Encouragement
How to Change the Way You Think He was a well-liked middle school teacher. When he received his homeroom list with names and IQ numbers, he got so excited. These kids were brilliant! He’d never had the gifted and talented kids before. This was going to be his best year Read more…
30 Timely Tips to Better Care for Your Aging Parents (Part Two) Recently, a friend asked me to write an article about how to best care for aging parents. At the time, I didn’t have much personal experience in this area, but I knew many friends who did! I had Read more…
Five Ways to Grow in Your Faith Faith. It can be the cornerstone of your life and provide you with the guidance and comfort you need at tough times. However, developing a strong faith isn’t always easy. Instead, we need to work at it and trust the Word. If you Read more…
How to Turn Joshua 1:9 into Your Prayer of Courage Discouragement… It seems to be “going around” this week. From a little glum to down in the dumps, to out-right desperate, I’ve encountered them all this week. Earlier this week, as I walked into the locker room at my gym, a young Read more…
How to Count it All Joy (even in the difficult moments) Have you ever wanted to smack someone for something they said? Me too. In the space of forty-eight hours news came to me that a friend’s husband had been arrested, another friend and her husband had separated, and a Read more…
7 Ways to Pray for that One Who’s Drifted Away from God I had the chance to be involved in a couple of Christian parenting events recently. Much great information was shared, and lots of good discussions took place. It was a joy to be included in these events. However, Read more…
What to do When You’re Ready to Start Praying Powerful Prayers There’s something about prayer that gets people fired up. Maybe it’s the War Room movie. Maybe it’s the idea of creating a prayer room. Or, maybe it’s a deep desire of your heart to pray purposeful, meaningful prayers. People Read more…
Why Do We Pray (If God Already Knows Everything?) From the time they were very small, we taught our children to pray. We prayed at meals, at bedtime, and when a fire truck or an ambulance would go by. As far as our kids were concerned, prayer was as normal Read more…
What is it that women love to hear from the men in their lives? What can men say that will make their girlfriends and wives feel loved and appreciated? Are there some phrases or words that women enjoy hearing most? 5 Positive Things Women Love to Hear For this post, Read more…
Marks of a Christ-Centered Home Building a Christ-centered home is the goal for so many of us. And, while that might look different throughout the seasons of life and from home to home, there are a few common threads you should be able to find in God-honoring homes and families. Read more…
Recently, a friend asked me to write an article about how to best care for aging parents. I didn’t have much personal experience in this area, but I knew many friends who did! I had to call on some of these “experts” in the subject to assist me. They were Read more…
5 Powerful Phrases Every Boy Wants to Hear Boys. They come in all shapes and sizes. Not to mention, some are loud and messy; others and neat and deep-thinking. My boy stands well over six feet tall and eats us out of house and home. Also, he’s incredibly kind, generous, Read more…