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The Bible is packed with the spiritual nourishment your soul craves. Our aim is to provide resources to help you break it down into bite-sized pieces that are easy to digest. Articles on the Living by Design Blog are packed with heart-focused content, practical solutions for real life, and Bible-based training. Since launching this blog in 2014, we’ve featured more than 100 guest contributors. If you’d like to submit an article for consideration, please review our submission guidelines.
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Do you remember what Glinda the Good said to Dorothy at the end of Wizard of Oz? Dorothy was begging
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I’m not quite sure when I fell in love with my husband. It took forever, yet happened in the blink of
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Why do humans complicate things so? Take babies, for example. They truly are the simplest of creatures. Eat. Sleep. Poop.
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I press the button to end our call and brace myself for the tsunami of emotions that rush over me after a
A Guest Post by Melody Quinn It’s not the memories of what I have done that plague me. It’s the memories of what I haven’t done. The conversations I haven’t had.
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries For many years, I mistakenly believed grace is a New Testament—or New Covenant—concept. In my mind, it was almost as
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Today I’m spilling my all-time, number-one, best-of-the-best secret to cultivating enduring friendships. But first, a confession… I am the only
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries With Easter just around the corner, I’ve been pondering the significance of the cross. Everything I am and everything I stand
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Photography by Kristi Foreman My husband and I are opposites. I am outspoken, he is reserved. I am a dreamer,
Article by: Sarah Koontz,Founder of Living by Design Ministries I love it when my “everyday romantic” surprises me with flowers. This time the blooms are a refreshing mixture of vibrant
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I ask you to think of today’s post as a duet—two distinct voices harmonizing within a melodious freedom message. I
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries The book of Psalms is my favorite place to go when I need a quick pick-me-up, but I rarely spend
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side.Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.Leave to thy God
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries A few months ago I discovered my youngest daughter’s love language {insert enthusiastic and unapologetic momstyle dance moves here}. This,
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries For the rest of your life, people will be trying to find words to describe you, to sum you up,
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries After a devastating miscarriage and a season of unexpected infertility, I was finally a mother. In spite of the joy
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Until recently, I would have never referred to myself as a “creative” or an “artist.” Why not, you ask? It’s
An Interview with Cru’s Kate Maxey | Written by Sarah Koontz For the last few years, my husband and I have been supporting a ministry called Cru (formerly Campus Crusade
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Clutter is both my constant companion (I have 2 grade school kids!) and a threat to my peace of mind.
Early this year, I stumbled upon a woman’s prayer group at my church. My motives for joining them were not rooted in a desire to pray, but rather a desire
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I moved away from home when I was 17, searching for something more than my small town could provide. I
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I can’t imagine military living; surrendering your own will for the greater good and putting yourself in harms way for
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I’m obsessed with all the amazing boutique clothing stores that are creating faith based jewelry and clothing. There’s nothing like waking
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries The perfect mom is far from perfect. She has not got it all figured out, nor does she expect to.
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