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10 Tips to Beautify Your Life
Ten simple tips to beautify your life and make it simpler and you happier. Read for the easy ways to bring delight and comfort in 2023.
When God Asks You to Dig a Ditch
God wants to meet our needs. He invites us to participate by digging ditches of prayer. Learn how to join God in a simple prayer practice.
How an Heirloom Quilt Stitched Me Together
Not without design does God make the music of our lives. John Ruskin Saver of Things On December 31, 2022, I finished up the last stitch on an heirloom quilt I've worked on since April 2020 during the pandemic shutdown. It is for our first grandchild. The heirloom...
5 Tips to Battle Cultural Assimilation
How much do you participate in culture assimilation as a Christian?
The First Frost and Why Beauty and Sadness Coexist
Beauty and sadness can coexist, and sometimes we need a sabbatical to find out what we need to thrive in seasons of loss.
Guarding A Child’s Heart on Halloween {and Beyond}
Is celebrating Halloween okay? What about the creepy decorations? Here are 10 principles to consider for God’s call to guard your child’s heart.
When Your World Crashes In
We were at a movie theater when a phone call changed the trajectory of our evening. One of those phone calls when the world seems to crash in around you, and the only choice you have at the moment is to sink or swim. Have you received those phone calls, the doctor's...
10 Ways Parents Sin by Idolizing Children
Do you put your kids, their success, and desires above God? God wants us to love Him more than our kids. These questions assess whom you worship more.
When Did Things Get Complicated? 4 Ways to Simply Your Life
Life is complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. Learn four immediate strategies to simply your life without changing your lifestyle.
5 Tips for Busy Moms in the Fledging Years
Life is exhausting raising kids, so how do you manage during the years that are the busiest? 5 tips for how to manage the crazy before all your kids fledge.
5 Reasons to Talk about Hard Stuff with Your Kids
Kids rarely tell you they need to talk about hard stuff. And you might be afraid to so do, if you’re honest. Here are 5 reasons why talking is essential.
9 Truths about Love You Must Understand
Love is elusive, almost incomprehensible in today’s culture. It doesn’t have to be. Here are nine truths about love everyone needs to know.