The atmosphere in the auditorium was heavy that day at the seminar I attended with about 200 women from all over the United States. The speaker had shared with us that when difficult circumstances arise, God will reveal to us the reason He allowed that circumstance in our lives. He then sent us back to…
Sometimes its hard to be a Christian Christianity is a balancing act of being an example of Christ’s life in us and honesty. It’s not easy to balance these two things, because its not sincere to act like we don’t have real problems, but it is not a good testimony when the world doesn’t see…
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem On Monday evenings I lead a small group of men in a Bible study. It’s really more of a mentoring session for those who are new or young in the faith or just want to get together for some open discussion among men and encouragement from…
Where do you go to find comfort? Food?Work?Sleep? Perhaps you’ve not even taken time to consider this question, but we all turn to something or someone for in those times when we’re walking through difficult times. Times of loss Time of reversal Times of pain Times of rejection Mine have always been food and work….
Its always a little hard to know how to respond to a friend when she’s had a miscarriage. The volatile mixture of sorrow, loss and hormones can make you feel like you’re wandering into a field of land mines, and one wrong move could just blow the whole thing to kingdom come. But it’s not…
I read once that to truly rise to the heights of joy, one must know the depths of pain. Pain. Its something we are all acquainted with. Some more than others. The birth of our firstborn brought overwhelming joy to my husband and me, following two miscarriages that left us shaken. 21 months later our…
