"...the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control..."
The first time I read this verse depressed me. I couldn't pick even one that I felt I was doing fairly well. Then when I became a mom, I learned how weak I am in all these ...
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A Personal Testimony
Today I'm thrilled to introduce my daughter Cecilia as a guest blogger. Enjoy!
I’ve been a Christian for the majority of my life. I was raised in a Christian home, attended church, Sunday school, youth group, all the works. To be honest, by the time I got to college, my faith looked great from my ...
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Living Well
When our children are little, they readily absorb tons from us. What we teach, what they hear and see. Living together speeds their learning process as they watch. listen. apply. learn over and over again.
They abide. Dwelling with us, they learn our ways. They're learning to live the way we ...
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Drenched in Love
Plenty of worship songs make me cry. The words find deep places in my heart that need God's touch. A deep in-filling of His love.
For a lot of years, I struggled to believe or receive my worthiness of God's love. I couldn't get the fact of this in my head to become faith in my heart.
So, I decided ...
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Our Constant
When we tell You we're sorry and ask for Your help, and then do the same wrong-thing within an hour...
When we ask for Your forgiveness, yet struggle to forgive someone...
When we stare temptation in the face, and don't turn our heart away...
YOU REMAIN WITH US. YOU NEVER LEAVE US.
Every thought ...
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Mood Makeover
Whoa, he's in a bad mood.
Watch out, she's in one of her moods.
I've said it - and I'm confident my children have thought or said it about me.
The comment warns.
A bad mood can sour the atmosphere in a room, in the car, at the supper table, on a family outing. Not to mention change the mood of ...
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The Invitation in Music
Our family loves music. Our tastes vary and overlap.
When our children were little, Christian children's music entertained them during car rides and trips. Singing with their chins raised high like baby birds, their interpretations of the songwriter's words made me smile.
As they got older, their ...
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Noticeable Change
You're different. You've changed... in a good way.
Ever thought or said that about someone?
I like to think my kids have thought this about me over the years... since they've certainly seen me at my worst - more times than I could count. I wish it didn't take my ugliest moments to grab my ...
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Relationship with our Kids
Holy God, show me how to have relationship in this season with each of my children.
My prayer for many years. Being humbled more times than I could count, I've learned that my behavior and emotions can be as unpredictable as any of my children's. Looking back, I don't think they premeditate their ...
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Trust for the Unpredictable
I didn't see that coming.
Daily life is unpredictable.
We pray, plan and implement.
What seems like a good or plausible idea, might be just that. The next step we plan to initiate may be the exact course we are to initiate.
And there may be more.
The more is what only God knows. Events only He ...
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What’s Your Approach
A new job, relationship, season ... An ongoing heartache or health struggle ... A relationship challenge or self-image issues ...
How do you approach these?
"Thus says the Lord: 'Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his ...
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Learning to See
"Wow, God blessed us as we shopped today! Thank you, God."
"God made every star that you see."
"I want you to have a friend, too. God wants us to talk to Him about that. He gives us our friends. And He helps us feel better while we wait."
"And she did not know that it was I who gave her the ...
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