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Sunday Reflections: Not Ashamed

This post may include affiliate links. See my full disclosure policy for more details. Life at the Strauss House… We had a big week at our house as my girls were baptized! They have been talking about wanting to be baptized for a while now. It was so precious to hear each of them proclaim…

“Let the Little Children Come to Me, and Do Not Hinder Them…”

The faith of children is a remarkable and beautiful thing. Often I think I hinder my children’s faith more than I strengthen it. Don’t misunderstand, I read the Bible with them, take them to church, and help them memorize scripture. I intend to strengthen their faith, but then I act in my flesh and I…

Truth Sets Captives Free – Giving Away “Captive” by Ashley Smith

I remember reading through Rick Warren’s A Purpose Driven Life with my church over ten years ago. I read it at a time when things were pretty easy in my life. I was newly married, we had just had our first baby, and I was attending my childhood church with my parents. Life was good. Within…

7 Truths I’ve Exchanged for Lies About My Health

I’ve spent the last fifteen years…or maybe my whole life…believing lies about my health. When I was young, I never struggled with my weight or having to watch what I ate. My father was diagnosed with diabetes when I was in junior high and that shook me up. I attempted to cut sugar and soda out…

High Tea Training

I have an amazing Mother-in-law. This week she has taken my children, loved on them, spoiled them, and invested in them. Although we are very different, we both have a heart to cultivate virtue in my children. Thankfully, she has been equipped with gifts different than mine. I have learned so much from her over…