Seeking a Heart for Prayer When Your Spirit Is Dry: Discovering What Only God Can Do by Tracey Rector I poured out an impassioned plea to God. My prayer life had become stale and listless, and prayer had become more of an obligation than a privilege. Checking off an ever-lengthening list of requests left […]
When We Don’t Have Enough: Living with a Mindset of Abundance by Lauri Hawley Do you often feel as though something is missing in your life? Whether it’s talent, time, strength, energy, creativity, or relationships, we all have an area or two of our lives that seem to be short on resources. We assume if […]
Four Tools for Overcoming Mental Block: How to Help Your Creativity Flow Again by Leslie McLeod One night when our son was a preschooler, he came into our room crying. “I had a bad dream,” he sobbed, rubbing still-sleepy eyes. My instinct was to go full mama hen, comforting and fussing over him. My resourceful […]
Staying Connected in Seasons of Change Cultivating Rhythms That Strengthen Relationships by Jenny Marcelene “I can’t believe it!” I squeal to my husband, Travis. Approaching a nearby pond, I spot birds from a board game we sometimes play as a family. I quicken my pace and, like a paparazzo, race around the water, snapping […]
Finding Your Way Home in the Detours: What to Do When You Can’t See Beyond Your Circumstances by Deborah Mendoza I miss the sea. Sometimes when I have a few free moments, I wish I could drive up to a seaside palapa or walk out onto a dock. Occasionally when I grab something to eat, […]
Do Not Fear Viewing God’s Command as an Invitation to Freedom by Tristany Corgan Heart racing. Hands shaking. Head fogging. Stomach fluttering. It’s getting hard to breathe. What is the cause of these symptoms? Perhaps it is an interruption in my daily schedule. It could be that something has gone wrong that I don’t know […]
When Life Silences Your Song Fighting Your Battles with Praise by Leslie McLeod Why is it when we try our hardest to do the right thing, it seems to go sideways? Like getting everyone to church without drama. That shouldn’t be too tough, right? Not so. I’m convinced the enemy stays up late Saturday nights, […]
What’s Beauty Got to Do With It? Enjoying Life in a Dying World by Deidre Braley What’s the purpose of enjoying life in this dying world? I asked myself this question over and over again last year as I watched my mother-in-law battle cancer. If all of our lives come down to this same single […]
How to Battle Imposter Syndrome: A Reminder That God Makes Us ‘Enough’ by Lori Ann Wood The first contest I ever won involved a tiny clay dog sculpture I crafted in a summer art class and submitted to our county fair the following fall. My seven-year-old self was shocked to receive a prize. After all, […]
Just an Ordinary Woman: Finding Abundance in Our Everyday Talents by Cara Blondo She was just an ordinary woman with ordinary talents. Yet these seemingly average talents impacted the lives around her so extraordinarily that, upon her death, friends stood around her weeping. Who was this woman? Her name was Tabitha (she was also known […]