Have You Chosen Your ‘One Word’ for 2018?
So, if you partake in the #oneword parade, what word did you choose for 2018? What one word can heal, transform, inspire, engage, move you forward in 2018?
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So, if you partake in the #oneword parade, what word did you choose for 2018? What one word can heal, transform, inspire, engage, move you forward in 2018?
Continue readingCelebrating the wonder and miracle of Christmas year round is easy, all it takes is a purposeful heart.
Continue readingWhen we buy second-hand things, we are reclaiming part of the life story of someone else. Past experience breathes deep. We can’t help but absorb the invisible DNA.
Continue readingKids are easily stirred by the little stuff and consistently moved by the grandeur of God’s glory. Life has yet to dull their senses. We can learn from them.
Continue readingSo how do we find time to sit at the table and enjoy each other’s company aside from our one-day tradition when life spreads us thin and pulls our family in multiple directions? How can we engage in meaningful, face-to-face connection when our spouse travels, our kids have opposing activity schedules, or unfortunate events have severed emotional ties or left us empty with grief?
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Continue readingPaul’s declaration about love is so right. Not to mention, so hard. Living the Gospel of love is the most challenging simple thing Jesus call’s us to do. Sure we know how to love as a mom. But what about the “never gives up, doesn’t fly off the handle, trusts God always” disclaimers?
Continue readingOur truest self was created to love, to have compassion, to save a life if a life needs saving. In an instant we are capable of jumping into action without a single self-serving thought. In a split second, something inside us knows without a doubt what to do when another human is in danger. That something is to love them, help them, save them.
Continue readingDeath and resurrection always co-exist: in busy schedules, dirty laundry, poor choices, major screw-ups, unforeseen difficulties. And if we allow ourselves to embrace the tension, holding both the pain and the relief in our heart at the same time, fresh air awaits.
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