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Dec
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How God’s Vision for Your Life Takes You from the Defense to the Offense (and How to Get it!)
The other night, Rich (my husband) and I were watching Mission Impossible 5 (the type of movie I am reluctant to watch but once I do, I get really into and start to draw parallels from the storyline to life’s realities- much to the dismay of my husband!) Anyway, we were watching the movie and […]
Dec
18
Free Advent Printables! The Road to Christmas: From Eden to Pentecost.
I had been looking for some kind of advent calendar to do with my young kids that would keep the focus on Jesus during the holiday season. I also wanted them to understand how the Christmas story fits into the overall narrative of the Bible -the reason that Jesus came to earth. I couldn’t seem […]
Dec
11
The JOY of Christmas
“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is the Messiah, the Lord.’” (Luke 2:10-11) This has to be one of my favorite bible […]
Dec
6
Christmas Gift Shopping
Yep, we’re doing it for Christmas! Watch this 30 second video! There are many options for giving and helping during the Christmas season. A great one is to give a gift that lasts to people who would truly benefit from them. It would be tough for me to fit a goat inside our house, but for […]
Dec
1
3 Things to Do While You’re Waiting for Breakthrough
Most likely, we will all find ourselves at one point or another waiting for a breakthrough. Waiting for a promotion. Waiting for a spouse (and then waiting ON your spouse!). Waiting to have children. Waiting for a healing. Waiting for understanding. Waiting to get into more meaningful work. Waiting for a broken relationship to […]
Nov
19
The Holidays and Grief
“For everything there is a season…a time to grieve and a time to dance.” Ecclesiastes 3. There is a time for everything. Every culture has appropriate times to express both grief and joy. But what if you find yourself in the embrace of grief during what’s meant to be a festive season? How do allow yourself […]
Nov
12
Good Character: Instant Download
“He makes everything beautiful in its time.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 Growth takes time. Sometimes in ministry (and in life), it is easy to hear miraculous, supernatural stories of people being healed, of money growing on trees, of someone walking on water, and begin to believe that that is how everything in life should be. We are […]
Oct
27
Why Are We STILL Here?
Benjamin, my precious son, loves to pretend he is Spiderman. He totally gets into his role, dons his paraphernalia, and makes me be the “bad guy” almost every day. His desire to fight villains and be significant in the world of superheroes is innate. I didn’t have to teach him to shoot his imaginary web […]
Oct
22
When God Gives Us What We Want (But It’s Not the Best Choice)
It was the kind of day when I wonder why in the world I continue to do what I do. Why are we full-time volunteers in missions, in ministry? Why do we live off the donations of our generous supporters who partner with us in the work? Why do we not go out and get […]