How To Achieve Balance By Finding Wholeness
“Search me, O God, and know my heart.” Psalm 139:23 Do you ever wonder what God was thinking when He made you a mom when you don’t have it all together? You bring your hurts, insecurities, fears and...
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Hearing The Voices Of Freedom
It’s been a long time since I’ve really written. From the heart. Heart writing requires time – time to reflect, time to write down what whispers in your soul. I don’t know where to start – whether to...
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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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Four Lessons Learned From An Unlikely Pair
It’s my privilege to share this story my daughter wrote from one of her recent trips to Hope Of Life International, Zacapa, Guatemala. Kaylee’s spent seven months in the last two years in the mountains...
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Interview with Cindy Bultema And A Red Hot Give-away!
I’m excited to share a new Bible Study with you by friend Cindy Bultema, a writer, speaker, bible teacher and mom. Cindy grew up in a non-Christian home with an atheist father and spent her time in...
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When God Removes Bitterness
I learned something today. I sat in a room with forty other people and learned they weren’t so different from me. We worshipped God, shared honestly with each other, and worked towards a common goal....
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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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Small Steps In Bold Faith
There’s a voice that’s been nudging me. It’s name is Faith. I’ve heard it in a message about Abraham. God called him to sacrifice his son. Abraham obeyed, having faith God would provide or raise him...
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Trust: My Lesson That God Provides
Moms, here’s the real deal of parenting. Recently, I’ve had to literally place one of my children in my Father’s hands, asking Him to provide for them because I can’t. Have you been in a spot like that...
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15 Things I’ve Learned From Being A Holiday Minimalist
The holidays are over. Today’s the first day back to school for kids and back to work for many of us. How are you surviving the back to routine blah’s? I began the 2014 Holidays as a minimalist. My...
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Finding God’s Faithfulness When The Phone Call Comes
Guest Post by Donna Bontrager for the #Live2015 series It was a sunny Saturday morning. I was doing the normal chores, laundry underway, dishwasher loaded, and on my second cup of coffee…wondering how...
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10 Things I’ve Learned From Revival
There’s revival in our area, one that’s gaining national attention. 32oo people gather for a weeknight event. 52 days of prayer, community outreach, and sharing the gospel. 600 kids going into the...
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11 Shades of the Dark Side of Revival
There’s revival in northern Indiana, and a dark cloud is looming as the Holy Spirit is rising. It’s a cloud the enemy is stirring, one that man and religion are embracing. In my community, churches...
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25 Tips on 25 Years of Marriage and Parenting
This year, I celebrated my 25th wedding anniversary with my high school sweetheart. We’ve been romancing for thirty-one years this month. We’ve been through a lot, particularly in parenting, finding...
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Why Chosen Isn’t a Dirty Word
I said the word. It was like a deep, dark, secret I was finally releasing. A gift I wanted to share, but wasn’t sure how it would be received at the Bible study in my home. As children of God, we’re...
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Why I Air My Dirty Laundry on Sunday
Once we returned from a family trip in the wee hours on a Sunday morning. After attending church and eating a good meal, we spent the majority of the afternoon relaxing, what we normally do on Sundays....
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Are You a Mess? You’re in Good Company
She had every reason to be a mess. She was one of two wives (every girl’s dream). The other wife was her enemy. Scripture even says so (1 Samuel 1:7). Her rival provoked her and intentionally bullied...
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Obey or Compromise?
Tucked away in 1 Kings 13 is a story you don’t want to miss. It’s about a man of God who warned Jeroboam, the first ungodly king of Israel. After warning the king, the Lord gave the man of God specific...
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When the Land is Still Yours
“The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God; we have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.” 2 Chronicles 14:7b This verse jumped off the...
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How to Obey Your Way to Freedom
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. I sang this song to my kids when they were babies. Perhaps because it was simple to remember and fit my Soprano 2...
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