Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
~Hebrews 12:1
I was thinking about my dreams recently - dreams for the future, for my kids, for this world. Then I began to wonder if these were just hopes and wishes. Then my mind became all befungled trying to figure out the differences between hopes, wishes, bucket-lists, goals,...
I loved my cozy little nook I shared with Jesus most mornings. It wasn’t much. Nothing special, really. But it was comfy, and I could sit for hours on the end of our 30-year-old sofa, in our living room, in a corner of our house. I poured out my heart to Jesus in that...
AUTHORS SHARING ORNAMENTS! This week I’m teaming up with picture book authors Laura Sassi, Mindy Baker, and Tama Fortner to present FOUR days of book-themed ornaments inspired by our Christmas themed picture books. Each day this week, families can pop over to our...
Is that possible in stressful times?
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