Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, His love endures forever. 1 Chronicles 16:34(NIV) A thankful heart. That’s what I wanted to convey. I had gathered items for our church’s Thanksgiving service…all things that
Read more“You know, it’s okay if your primary ministry focus is your husband and your kids.” I don’t remember the details of the conversation with my mother-in-law leading up to that comment, but those words were
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A crowded South Carolina beach was usually part of what I referred to as the vacation equation. When our children were young, July was always the month we took our family vacation. And it was
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Matthew 1:21 ~ She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. (ESV) I love this time year. LOVE.IT. As a kid, it was
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After my four-year-old son, Jonathan, passed away, my world crumbled. I questioned God. Why did you give me a child with special needs, then take him away? Even through sorrow and bitterness, I continued to
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We were having an ice cream cone after church one Sunday and our children, ages 10, 11 and 12 at the time, were clowning around as usual. To anyone else in the room, we looked
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By Carla Stewart With three boys in grade school and one still in diapers, it was a daunting task to make the nine-hour trip to be with our families on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning—traditions
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