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Encouragement for every season of lifeLook Again
I have to be honest with you: there have been times when I’ve felt like God was nowhere to be found in my life – especially at the points when I felt I desperately needed him. Maybe I’m the only one who has ever felt like that. Just a few short months ago as I sat in...
I’m a Red Cross Reject
Today’s story actually started back in my college days. As I’m sure is still the case on college campuses around the country, there were frequent Red Cross blood drives. I was always WAY too much of a chicken to donate blood, but my roommate was a brave one. EVERY...
5 Tips for Meal Planning (and Saving)!
I’ve always been a planner, and although there are many times this has worked to my detriment, one area it has helped me considerably is in planning our family’s weekly meals. After years of providing foster care and having as many as six kids in our home, I’ve...
Tangled Webs
Oh the tangled webs we weave, when first we practice to deceive. Sir Walter Scott I’ve struggled for days with how to write this piece - not because I don’t know what to say about the topic, but because I do. In fact, I know this topic like the back of my hand. I’ve...
The Best Lemonade Maker – Michelle’s Story
This is the first article in our new series called "Every Heart has a Story to Tell." As we head towards our first Thrive Conference in October our desire is share how Every Story Matters. Please check back each week to see how God is moving in women's lives and let...
The Stories We Write
At church a few weeks ago, my husband and I talked with a friend of ours who just had emergency surgery where it was discovered she had two cancerous tumors. It had been a scary few weeks and a hard recovery, but every time I have seen her or heard word of how she's...
Got Chicken? Dinner is Practically Ready!
In the summer I don’t like to cook much. Who am I kidding? If I never had to cook at all and could still have delicious meals show up on my table every night, I’d be thrilled. But summer just seems a little bit lazier. Before I even blink it’s 5:00 and I’ve not given...
She called her “FAT”
I was chatting with an old friend when out of the blue she told me she’d heard that so-and-so had gotten “fat.” I bristled. She obviously didn’t know how mad these words would make me and I bit my lip. “What do you mean?” I asked. She repeated her statement again. I...
In the Middle of a Miracle
A few weeks ago I attended a Leadership Development Night at our church. The teaching was on being a flexible and adaptable leader. Keith, our speaker for the evening, talked about how we need to embrace change, be ready for it to happen, and not get our undies in a...
Thankful For Clouds
The evening swayed gently as the current under our feet moved back and forth in the way that nature does. Our pontoon sat in the middle of the still and now-quiet lake, which had been bustling with summer-savoring families all day. Adults chatted, slightly dazed from...
