A Guest Blog by Sarah E. Frazer We began last spring with excitement as we planted our little garden. We had grand plans for the anticipated harvest of green beans, peppers, pumpkins, tomatoes, squash, and even broccoli. But by the end of the summer, our garden was completely overrun. Unfortunately, we let it get overrun […]
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So many of you are new to our community, and I want everyone to know that the girl who writes Bible studies for Living by Design Ministries is a major work-in-progress. Aren’t we all? I love how God transforms us into the image of Christ one small step at a time. Each step of obedience
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We are excited to feature Lisa Braziel’s story on the Living by Design Blog this week. Lisa is the co-creator of the WORD30 Challenge. If it were not for her courage and commitment to clearing the clutter and making room for Jesus, this challenge kit would have never been created. I was tired. I had
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A Guest Blog by Kate Motaung “We’re out of options. There’s nothing left we can do.” We knew the day would come eventually—but that didn’t diminish the force of the blow. After four consecutive years of chemotherapy, my mom had run out of strains to try. Game over. I sat crumpled on one side of
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A Guest Blog by Bethany McIlrath Silly as it may seem, I didn’t see a connection between reading the Bible and praying for a long time. Then one day in my regular Bible reading, I was desperate to understand what a challenging passage was saying. Desperation has a way of making our prayers more honest,
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A Guest Post by Sarah Gerringer I live in the woods, and the wild birds flock to my feeders. During the day I hear the gentle peck, peck, peck of their little beaks snapping up sunflower seeds. Slow and quiet, I sneak up to the window to watch them feeding on the deck. I’m captivated
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A Guest Post by Stacy Pardoe The white winds of winter pounded the westward side of our house as I stared into the monotone grays and ivories of the season. In five short months, our little family of four had endured more loss than the past decade; it felt like someone had pulled the rug
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Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Have you ever been stuck in the mud? I’ll never forget the day my second grade class took a field trip across the highway to April’s house. April’s dad had been the pastor of the little Baptist church that housed our Christian elementary school for
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