Forgiving Yourself and Embracing God’s Grace Go Hand-In-Hand From the outside it all looked quite picture perfect. Handsome husband. Two beautiful toddlers. Financial stability. Active in church ministry. Always quick with a smile and an encouraging word. And it wasn’t as if my smile was disingenuous. I treasured my husband…
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Finding Inner Strength from the Pain of Yesterday {#MomentsofHope Link-Up}
Right from the start I knew she was different. There was an inner strength about her that drew me in. Genuine love. A smile from deep beyond the surface. One that seemed to come from an overflow of authentic joy. If you were to meet her, you wouldn’t guess the…
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Accepting That Life Isn’t Fair (and 5 Things to Do to Overcome the Hurt) {#MomentsofHope Link-Up}
Life Isn’t Fair Now is a great time to pull out your Journal & Growth Guide and reference page 11. If you are new here and haven’t gotten started with us, it’s never too late. It is a go-at-your-own pace series that you can start or stop at any time. Get…
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What Label Are You Wearing? {Plus Giveaway}
I couldn’t be happier to share with you speaker, author, Bible teacher, and overcomer, Cindy Bultema! Not too long ago I had the opportunity to join in on the launch of her latest book, Live Full Walk Free. At that point, I had only known Cindy generally through some mutual…
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A Prayer for When You Need to Get Back Up Again {#MomentsofHope Link-Up}
Do you ever feel as though getting back up again borders along the impossible? As though your misstep, failure, or hurt is is just too big? The fall too hard? This weekend as I was watching my son and his team play basketball, I couldn’t help but be amazed at…
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One Thing You Can’t Ignore When Overcoming Shame
No one ever dreams of failure. Or of betrayal. And no one ever dreams of shame that glues itself to the insides of our souls leaving us a broken shell of what we were meant to be. An identity reflecting the darkness of shame. I was the typical little girl….
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A Prayer for When You Are Weary {Moments of Hope Link-Up}
We are well into fall now and honestly, before we know it the holidays will be upon us. Although it is time of beauty and a time of celebration, the reminders of looming to-do lists begin to hang over our heads. Harsh weather has taken its toll on many cities…
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What to Do When You Feel God Has Abandoned You
I remember the tears. The days when laughter began to slip away and emotions threatened to unhinge my knowledge of truth. It was a season in which I felt as though God had abandoned me. Life hadn’t worked out as I had thought it would. I was left in a…
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Creating an Atmosphere of Healing {Series}: Betrayal and Revenge
I am back, you guys! Thanks so much sticking with me as I had to step away from this series and be a little quiet in the blog world for a few days! I am thrilled to be back, though!!! Week 1 – An overview. What are the 7 truths?…
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