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When Life is Unfair…GIVE THANKS
“But it’s not fair,” breaks the heart of my little one. As tears stream down his cheeks, I try to explain in vain. But how can he possibly understand, this little one who is so unfamiliar with how the world works, not even having a decade of experience in it. This phrase, this pained…
Read MoreWhen Life is Hard…STAND
When I was in my mid-twenties, I received a phone call I never wanted to get. On the line was the doctor who had just performed exploratory surgery on my father. He told me the news was bad and they had discovered colon cancer that had metastasized quite extensively into his liver. I was in…
Read MoreWhen Theory and Reality Collide
I am regularly surprised at the speed of which I can go from being peaceful and happy to flat-out irritated. My life is in the thick of raising four mostly-small children. I was a really great parent before I had kids. Because at that time, parenting was only a theory. But when reality hit and…
Read MoreBeginning November With JOY
This was the sweetest face I had ever seen. Five hours old, wrapped up like a burrito, this little one was the answer to years (and years) of prayers and dreams. November 1st was the day. The day I became a mother. Eight years ago I stepped into that hospital room with much trepidation, so…
Read MoreNovember Joy Starts Tomorrow
And so November will begin… This eleventh month offers a quieting of the earth, a resting of the soil. A time to reflect on the harvest, all that the summer and fall have grown. November ushers in a season of Thanksgiving. A season that provides time, moments…to reflect on all that the Lord has grown…
Read MoreStarting Next Week…November Joy
Kids piling in the car, already fired up and in a mood, everyone hungry and a little bit snarky. Traffic is slow, home did not clean itself while I was away. They are still crabby and I might be too. Life can so ruin my good mood. God keeps asking me to answer this question:…
Read MoreWhen Life Asks for a Decision
Busy. Going. Rockin’. Stressed. Demands. Choices. Decisions. Any of these words sound like your life? (I saw one of you smile as you said rockin’.) Got a lot on your plate? Are you looking ahead at some tough choices? We are constantly making decisions, ranging from what to drink at Starbucks, to what we…
Read MoreWeek 8: John 19-21, Part 2
Have you ever needed to be restored? Earlier this summer I completely blew it as a friend. A dear friend of mine had anticipated my support and my attendance at a significant event in her life. I had said I’d be there, and had made definitive plans to be there. However, when the night…
Read MoreWeek 8: John 19-21, Part 1
Our last week. It has been 7 weeks since we all collectively gathered, each one of us coming from our own place and life. We came together to take in and watch the curtain rise on the most compelling love story of all. Jesus, our Savior, took center stage as our Way, our Truth…
Read MoreWinners Announced + Celebration Info
First of all, you all are so cool. Congratulations to these three amazing women: Brenda Veinotte of New Hampshire Kathie Lambert in Lakeland, Florida, and Linda Davis in Powder Springs, Georgia. Their names were drawn, and they will all receive Becky Harling’s book, Finding Calm in Life’s Chaos. Thank you to everyone who entered. …
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