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 | 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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Faith | Grace | Hope | Pain and suffering | parenting | Spiritual Growth | Uncategorized
My Epileptic Jesus-Loving Girl
July 15, 2016. I was recovering from surgery, moving very slowly. It was around 7:00 am when my oldest son came to get me. “Mom,” he began, “you need to come to Cassie’s room.” “I’ll be there in a minute,” I replied. “Mom, you need to come to Cassie’s room.” “Just a minute. Let me…
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Faith | Hope | Pain and suffering | prayer | promises | Uncategorized
A Prayer for God’s Guidance
We need you to open our eyes, to illuminate the path you have for us.
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Mended
“You provide the willing heart and I’ll provide the miracle.” This phrase is packed full of more truth than you can imagine. And, it’s a truth Rick and Tiffany Bulman have lived. In their new book Mended, the Bulman’s tell the powerful story of their reconciliation after Tiffany’s adultery. They both provided willing hearts, and…
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It’s Not My Fault!
I am so tired of the myth that it takes two to cause an affair. It simply isn’t true.
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Emotional Abuse | Faith | Grace | Hope | Pain and suffering | remarriage | Surviving Adultery and Divorce | Uncategorized
Three Truths About Divorce
The Word of God as a whole is about love and grace, about second chances. God is a God of forgiveness, of setting prisoners free. He is a God who redeems all things and brings beauty out of our broken lives.
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Dating | Faith | Hope | Pain and suffering
Of Loss and Love
“My [loved one] passed away last week. … Now that I’m older and have traversed this experience I just walk around wondering have the flood gates now opened? Who’s next? What sudden tragedy will happen around the corner?” Loss and fear seem to go hand-in-hand. We lose someone important and suddenly we fear losing those…
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Grace | grief | Hope | Pain and suffering
Definition of a True Friend
Life falls apart. Unfortunately, it’s simply part of this…life. For example, Job lost everything. He lost his wealth, his servants, his children. Wave after wave of loss hit him, without time to even breathe between crises. He was left mourning, devastated, in despair. When Job’s life first fell apart, however, he was blessed with some…
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When the Mountain Won’t Move
“You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.” Matthew 17:20 If only we had enough faith… How many times have…
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Faith | grief | Hope | Pain and suffering
A Prayer for the Grieving at Christmas
If I could sum up 2016 with one word it would be loss. Yes, we have had some wonderful blessings this year, but the blessings have been far outweighed by huge losses. And, as the holidays approach, the losses are weighing even heavier upon our hearts. I’ve spent the last eight months doing everything I…
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Cultivating Gratitude When Life Sucks
Let’s face it: sometimes life just sucks. I’m not one to use any type of profanity, but I’m not sure there’s any other way to describe 2016. It’s been an unbelievably difficult year, filled with life-changing realities that have permanently altered our lives. And here we are, with the holidays upon us, trying to figure…