Faith based living
Insights and anecdotes about living by faith in our role as women, wives, and mothers.
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What Changed my Heart and made me Pro Life?
A Christian blogger being pro life is not very surprising, but what might surprise you is that I was pro choice much of my life. It’s still really hard to admit. About 15 years ago, God began to get ahold of my heart in a way that changed everything I thought I knew. My pro-choice argument went something like this: Life begins at conception, but it is my religious belief in the Bible that informs my position. I do not believe abortion is a good choice and would never encourage a friend to have an abortion, but I don’t have the right to force my religious beliefs onto others. I…
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How to Share the Truth About Abortion with Pro-Choice Friends
How can we share the truth about abortion to our pro-choice friends? I have really struggled to find just the right way to discuss this sensitive topic. Everyone has a really strong opinion, and people often find discussion difficult when we have strong opinions. We tend to do a lot of sharing our own opinions without really listening. But no one changes her mind in a shouting match. Too often people double down and shout louder, resort to name calling and worse. Our entire national political discourse looks like this right now: angry screaming (or typing) at people we don’t know, whose stories we haven’t heard over issues we are…
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What Every Christian should know about Voice of the Martyrs
What should you know about Voice of the Martyrs? I had heard of Voice of the Martyrs, but had never really gotten involved. Even though I donated and joined their mailing list, I hadn’t taken real steps to personally be involved in their ministry, but that changed when I realized that their ministry is the entire body of believers. (Heaven not Harvard is as a participant in affiliate programs including the Amazon Associates Program. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.) If you let it, VOM might change your faith forever. I hope you’ll read how it changed mine. Voice of the Martyrs unites the global body of Christ. We…
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Community Matters when there are Sharks in the Water!
Community matters for many reasons, but this week, I saw firsthand the importance of community during our beach vacation. We woke up early, packed our stuff and selves into the van, and drove to Florida. We really enjoy this one military beach because we’re always reminded that being part of the military community matters. There’s a sense of camaraderie between military families. Our kids make instant friends. We might belong to different branches, but we’re all part of the same brotherhood. Conversations are easy about our shared experiences as military families, and we watch out for each other. By the time we finished the long drive, carried all the food,…
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What so Captures our Imagination in a Princess Story?
What is is about a princess story that so captures our imagination? Have you been following all the media buzz this week over the royal wedding? Did you get up early to watch it? (Heaven not Harvard is as a participant in affiliate programs including the Amazon Associates Program. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.) I have to admit, I did not watch it live. I haven’t slept-in for weeks and took advantage of a cloudy morning to sleep all the way until 8:45! Scandalous. But the coverage has been everywhere. People have been preparing viewing parties for months. As royal wedding coverage overtook every outlet, I began…
