By Jenny Marcelene Standing in the toy and picture book-strewn dining room, I stared out our third-floor apartment window. The sun cast a shadow across the rocky, empty lot across the alley. Unsettledness crept across my heart. How do I teach my preschooler and toddler to follow Jesus? Discipleship felt like such a daunting task—even […]
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Are you looking for a simple way to invite Christ into your Christmas? We have created a FREE Advent Reading Plan that takes just 15-minutes per day, 5-days per week to complete. As you walk through this 4-week plan, you will be invited to slow down, remember, anticipate, and rejoice in all Jesus Christ has
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By Katherine Grote My four amazing children are my sun, moon, heart, and every other sappy thing people say. The oldest is 20-I-know-everything-about-life-can-you-put-some-money-in-my-account years old, two are teenagers, and the youngest is 11 going on 35. My kids are also the cause of the tic under my left eye and the reason I wake up
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By Margaret Kemp On a family trip along the Appalachian Trail to Catawba Mountain, we passed a sign that read, “Catawba Hospital.” That sign prompted my sons’ grandfather to tell a story about his father. In the early 1900s, Great-grandpa was a patient at Catawba Hospital. Located near mineral springs, Catawba was a health resort.
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By Lynda Kelly “Should we take grandma an umbrella?” my daughter asked. A crack of thunder split the sky. Within seconds, rain poured down—the kind of desert storm that turns streets into rivers. I hesitated. It was late. The logical part of me offered every excuse to stay dry and safe at home. Mama only
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By Stacy Jenkins It’s crazy how much I thought I knew about parenting before I got into the game. I laugh now about all the things I said I’d never do. But a few topics hit too close to home to be funny. One of those is how easily I can lose my cool. Even-tempered
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By Grace Thomas Does your family struggle with developing spiritual routines? My family has, especially as we navigate life with a newborn and toddler. Just like regular rhythms can help us, spiritual routines can provide a lifeline in busy times, anchor us, and streamline our days. So, how can we develop spiritual routines when life
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By Jana Carlson When my oldest daughter was engaged, I set aside my normal routine and dove into wedding planning. The joyous celebration of this matrimony deserved the best I had to give. My days quickly filled with attending wedding dress fittings, hosting guests, offering a shoulder to cry on at unexpected moments, and rescheduling
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Why did God rest on the seventh day? I mean, really?!? He’s God—the Almighty Creator of heaven and earth—surely He doesn’t need to rest? Yet, Genesis 2:2 tells us, “By the seventh day God completed His work that He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work that He had done.”
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By Jill Miller Near my kitchen’s glass doors, I placed a few feeders in a tree for birds that like to eat while perched. Since some birds prefer feeding off the ground, I always make sure to spread some feed on the patio. On this patio, I’ve observed two very different pairs of birds—the sparrows
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