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, […]
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 […]
God can use our worst experiences as our greatest opportunities for growth and transformation. […]
No matter where we live, as believers in Jesus, we are citizens of heaven (see Philippians 3:20). That truth has the power to transform our daily lives. Being confident of our final destination allows us to hold the appearance, size, or location of our earthly homes loosely. […]
Psalm 90 is a plea from the man who led his people through the wilderness and was without a home for forty years. It doesn’t open, though, with Moses speaking bitterly toward God. Rather, it starts, “Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.” […]