Those moments when we search for something meaningful to say, yet come up empty-handed, are frustrating. We want to help, but our words feel shallow — insufficient. Then there are also those moments when it’s not about others. Those moments when we are in need of hope for ourselves. I…
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Why Are Trust and Obedience Powerful Parenting Skills?
Does our repertoire of parenting skills need to include trust and obedience? Is it really something we can develop over time? As I’ve said so often here before, “Raising children isn’t for the faint of heart!” It is the greatest gift, yet most difficult challenge in life — a place…
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What Does Choosing God Mean to You? {#MomentsofHope Link-up & Giveaway}
What does choosing God mean to you? Today, I welcome a new guest to the blog. As I read his story of faith, addiction, and recovery, that very question penetrated my thoughts. How many of us claim to believe in God, yet find justification to live as we want, rather…
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Would the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? {#MomentsofHope Link-Up + Stolen Jesus Book Review and Giveaway}
Several years ago I received an email from someone I loved. It wasn’t the kind of email we like to receive, though. It was an email that left me devastated. One cutting me at the very core of everything I stood for. This person was angry and hurting because of…
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Bold Faith and Brave Surrender’s Role in the Adoption Journey: Our Story
It was a morning I will never forget. There she was. Rosy cheeks. Curly black hair. And her almost black eyes? They wouldn’t let go. A flood of emotions washed over me as I cried. I’d seen my daughter for the first time. It was the next chapter in our…
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