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Song Story: Take My Hand {Autographed Music Giveaway}
One of the heaviest questions of the Christian faith has got to be why God allows bad or hard things to happen to his people. We ponder this conundrum as we watch others walk through heart-wrenching...
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A Stone of Remembrance
Today we celebrate my little man’s first birthday. I can hardly believe it’s been 366 days since I first got to hold him in my arms. As I reflect on his life, I am reminded of the story that brought...
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Cuz He’s the Mama
I forgot how endearing (and hilarious) it is – the learning-how-to-walk stage of babyhood. And although he didn’t ask me if I was ready for it, apparently he was. (Seems somebody is impatient to keep...
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5 Things to Do When You Pray and Nothing Changes
It has been going on for two years. This problem my husband and I have. It is a problem that affects both of us and yet was caused by neither one of us. We have spent plenty of time and money trying...
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Coming Out of the Dark
I have a thing about light. I love the light. The past several years have taken me on a discovery-journey, learning to identify what exactly it is that I am most passionate about. What is my story?...
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5 Reasons To Be Excited About Public School
Tonight I attended “meet the teacher” night at my daughter’s school. She’ll enter kindergarten in a little under 36 hours {but who’s counting?}. She got Mrs. Miller, a 12 year veteran teacher at the...
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Grace for Decision Making: 5 Common Pitfalls to Avoid
How do you find grace for decision making? I’ve been asking this question a lot lately as my husband and I wade through some important personal and family decisions. Some of the decisions we need to...
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31 Days to Stepping Out of the Boat
I wasn’t going to participate in the 31 Days Blog Series this year. Working hard to simplify our lives and the work of our hands, Kristy and I thought it best to lay it aside. . .though we had several...
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#31days, Day 7: A Prayer For When You Are Sinking
I’m trying real hard to step out of the boat friends. Real hard. I know the truth and most of the time I believe it but to be honest, sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I am so angry at sickness and...
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#31 Days, Day 8/9: Be Still
I’m not pushing myself to follow this 31 Days challenge perfectly. I know my amazing Grace for Moms co-writers will join me from time to time here. But right now, I’m taking it one day at a time as I...
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#31days, Day 10: He Is The Same Yesterday, Today and Forever
This morning as I asked for prayer for my mother, I was reminded of this truth. This verse was carved into the wood molding over the baptismal of the church I grew up in. Probably the earliest verse I...
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When Stepping Out of the Boat Means Staying Exactly Where You Are
There are times in our faith journey where Jesus calls us to step out of the boat. We know the story of Peter – the bold one – saying, “Lord, give me the word and I’ll come.” And we know the outcome...
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Family Faith-Building: Learning to Trust
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 He who promised is faithful. There have been many times, many seasons over the past 30...
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Why I Choose to Follow Instead of Lead
“Simon says, touch your toes. Simon says, stick out your tongue. Simon says, jump up and down. Now pat your head. “ And immediately a few of your young friends headed back to their seats after...
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An Unfinished Family Photo
Peoples’ eyebrows raise when they see our family photo. They often exclaim something like “Holy cow! Are all those yours?” We have a big family. Six kids. There was a time when we had one child in...
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The One Who Rescues Us When We’re Sinking
…fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2...
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A Prayer of Surrender for All of Life’s Burdens
And behold a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, You can make me clean.” Matthew 8:2 Twelve months ago my husband and I decided to start trying for baby #3. Our first...
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When Summer Doesn’t Go the Way You Planned
This is not the post I intended to write. I intended to write about my garden, about how it is my hobby but also my respite from the world. About how all moms need such a place to go for clear heads,...
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A Prayer for Moms in Transition
Whether you are sending your child off to school for the first time, sending a teenager off to college, or beginning some other new season for yourself, you might be feeling the pains of transition...
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Trusting God’s Provision in Crisis
I recently found myself in a crisis. At 38 years old, with a four-year-old son, I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer. The prognosis was pretty good, but I was facing four months of some pretty...
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