Rejoice in Him

Claire, Elisabeth, Ginger, Julie, and Rick share thoughts from the heart to the heart

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Discipleship

A parent’s responsibility

If you are a parent, you realize the enormous responsibility of raising a child. We usually think of taking care of our children physically, but we also have a responsibility of nurturing them emotionally and spiritually. You take a test… Continue Reading →

Search and Rescue

  “…Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress…” – Ps.107 For most of our walk, our 45lb. puppy, Trooper, had been calm, just chillin’ with his human “mom”—that is, until he… Continue Reading →

The path of discipline

What comes to your mind when you think of discipline? Many of us tend to look at discipline as an unwanted, but necessary aspect of life. It’s something we need to do, but don’t necessarily want to do. The author… Continue Reading →

Look Inside!

“What are these people’s stories?  How did they end up here?”, I wondered, when I first met some of the residents at a homeless shelter a group of us volunteered at last week.  Some of them fit the stereotype—“grungy”, downtrodden-looking,… Continue Reading →

It Takes All Kinds

I always enjoy reading about the discovery of Jesus’ Resurrection in John 20.  Not only because it gives me joy and encouragement every time, but because of the different personalities displayed there.  Each personality carries a different approach to life—to… Continue Reading →

Don’t Settle for Less

“Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they… Continue Reading →

Weekly Inspirational Quote

He turns not back who is bound to a star. Leonardo da Vinci When you have a vision of what could be, then you are not easily dissuaded. May we keep our eyes on the prize and continue to press… Continue Reading →

Our Source of Authority

“When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.”  Mat. 7:28-29 “Mom, you have authority.  You just have to find it… Continue Reading →

The Blessing of Zero

The other day, I was taking a walk with the Lord, when He laid a new idea on my heart—the “Alphabet Thanking Game”.  As easy as “ABC”, it goes like this:  For every letter, think of something to thank God… Continue Reading →

Practical steps for parents in training your children

As parents we are concerned for our children and their moral development. Church is one of the many options people consider for the moral development of their children. You may be wondering, “How can I maximize the effectiveness of the… Continue Reading →

If You Want to Catch the Waves, You’ve Gotta Slog through the Seaweed!

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”  Josh. 1:9 “…we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does… Continue Reading →

What Are We Eating?

“There is a way that seems right to a [person] but its end is the way to death.”  Prov.14:12 Last week our family visited a sea turtle conservation center, where they bring rescued sea turtles for rehabilitation and treatment to… Continue Reading →

Lessons learned from my mom

I received an email this week containing lessons learned from my mom. Can you identify with any of these lessons: My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION: “Just wait until your father gets home.” My Mother taught me about RECEIVING:. “You… Continue Reading →

UNCLOGGED

A few weeks ago, we noticed something frustrating about our vacuum cleaner—that instead of picking up dirt, dust, and various tidbits of unwanted elements, it was spitting them all out in an avid display of “economic redistribution” all over our… Continue Reading →

Faith to Stand in the River

Joshua chapter 3-4 records the history of the Israelites crossing the Jordan River. No bridge, no boats, no animals to ride on… just a “repeat performance” by the Lord of making the water stand up on either side of a… Continue Reading →

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