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Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I will never forget the hopefulness I felt when I cradled my first child in my arms, I couldn’t help
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Are you weary and worn? Tired of rushing through life and desperately in need of rest? There is a secret
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries When I was seventeen, I went from straight-a student to dropout all for the sake of a dream; and it
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I felt like a fool! I knew I had walked across the house to get something from this room, but
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries If you were to visit my house on a Wednesday morning for a coffee date, you might find yourself thinking,
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I am so glad I decided to take the #write31days challenge! I remember when I first read about it back
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Welcome to week 4 of the #Write31Days Challenge! I have titled my series “31 Uplifting Quote Graphics” and plan to
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Welcome to week 3 of the #Write31Days Challenge! I have titled my series “31 Uplifting Quote Graphics” and plan to
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries How did I get here? What is happening to me? I was flat on my back on the floor of
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Welcome to week 2 of the #Write31Days Challenge! I have titled my series “31 Uplifting Quote Graphics” and plan to
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I have no desire to put any of my dear friends on the spot, but the women in my life
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Welcome to week 1 of the #Write31Days Challenge! I am titling this series “31 Uplifting Quote Graphics” and I plan
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Whether we are ready for it or not, October has arrived! That means it is time for the #Write31Days challenge.
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Have you ever been alone? Surrounded by people but somehow completely isolated? Friendship has never come easily to me. I
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Stop. Take a breath. Look around. What is happening in your life right now? Is your corner of the universe
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries This article is for all of the moms out there who wear self-condemnation and fear like a weighted garland around
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I long for a more balanced life, don’t you? We live in a society that is constantly racing towards bigger
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries There are very few people who have ever seen me naked, and I will do everything in my power to
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries It’s 6:20 am, and I am halfway through my first cup of coffee. I slept poorly last night, but I
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries The wind is howling in our backyard again. Smoke from some distant, unnamed fire is rolling through our valley. As
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries What do you do when your child doesn’t fit in the box you have so carefully built for them? What
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I will never find satisfaction in this life as long as I look to other people to meet the needs
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Today we are celebrating my eldest daughters 8th birthday. But, I became a mother well before I held our little
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries I had been bracing myself for the storm. Somehow, I knew it was coming even before I saw the clouds
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