by Julie Fisk | May 28, 2015 | Relationships
It was a childhood hurt that Sarah carried with her into young adulthood, but the lesson it taught her about forgiveness was powerful. She had a relative, Samantha (Sam), who, when they were both children, caused her no end of grief. Sam had a way of making Sarah feel...
by Kendra Egeland Roehl | May 18, 2015 | Relationships
10 years ago this month. Exactly. 10 years ago that I said yes to this man. I said yes to a life lived together, instead of separate. A life of decisions to be made that benefit us, as a family, and not just me. A decade of sacrifice and consideration of our life...
by Melinda Nelson | May 4, 2015 | Relationships
Do you ever do that? Do you ever take a moment to just stop, breathe and pause a minute? I am guessing if you do, it isn’t often enough. In the rush and whirl of this world, at least in our Americanized world, it seems that everything is only spinning faster. Can you...
by Kristin Demery | Apr 23, 2015 | Life Issues, Relationships
Facing my five-year-old, I see her vibrating with rage. Her continued disobedience had spiraled into a situation where rather than the five books she usually gets to look at quietly during bedtime, she was now down to two books and precariously close to losing...
by Julie Fisk | Apr 16, 2015 | Relationships
I am a fixer. A problem-solver. And I can get hung up on what could be, what should be, instead of being thankful for what is. And when faced with the fragility and the shortcomings of those whose lives intersect my own, it is sometimes tempting to focus on their...
by Guest Contributor | Apr 9, 2015 | Relationships
The fall of 2012 will always remain in my memory as a season of tragic loss for me. I don’t recall another time where I felt so stripped down, empty, and so utterly alone. Despite the beautiful colors of fall, signifying that year’s harvest coming to a close, I was...
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