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Encouragement for every season of lifeOyster Stew Comfort
It’s the time of year when I become incredibly nostalgic. I was married in the fall. I love the changing of seasons and the crisp air. My mom also went to meet Jesus in the month of October. For these reasons, I enjoy doing things that bring back memories, which draw...
When Fear Comes Knocking
"Dad!" shouted a fearful small voice from the bedroom across the hall. As my husband rolled out of bed, a glance at the clock glowed with a time well past midnight. Shadows. They have suddenly become sinister in the eyes of our child as they loom and leer and...
It’s Ok to Be You
“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…” Isaiah 30:15 Not much in the world is harder than just "being,” that place of not striving to be more than you are. And yet, it should be the simplest of things. What draws us to the...
The Water’s Fine
It began when I was a Guppy. Growing up, summertime in Minnesota involved Vacation Bible School and trips to the lake to cool off. So it was only normal that my mom would enroll all four of us children in a summer swimming program, not only for our safety when we were...
An Ordinary Extraordinary Life/Lil’s Story
This is the latest article in our new series called “Every Heart has a Story to Tell.” As we head towards our first Thrive Conference this week, our desire is share how Your Story Matters! When I asked my neighbor, Lil, if I could interview her for this story she...
When You Decide to Choose Joy
We found my sister’s journals after her death, tucked in a bookshelf corner in the office she spent time dreaming in. Endlessly innovative, she spent hours haunting HomeGoods and perusing décor magazines, the journals yet another outlet for her creativity. When she...
When Everything Isn’t Okay
"I've prayed all these years, and God has never once answered." The weight of those words hung in the air between us. As much as I wanted to disagree, to remind her of all the ways God has provided, I chose to simply listen. My therapist friends have taught me the...
Why It’s Important That You Know You’re a Great Mom
Last time I guest blogged here, we were in the middle of a very tiring and challenging journey, looking for answers to our son’s medical diagnosis. After 18 months of visiting specialists and running a battery of tests, we found out just before his second birthday...
Flourishing Financially
As a twenty-something woman just starting out in my career, I was living on a fair wage, but I had a need for everything. I needed a car to get to work, furniture for my apartment, clothes appropriate for work, etc. Because my salary didn’t cover all these expenses, I...
Trafficking in Our Backyard
As an advocate working with individuals who have been sexually violated and exploited, I see the everyday reality of violence and slavery. Our culture has repackaged, sanitized, and masked the sex industry under the guise of liberation, empowerment, and glamor. There...
