The day was ordinary. Down the hall, I could hear the buzz of children happily playing and the hum of…
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Scripture For When You Feel Like Giving Up
There is nothing quite like social media to make us feel inadequate. Our newsfeeds are full of status updates with…
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Scripture for When You Are Fearful
The house falls dark and still. Stairs creak, and unfamiliar noises haunt. There is no one there, I whisper to myself,…
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Single Mom Devotional: Encouragement for Christmas
The corny tune blared loudly over the PA system as we stood in line behind what seemed like hundreds of…
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Dear Children, I’m glad life is messy
Recently I came across a post on Facebook where a friend was asking for advice on teenage boys and dating….
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Reclaiming your life from the grip of circumstances
I remember so clearly the day my husband moved in with his new girlfriend. I remember it not for the…
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Lessons learned from the dandelion thorns in life
“We have to stop NOW, Mom.” The urgent plea came as I searched for a safe place to pull over…
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For when you feel like you’re not enough
It was 2am and darkness blanketed more than just the empty hotel room. As sleep teased my exhausted heart, the…
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6 Ways to Find Peace in the Storm
It’s the longest 52 minutes of my life every single time we enter that room. It would be easy to…
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How to prepare your heart for the hard things
We’ve walked through the doors marked “Pediatric Oncology” 18 times since November. It’s the place no one ever wishes to…
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Do you really want to start over?
Have you ever wanted to start over? Life is hard and sometimes ugly. We mess up and get messed up….
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How to have a victorious year (even when bad things happen)
It was 2010. We sat crammed around a table too small for all of us, but no one seemed to mind….
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Why bah-humbug and good riddance really won’t make you feel better
I won’t lie. This year has been hard. Ridiculously hard. As the year dawned, I found myself walking yet another…
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Finding community when life is hard
It was 3:47am and the ceiling tiles were closing in on me. Honestly, I’m surprised it took so long. We…
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How to find thankfulness when life is hard
It was 4am on Saturday. Exactly 3 days after the morning our lives were forever changed. The overhead light in…
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When you’re on the dirt road praying for the highway
We sat on the edge of her bed watching our legs dangling toward the floor. Everything about the day had been…
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Secrets to finding time with God
I can’t look back on my life and find a time when I didn’t think I was busy. First it…
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How to Encourage Spiritual Habits in Kids
I took my Bible to college. I think. Well, I meant to anyway. I was saved. In fact, I had…
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Why Venting Your Emotions is the Worst Choice
I doubt I’ll ever forget the day I opened that Coke. We were at a birthday party and everyone was…
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Scripture For When You Feel Overwhelmed
It was the 3rd time we had moved in a year and my heart was weary. I sat there on…
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Scripture for when you need a promise
I read the text message again and the knot sinks deeper into my stomach. My arms tingle with hysteria and…
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