When Cows Drive
We made our annual trek to Chick-Fil-A for Cow Appreciation Day, but the drive home was a little more than we bargained for…
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Emotional Abuse | Faith | Guilt | Pain and suffering | Surviving Adultery and Divorce | Uncategorized
How the Church Contributes to the Pain of Divorce
The tears welled up as the dagger was stuck into my heart and twisted so deeply. The stereotypical comment was more than my bleeding heart could handle. In that moment, I contemplated never stepping foot in a church again.
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Faith | Grace | Hope | marriage | Pain and suffering | Uncategorized
When You Don’t Get the Hollywood Ending
God is still in control. He is still fighting for you even when your marriage fails. He still has great plans for you even when your partner leaves you behind.
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Emotional Abuse | Faith | Forgiveness | Grace | Hope | Pain and suffering | promises | Uncategorized
How Do I Heal?
I don’t pretend to be an expert or to know everything about healing or growth in the spiritual realm, but I can tell you some techniques that helped me tremendously in my journey toward wholeness.
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The Art of Mindfulness
Over and over, scripture points out a focus on only one thing. I think God is telling us that we must focus on, concentrate on, those things that are most important in life.
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Faith | Hope | parenting | Spiritual Growth | Uncategorized
Lessons from my Mom
Do you remember the show Land of the Lost? It had those creepy sleestaks wandering the land and it was on every Saturday morning. Oh. I couldn’t even be in the room if that show was on the TV!
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Faith | Forgiveness | Grace | Hope | Pain and suffering | prayer | promises | Spiritual Growth | Uncategorized
Trusting God in the Unexpected
As I have contemplated how to trust God in the unexpected, I’ve found four words that are helping me.
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Faith | Hope | Pain and suffering | prayer | promises | Uncategorized
The Hardest Prayer to Pray…
But when I truly reached that place where Jesus was all I had, I found He was more than enough.
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Faith | Grace | Hope | promises | Uncategorized
The Power of Resurrection
What power…
And that very power is at work in us today. Don’t ever forget you have the power of the resurrection available to you today. -
What Single Parents Wish Their Married Friends Understood
No matter the circumstances, single parenting is a hard journey. What makes it different from parenting as a couple?
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Faith | Grace | Guilt | Pain and suffering | Spiritual Growth | Surviving Adultery and Divorce | Uncategorized
Rebuilding Your Life After Divorce
How did I survive? How did I experience such intimacy with my Heavenly Father? How did I get from the broken mess to a place of complete redemption?
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Life as a Trapeze Artist
A few years ago, I took my kids to the circus. It was the first time they had ever been to a circus, and they were SO excited. They sat transfixed as the lions and tigers and bears entered the ring, led by their trainers. They laughed—belly-laughed—as the clowns acted like clowns. They sat transfixed…