Faith
The Life We Never Expected Review
Imagine attending a beautiful dinner party with a group of friends. Your host appears with gifts for each of you. They’re small tennis ball shaped orbs wrapped delicately with a bow on top. As each of your friends opens their gift, they light up in delight at a delicious chocolate orange. Twenty perfectly segmented slices…
Read MoreBroken, Yet Free. Working on Being Unashamed
Over the past five years, my husband and I have been on a journey of healing from brokenness. It’s amazing how you can accept the forgiveness of God, and yet remain ashamed of who you were. I guess that’s not really accepting forgiveness then is it? Believing that God’s grace is sufficient means clothing yourself…
Read MorePlanning with Heaven in Mind
I have had the unfortunate opportunity to lose two family members suddenly (my father and sister). Twice I’ve had to go to the same funeral home and sit in that same horrible room (which is actually very nicely appointed) and make decisions that I am not prepared to make. While dealing with the shock of unexpected…
Read MoreThe Challenge of Perfection in Parenting
Perfection is an interesting concept. It’s something most Americans strive for, or at least dream about: perfect job, perfect marriage, perfect kids, and perfect life. When reality hits, and your job/marriage/kids/life turns out less than perfect, what do you do? Before I get too far, I always like to start with a definition. Webster’s 1828…
Read MoreFamily of Faith Resource: ESV Family Devotional Bible
Finding a good family devotional Bible can be challenging. In our busy lives, it’s hard to find something that we can all enjoy together, yet doesn’t take too much time. Our family includes our devotionals in our morning time together. When I was growing up in the church, there were foundational Bible stories that everyone…
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