The Sacrifice of Love
The success and longevity of a relationship is determined by the willingness of each person to put self-preservation aside and embrace sacrifice.
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Stinky Laundry and Healthy Boundaries?
The laundry. Need I say more? Seriously … can’t these people just wear their clothes longer? Can I get an Amen? Not long ago I was trying desperately to stuff the dreaded stinky stuff deeper into the hamper so that I could still shut the lid and not be forced into doing another load at…
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5 Ways to Keep Your Wonder Fresh
My heart was beating a little faster than normal. It was with a combination of wonder, excitement, and nervousness that I stood at the threshold of my first official day as a teacher. I couldn’t wait to welcome my students. I had been assigned bus duty and honestly, I would have much rather been in…
Raising Up One
I had the honor this week of being a guest blogger for them. One of the challenges of adoption is the extreme situations of “waiting”. It is a challenge that feels almost unbearable at times, but God is a might God and is bigger than any wait we may encounter. He has a plan. Learning to accept the wait in faith is where we fall short. Check out the post here.
It is Removed. You are Redeemed
Can I ask you, though, to please not lose hope? Stand firm. Hold your ground. Let the enemy advance no more. And know that he may win a few battles here and there, but the war was won long ago when Christ went to the cross. He is the victor and in Him, we are, too. Say to yourself, “No weapon forged against me shall prevail. I will refute every tongue that accuses me. This is my heritage from the Lord” (Isaiah 54:17)
Recognizing Light and Darkness
“I’ll go ahead of you, clearing and paving the road.I’ll break down bronze city gates, smash padlocks, kick down barred entrances.I’ll lead you to buried treasures, secret caches of valuables—Confirmations that it is, in fact, I, God, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.” Isaiah 45: 2-3 A trip this week out of the heat of the…
