by Kristin Demery | Jul 30, 2015 | Life Issues
Last week was bittersweet. It was our tenth year – our final year – of the Hope Hike/Climb for Katrina, and as our week in Colorado progressed, I felt my emotions swinging on a pendulum. A year ago, we decided as a family that this would be it, our last hike....
by Tabby Finton | Jul 21, 2015 | General, Life Issues
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...
by Guest Contributor | Jul 20, 2015 | Life Issues
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...
by Julie Fisk | Jul 5, 2015 | Health and Wellness, Life Issues
Calling my husband as I left the doctor’s office, I choked up as the words came out: “Honey, thank God – there is actually something medically wrong with me.” As I sat in my car after I hung up with him, I wept hot, hard tears. This current...
by Kristin Demery | Jul 1, 2015 | Life Issues
“Look, I know you don’t want to hear this, but if anything should happen to me…” He pauses, takes a breath. Heart stuttering, I rush to interrupt. “Stop. Just – stop. Nothing’s going to happen to you–” Ignoring me, he plows on. “Talk to Chris, he can give you the...
by Nancy Holte | Jun 11, 2015 | Leadership, Life Issues
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...
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