Encouragement
Promises to Cling to When You Are Walking Through a Dark Valley Unexplainable. Painful. Hurtful. Hard. They are Dark Valleys. Promises to Cling to When You Are Walking Through a Dark Valley All of us travel through them from time to time. There is no way around them. Life can’t Read more
7 Super Ways to Pray for Elementary Age Children Prayer. It’s one of the best things we can do for our kids. But, it’s hard to pray sometimes. It’s also hard to know what to pray at times. I want to Pray Many of you have shared with me that Read more
8 Ways We Know that God is Faithful God’s Faithfulness. Most of us have known about it since we were small children. We’ve heard about the faithfulness of God in church and Sunday school. 8 Ways We Know that God is Faithful We’ve read about the faithfulness of God in the Read more
How to Heal a Broken Friendship I curled up on my bed, staring at my cell phone and willing it to vanish. Dreading the phone call awaiting me. Truly, my heart raced with each passing second. Next, to me, my husband sat and said, “Just go ahead and get it Read more
7 Powerful Assurances When Life Is Spinning Around Too Fast It was called the “Merry Go Round.” Every day at recess, we would run and jump on that moving machine for the fun of it and spin around until we were dizzy. We would twirl, swirl, bounce, and ride–laughing like Read more
10 Bible Verses to Encourage Your Student Athlete Are you a volleyball, football, or golf mom? You might be a cheerleader or cross-country runner mom. Regardless of the sport(s) our student-athletes participate in, they all need occasional doses of encouragement along the way. No matter where they are in school, Read more
How Do I Know That God CARES? Does it sometimes feel like God doesn’t really care about you? After all, you can’t see Him, hear Him, or touch Him. A sweet friend asked me some hard questions this week. She wanted to know: Do you really believe God cares? Will Read more
How to Find Peace in Your Life His name is Koda. He’s a huge furball that comes in at a whopping 88 pounds. Full of energy, always happy to see everyone, and cute as he can be, our six-year-old Australian Shepherd fills our life with joy. White, black, tan, and Read more
A Little Encouragement for Those Who Struggle with OCD From time to time, I meet friends who take the time to share their struggles with me. It’s amazing to hear about some of the issues, illnesses, and challenges that people are dealing with and fighting to overcome. A Story Recently, Read more
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