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Encouragement for every season of lifeTreasured Messages to Dad
Among photos of grandchildren, mission trips, and other accomplishments that my Dad has hung in his office is the paper wall hanging I gave him when I was 9 years old. It reads: Dear Dad, Thank you for my food, thank you for my clothes, thank you for my horse....
Encouraging Single Moms
In May I had the opportunity to help at the a retreat for single moms. These moms come from every walk of life and are single for a wide variety of reasons. Some are rich, some are poor; some are divorced, or widowed, or never married at all. Some have white-collar...
How Our Local CSA Changed Our Lives
As I sit in the sunshine drinking homemade iced tea (recipe below), I reflect on highlights of the year. The first bloom in spring, s’mores by a summer campfire, and the entire rainbow painted on fall leaves—I love Minnesota. Last summer I signed my family signed up...
Doing the Un-Fun Stuff
It’s been almost a year-and-a-half now since I visited my girlfriend in Tennessee. She had lost her husband to cancer about five months before our visit and my husband, John, had just been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. I remember a point in our conversation when...
Five Ways to Help Your Child Find Their Purpose
Written by Guest Contributor, Katie Nguyen Do you want your child to be happy? I know that is an easy question, but let me ask it this way: What are YOU doing to ensure your child will be happy when they grow up? As parents, we all do our best to encourage,...
Kathy’s Quick Fix Tortillas
I love easy-to-make recipes! My schedule is quite busy and I often need quick meals that I don’t have to think too hard about. I’m happy when I can find one that I can leave in the crockpot on the “warm” setting so my husband and son can help themselves when I’m away...
Endless Love
I drove down the road, sobbing salty tears of frustration and discouragement. Once again, I felt like such a failure. Letting out an exhausted sigh as I parked my car at the craft store, I doused my eyes with saline to mask my miserable mama's cry. I felt lousy and...
Where’s Your Garden?
There is an old hymn called In the Garden (also known as I Come to the Garden Alone). It was played at my grandfather’s funeral nearly 30 years ago and it still UNDOES me every single time I hear it. But several years back I heard a story that has helped me to change...
What I Want My Children to Know About Forgiveness
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...
School’s Almost Out – Don’t Panic
The countdown is on. Memorial Day is behind us and the unofficial start of summer has begun. Lazy days at the beach, picnics, corn on the cob, fireworks, and iced tea are all waiting for us. So are the kids and that dreaded phrase, “I’m bored.” I love having my kids...
