by Paula Moldenhauer Paper snowflakes decorate the living room window. Outside real snow drifts through the dark, illuminated by the pole light at the edge of our yard. The flakes are lazy and fluffy tonight,
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Jessica Year 01, Month 8 – April 2011
“You’re never going to believe this,” I tell my friend over the phone. “Here all this time, I’ve been looking in the churches for community, but apparently I need to be attending AA meetings. My
Read moreBecoming a ‘Dult’
I tried to hide it from her, but the tears came anyway. Harder, faster, accompanied by sobs, louder than I expected. But make no mistake; they were expected. We had just checked into our motel
Read morePooh Finds His Honey
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24, Darby Translation (DARBY) One day when the sun rose over the Hundred Acre
Read moreMentoring: It’s a Beautiful Thing
Stephanie says, “As the sun began to sneak a peek through the horizontal lines of my mini blinds, I was reminded that another hectic day awaited me. It wasn’t easy being an early bird and a night owl in the same skin, but as a single mom who was struggling to be all and do all, I didn’t have many other options. Each day held its own basket full of burdens for a girl who wore too many hats and didn’t realize the significance of her role as a mother. I was a single mom without Christ, without a clue, and without a mentor.”
Read moreIs joy really more than just a brighter shade of happiness?
“What have you been thinking about joy recently?” my husband, Mike, asked me over lunch the other day, knowing that I’m working on a series about the fruit of the spirit and mothering, and that
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Hank Phillippi Ryan wrote a blog post entitled Sob Sisters, about crying, and that she cries at everything. I almost cried because I discovered someone who cried as much as I do. Theaters would probably
Read moreThe Christian and Politics…a Question of Morality
When Russell Kirk, founder of the modern conservative movement, first wrote what I like to call his pillars of conservatism, or what he referred to as his Ten Conservative Principles, #1 on the list was
Read moreThe Thorn in My Smile
But one day it showed up in my life. Inside my neck, to be exact. On my lab report. The diagnosis was a shock, though I was too groggy from the surgery to notice. My family, however, was not. It was a rough day for them.
Read moreUnity Delivers More
By: Alyssa Sharp Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! –Psalm 133:1 The sun rose above the dry-land mountains into the cloudless sky. Ten of
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