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Encouragement for every season of lifeMet By God and By Others – Heather’s Thrive Story
After praying for more children for more than two years, the Lord blessed my husband and I with finding out I was pregnant the end of 2014. This quickly changed the first part of January when the pregnancy became a miscarriage. Prior to the miscarriage, I would...
Sister Lives
A few weeks ago, I spent a number of hours curled up on my favorite couch cushion pondering an unusual topic for me—plural marriage. I was busy ignoring the dishes in the sink and the clothes on the bathroom floor, engrossed in a novel called True Sisters. The book,...
Five Qualities of a Leader
I suppose I’ve always been a leader, although many times a poor one. Intentionally thinking of myself as a leader, however, is a relatively new concept for me. When God called me to preach, I quickly recognized it was something I was going to have to learn how to do....
#PrayforParis
I was driving home from the dry cleaner when I heard the news blip on the radio. Something bad had happened in Paris, and there were hostages. Oh no. It couldn’t be affecting any of “My Frenchies,” could it? I immediately began to pray. Oh God, protect the innocent....
Ding-Dong-Ditch Isn’t Just for Kids
A few weeks ago, I brought a meal to a friend whose son had gone through surgery about a week earlier. As we had a quick visit in her kitchen, she asked if I had brought a meal to our mutual friend who is battling cancer, and I told her I hadn’t been able to yet. I...
Letting Go of Worry – Beth’s Thrive Story
Guest Contributor, Beth Oslund, attended Bridging the Gap’s Thrive Conference in October. This is her Thrive story. We all have a story to tell, isn’t that truly the truth? We have all been through something at some point in our lives that has defined where we are...
Hospitality – You Want Me To Do What?
What you have and who you are is enough. (Read that again!) We hear it a lot, but I want you to allow the Holy Spirit to engrave that into the deepest recesses of your soul. You know the places the enemy goes to pull out the lies that keep you hidden! God didn’t need...
The “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” Project
I had almost forgotten about “The Project.” It was done and over with . . . finally. And then I saw this: This is my “I’m out of time and don’t want to make one more decision so I’ll stuff everything in a basket and hide it” plan. It’s a bad plan really but when time...
How Do You Like Them Apples?
How do you like them apples? This is a phrase my dad used to say when dishing out a punishment or while watching me live out a natural consequence. Today I say…I like them MANY ways! When apples are in abundance during this beautiful time of year, I love trying out...
Ernie’s Legacy
I’m almost fifty. Well, I’ve got two years to go. I hear I’m supposed to dread it, but fifty doesn’t bother me, at least not yet. But one thing I’ve noticed in the last few years is an increase in the number of funerals I’ve been attending. Thank goodness, most are...
