by Julie Fisk | Nov 21, 2013 | Trends
It was the day after Halloween, and as I swept into a local store to grab a few items I skidded to a halt in disbelief: Christmas trees. Up. Decorated. What the what?!? I almost checked the date on my phone to make sure I hadn’t accidentally skipped 30 or so days....
by Esther Aspling | Nov 21, 2013 | DIY
With Christmas around the corner, and budgets being stretched farther than ever before, I’ve been looking for ways to include homemade gifts a part of our giving this year. The trouble with homemade gifts though, is that I definitely don’t want to give a gift more...
by Kendra Egeland Roehl | Nov 19, 2013 | Relationships
This is the third story in our “Freedom From…” Series, an 8-week series featuring women who have faced adversity and found freedom in the process. Our story today is from Linda, as told to Kendra Roehl. Linda is a wife, mother, and grandmother. The greatest challenge...
by Kathy Banta | Nov 18, 2013 | Life Issues
My son brought home a list of words from school to write out personal definitions. Towards the end of the list was the word grief. He asked me if he’d ever felt grief. I reminded him of when his Aunt Lu had passed away. We sat quietly for a moment. Then came the...
by Nancy Holte | Nov 18, 2013 | Faith
I just finished reading Ann Voskamp’s book 1000 Gifts. Occasionally, I just get a sense that I am supposed to read a book and that’s how it was for me with this one. I kept hearing about it again and again. And now that I’m done, I can say that I know, beyond a shadow...
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