5 Lessons from Big Life Interruptions
Life sends you reeling when big interruptions happen--crisis, death, or general chaos. How do you handle it in an already busy life?
View ArticleParenting Series: What I Learned from My Mother-In-Law
I’ve revisited the life of my mother-in-law with many of you this week. One person who knew her commented, “Lois not only made a positive impact on her family but on her church and the community as...
View Article6 Principles When People Fail You
People will fail you, but God never will. I said this to a friend when she sought my advice. I feared I would fail her because I knew my limitations, and she had already been betrayed and...
View Article5 Reasons to Protect Your Mind
Deception is slick and sneaky. Here are 5 reasons it's essential for Christians to protect your mind as much as you do other areas of health and safety. The post 5 Reasons to Protect Your Mind appeared...
View Article5 Truths about Living in the Presence of I Am
In 2017, it's hard to believe God is the same one who showed himself to Moses. Life circumstances lie to you about who God is. But He's still the I AM. Here are 5 truths about living in His Presence in...
View Article7 Parent Tips for Unanswered Prayer
A reader asked how to talk to your child about unanswered prayer. Here are 7 truths to consider about big subjects with not so easy answers. The post 7 Parent Tips for Unanswered Prayer appeared first...
View Article5 Truths for Discouragement
There’s pain in my chest tonight. I first called it stress. Then I called it hurt. Then disappointment. Then discouragement. Then, I realized it’s all of those things–the things a mother feels for her...
View ArticleYour Great Reward in Times of Waiting
Do not be afraid. I am your shield, your very great reward. Genesis 15:1 God promised He would make Abram into a great nation. He told Abram He would be his great reward. And Abram was honest with God....
View ArticleThe Legacy of Being Real
There’s a story called The Velveteen Rabbit. It’s about a stuffed animal that was drug around by a Boy during the magical moments of childhood, through sickness and fear. What is Real? the Velveteen...
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