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March 2015

March 14, 2015

Sustained

I woke up to hollering. The kids are acting especially, well, like kids today. My...

March 10, 2015

Insights and Repentance

"Instead of using your insights into other people's issues as a spiritual hammer, Jesus wants...

March 06, 2015

Sacrificial Friendship

"The sacrificial building up of one another — this is what makes Christian friendship, well, Christian. It’s...

March 06, 2015

Redeemed

"Redemption communicates, in a sense, an ongoing state or effect. In Christ, we not only...

March 05, 2015

Sneaky Sneaky

"Our pride is killing us as much as all of those things we haughtily refrain...

March 03, 2015

Insomniac

"[h]ere is the solution to the practical dilemma of exhaustion, the place where exhaustion becomes...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

Wanted: True Friends (and 10 Steps to Finding Them)

I had my first BFF when I was 5 or 6 years old. One day,...

February 19, 2015

Guest Post: Pandora’s Box

Please welcome my friend, Alli, today as she shares some reflections on  the good work God is...

February 17, 2015

Reading Encouragement for Mommies

I've been reading a lot. I'm in the middle of  A Praying Life and it...

February 15, 2015

Same

After we've been in the church for a while, I think it is easy to...

February 13, 2015

A Prayer for Those Going to See 50 Shades

Almighty God, who was and is and is to come. Holy Father, your truth is...

February 05, 2015

Sex, Guilt and Shame

As with all the creation, sex is meant to point to something more glorious in...

February 05, 2015

Numbers

My scale broke last summer. I haven’t replaced it yet. I kinda like not having...

February 04, 2015

A Good Type of Weak

"I'm at my worst when I'm passionate about a new idea. I can drift into...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

Different

Differences are exciting and bring a sense of getting to enjoy something we don't possess....

January 30, 2015

Enough

My eyes are swollen. My face hurts. Crying will do that. Do you ever have...

January 28, 2015

Mamas, We Need to Build Each Other Up

So-called mommy wars have no place among Christian sisters. Christian mothers are weak and needy for...

January 27, 2015

Disillusionment

The ugly truth about Christianity is that Christians are sinners. But when those intended to bring...

January 26, 2015

Answered Prayers 2015

"Feelings are indicators, not dictators. They can indicate where your heart is in the moment,...

January 24, 2015

Should and Oughts

Sometimes modern Christianity encourages us to derive Christian principles, action steps, and application maxims from every...

January 23, 2015

Leggings and Burka Culture

I know the author of the article Why I Chose to No Longer Wear Leggings...

January 22, 2015

God and Social Justice

[W]hen we study justice we learn about God. And when we study God we learn about...

January 18, 2015

Snares of Parenthood

How often do we grasp at our children's lives? We are so careful, so particular,...

January 17, 2015

The Blessing of Biblical Headship

Ten years into the marriage and I'm learning to communicate better with my husband. I'm...

January 15, 2015

Why I Allow My Girls to Wear Spaghetti-Strap Tops

I don't like doing these types of posts. For starters, I'm trying really hard not...

January 14, 2015

Marriage For Glory #1: The Foundation of a Christian Marriage

Whether you are single, engaged, married, divorced, or widowed, the fact is that the grace...

January 13, 2015

Book Review: Reforming Social Media {and a GIVEAWAY!}

Most of us have a love/hate relationship with social media, especially Facebook.  The bad news...

January 13, 2015

Waiting Upon the Lord

Today we launched a new Facebook group for women who have or had Hyperemesis Gravidarum....

January 13, 2015

The Captain & The Dreamer | Feat. Bart Budwig & John Nuhn

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January 13, 2015

Not Complaining

This exhortation from Pastor Sumpter fits in nicely with my 2015 Resolution to not complain...

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