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  • Is There Really Anything New to Learn About Jesus? July 31, 2020
  • My Picks of the Best Podcasts for Christian Apologetics July 3, 2020
  • 5 Important Reasons Christians Should Study Apologetics July 2, 2020
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  • WHY are we so quick to criticize parents in the wake of tragedy? What is it about alligators, gorillas and car seats that turn rational human beings into armchair parenting quarterbacks moments after tragedy strikes?
    Godly Parenting

    Why Tragedy Makes us so Quick to Criticize Parents 

    June 17, 2016 /

    WHY are we so quick to criticize parents in the wake of tragedy? What is it about alligators, gorillas and car seats that turn rational, compassionate people into cruel, armchair parenting quarterbacks moments after tragedy strikes? When I hear about a child’s death, I immediately imagine the pain of losing my sweet girl. Even in the middle of the night, I’ll go scoop her up, kiss her face, smell her hair, knowing it is only by the grace of God my girl is healthy and alive. It certainly isn’t due to perfect parenting. I fail daily. So why are people so quick to criticize parents? Because we’re afraid. In the…

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    Want to change your attitude? Have more peace? Experience more joy in your life? Take the 30 Days without Complaint challenge with me!

    Can you go 30 Days Without Complaint?

    October 23, 2014
    How can my sweet baby girl be six already? No matter how many times I try to grasp the sands of time a little harder, be more determined to be more intentional, the days just keep running away with my heart.

    How can my Sweet Baby Girl be Six Already?

    May 14, 2016
    With ads, and discounts galore, I find it hard not to get caught up in shopping this time of year, but . . . is the key to happier kids actually fewer toys?

    Fewer Toys make Happier Kids

    December 18, 2015
  • Can I just have a minute to talk to you about the kind of love I hope you have today, that I hope you have everyday. Do you know how to have an abiding love?
    Faith based living,  Marriage

    Do you know how to have an Abiding Love?

    June 14, 2016 /

    Can I just have a minute to speak into your soul today? I want to talk to you about the kind of love I hope you have today, the kind of love I hope you have everyday, an abiding love. Abiding love is safe, enduring, permanent, sacrificial love. Our worship pastor once read to us from John 15, verses about abiding love, the love of the Father that Christ demonstrated for us through his life of purity and sacrifice. And I just wanted to sit down in the middle of those verses and ABIDE. Like curve into an cozy chair by the fire, swathed in a rich blanket. Abide means…

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    How God is Building my Faith Through the Storms of Life

    March 18, 2018
    Have you Missed God's invitation? Left an empty chair at God's feast? An empty chair at our table reminded me I had turned down His invitation.

    The Empty Chair – Have you Missed God’s Invitation?

    October 18, 2015
    Skipping the Scale - Heaven Not Harvard. A year without a scale because a set of numbers doesn't set my value.

    Skipping the Scale

    January 16, 2015
  • Are you a People Pleaser? I have been. I struggle against striving to please people almost daily. But the struggle has gotten easier since I learned the truth.
    Faith based living

    The Harsh Truth about being a People Pleaser

    April 28, 2016 /

    Are you a people pleaser? I have been. I struggle against striving to please people almost daily. But the struggle has gotten easier since I learned the truth. Know what you get when a ‘recovering’ control freak is mixed with a harmony desiring people pleaser? Me. And it was messy and hard. And made me completely crazy! Didn’t do much for my family either. (Heaven not Harvard is a participant in affiliate programs including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.) God’s been working on this area of my heart for…

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    Stop making resolutions that promise worldly perfection. Try one promising holiness and eternal perfection. Follow a Bible reading plan in the new year! #NewYearsResolutions #BibleReadingPlan #ChristianWoman #ChristianLiving #FaithBasedLiving

    Why Follow a Bible Reading Plan in the New Year

    December 30, 2019
    Twelve years ago today, I got pulled over by the sheriff. I couldn't imagine how one "traffic stop" would change my life with a soldier's fairy tale proposal.

    Fairy Tale Proposal and Happily Ever After

    November 11, 2014
    How does my miracle birth story relate to the ancient Israelites? Because we so easily forget the miracles in our lives if we don't thank God for them.

    Wonderfully Made: My Amazing Miracle Birth Story

    August 10, 2017
  • Are you a control freak? I am in a recovery program thanks to Jesus & learning to lose control is messy, but a truly wonderful way to be a wife, mom, woman.
    Army Wife Life,  Faith based living

    Go with the flow: My best tips for losing Control

    April 19, 2016 /

      Are you a bit of a control freak? Do you like to control every.single.thing? I am. Well, I was until I began losing control and life’s so much better. I’m in a control recovery program. It’s called Jesus. I’m learning that a lot of my control issues were really a type of temper tantrum about not wanting to trust God for my future. Go with the flow would never have been used to describe my personality. NEVER. I still need five minutes for deep breaths after a surprise change of plans. I’m learning to embrace changes, but I’ve had a lifetime of practice with my control habit. (Heaven not…

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    Check out this week's installment of Ask Away Thursday - one question, LOTS of answers!

    Which job is right for me? Ask Away Thursday

    March 17, 2016
    I was crying, running on vapors, trying to do it all myself. Why do I keep forgetting I didn't get this far alone? I need Him to bloom in any season.

    Bloom in Any Season

    November 23, 2015

    Let Him be Her Dad

    June 21, 2015
  • This week, life feels a bit like drowning. I'm fairly certain I'm not doing this stay-at-home-mom thing right. At the very least, other people are doing it better.
    Faith based living,  Godly Parenting

    Am I doing this right? Feels like Drowning

    March 14, 2016 /

    This week, life feels a bit like drowning. I’m fairly certain I’m not doing this stay-at-home-mom thing right. At the very least, other people are doing it better. I look at the crusty kitchen counter, the dog hair infested floor, the math worksheet she doodled all over (the I LOVE YOU’s are sweet, but what is 5+2?!), the three other subjects we didn’t get to, exercise bike taunting me, the completely unhealthy frozen pizza that is probably going to be dinner (again), and when was my last shower?! Other moms text me like – wanna hang out? and I stare at the message feeling like a failure. Obviously, they have…

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    Stop making resolutions that promise worldly perfection. Try one promising holiness and eternal perfection. Follow a Bible reading plan in the new year! #NewYearsResolutions #BibleReadingPlan #ChristianWoman #ChristianLiving #FaithBasedLiving

    Why Follow a Bible Reading Plan in the New Year

    December 30, 2019
    Have you Missed God's invitation? Left an empty chair at God's feast? An empty chair at our table reminded me I had turned down His invitation.

    The Empty Chair – Have you Missed God’s Invitation?

    October 18, 2015
    Are you looking for ways to pray during a crisis? Sometimes all we can do is pray. But thankfully we serve a God able to ANSWER those prayers! #Prayer #Faith #ChristianBlogger #PrayerChangesThings #Christian #FaithBasedLiving

    Ways to Pray During a Crisis

    March 15, 2020
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