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How Can I Die to Self and Love a Little More Like Jesus?
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How Can I Die to Self and Love a Little More Like Jesus?

ByLori Schumaker

How can I die to self and love a little more like Jesus? Is there someone in your life, or many someone’s who are hard to love? Loving well often cuts deep. But when we tap into the strength of Jesus, we find a way to love others well. In this post you will find Scripture, a prayer, and insight into why and how we can make that happen.

7 Easy Strategies That Will Help You Train a Child Up God’s Way
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7 Easy Strategies That Will Help You Train a Child Up God’s Way

ByLori Schumaker

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. -Proverbs 22:6 ESV “If only they came with an owner’s manual!” How many times has this thought crossed our minds over the course of our parenting years? As Christian parents, we long to train…

10 Helpful Bible Verses About the Love of God to Be Grateful For
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10 Helpful Bible Verses About the Love of God to Be Grateful For

ByLori Schumaker

The love of God changes lives. It reaches in and heals what is broken and fuels us to live with purpose. It gives us the ability to love better and see the world through the eyes of compassion and truth. The Love of God This is the 7th of a seven-post series about the love…

Please God Help Me Know Your Unconditional Love
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Please God Help Me Know Your Unconditional Love

ByLori Schumaker

If you’ve been around here very long at all, you know that my past wasn’t always pretty. It held lots of hurt from betrayal, sin, and brokenness. I spent many years repeating the words, “Please, God, help me.” It took a long time for me to discover and embrace God’s unconditional love. After an abortion…

A Mother’s Prayer and Her Unconditional Love
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A Mother’s Prayer and Her Unconditional Love

ByLori Schumaker

As a mother, we do the impossible! Not just in the day-to-day work, sacrifice, and love. But in the essence of what we are meant to do. We go from our children’s complete dependence upon us to setting them free. We take responsibility for their every moment, yet are expected to find our way to…

Praying for Your Children to Love Each Other Well
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Praying for Your Children to Love Each Other Well

ByLori Schumaker

Prayer changes things. As parents we want nothing more than for our children to love each other well. To grow up supporting each other and being close. As parents, the most powerful stance we can take is to pray … Even one heartfelt prayer makes all the difference.

It was several years ago I started praying this prayer. And today I see the fruit of it. A fruit greater than my imagination could create. One that has turned our family right side up.

Let’s go back ….