Dear Christian, You Are Created For Church
You may need a break from sitting in a building on a certain day at a certain time, but you don’t need a break from being with other believers. You…
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Postpartum Anxiety Could Have Been My Undoing, But God Made it My Redoing
Isn’t it funny that after you kill a spider you instinctively look for another one? Suddenly, you are aware of the eight-legged danger that might…
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God Sees the Lowly Mother
At 12, I wanted to be a mom. I wished someday I would be married and have kids of my own. At 16, I wanted to be a doctor. But my hopes were dashed…
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Church Didn’t Change Me, Jesus Did
Church didn’t change me. I have been in church my entire life. I don’t know what it’s like to spend a Sunday on the lake or sleeping in. But…
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Disney’s The Lion King Inspires Us to Remember Who We Are
My kids and I went to see the new release of Disney’s The Lion King this morning. I loved this movie as a kid and probably can’t even count…
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When Faith Feels Like Going Through the Motions
I heard my 3-year-old gasp over the sound of our church’s piano and looked over just a moment too late to catch the crayons falling behind our pew.…
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The Older I Get, the More Sure My Faith Becomes
As I get older, I have this inward sense of shedding the layers that once enrobed me. I find myself caring less about what others may think of me,…
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God Remembers Who I Am
“I. DON’T. WANT. TO!!” The yelling gets louder and louder as she stomps on her bed staring me down with a scrunched up angry face. “Eliana,…
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Spoiler Alert: God Wins
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the enemy doesn’t have new tricks. He knows your weaknesses, your trigger points, and will continue to…
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5 Ways to Draw Closer to God in the Midst of Motherhood
Motherhood is a demanding job and can leave precious little time for anything else. Moms of young children often find it challenging to find the…
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