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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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    My temper tantrums? As parents, we don't often think about our tantrums, but I've grown increasingly convicted about my anger, especially towards my daughter.

    Why Should You Stop Throwing Temper Tantrums

    July 28, 2014
    "Life isn't fair!" she sobbed from the backseat, holding her broken balloon. "I wanted to show my daddy!" And in that moment my minivan became a place of ministry to both of us.

    Life isn’t Fair, Broken Balloons, and a Good Father

    October 7, 2016
    Have we taken too much JOY out of childhood? Regulated away all the fun? Say Yes to More Mud Puddles and soak up the moments that make life worth living.

    Say Yes to More Mud Puddles: Reclaiming Joy in Childhood

    January 6, 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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    When people disappoint us, we can be so surprised. We stand there with our pretty picture shattered and say now what? What do we do when people disappoint?

    What to do When People Disappoint

    February 25, 2016
    The Fifty Shades series isAs a Christian woman, I shouldn't have to say anything about not to reading or watching them, but as a rape victim and a mother, I felt I need to.

    A Rape Victim’s Problem with Fifty Shades and the like

    February 23, 2017
    Give me 5 minutes to tell you why Voice of the Martyrs has the potential to change your faith and inspire you to be part of changing the world for Christ!

    What Every Christian should know about Voice of the Martyrs

    August 2, 2018
  • 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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    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.

    Am I doing this right? Feels like Drowning

    March 14, 2016
    Learn how to pray to God to start your day! See the power of prayer in your life. My acrostic - Pray Awake is setting the tone of my heart & home. Free Printable to frame and use daily! #Prayer #ChristianBlogger #Faith #FreePrintable #FaithBlogger #ChristianLiving #ChristianMom #ChristianWoman

    A Morning Prayer to Start Your Day with God

    May 13, 2020
    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 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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    Not sure what to say or do about Memorial Day? Are you supposed to say anything? if so, to whom? This is one Army wife's perspective on Memorial Day Grace.

    Memorial Day Grace & Perspective from an Army Wife

    May 28, 2016

    Let Him be Her Dad

    June 21, 2015
    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
  • 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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    Growing pains are a part of growing up, but we have to trust that what is coming is better than what we have.

    Growing Pains

    February 12, 2016

    Haircut Failure

    November 5, 2014
    After years of tremendous division, we need Thanksgiving more than ever & the simple words of the hymn We Gather Together remind us why it's important.

    We Gather Together – Thanksgiving and Fellowship

    November 24, 2016
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