What Divorce Does to Kids

  The other day, I was cleaning out some files and came across a poem, written by a divorced mom on behalf of her two children. The poem had no title, so I’ve given it the title: “My Daddy Doesn’t Live Here.” It’s heartbreaking to read, but it’s a good reminder of how divorce affects kids. 

August 2016: A Moment in the Word

“Without these qualities you can’t see what’s right before you, oblivious that your old sinful life has been wiped off the books. So, friends, confirm God’s invitation to you, his choice of you.” 1 Peter 1:9 MSG  Growing up in a bible-believing church and being raised with Christ-following parents I was constantly taught truth from […]

3 Major Marriage Decisions

Decisions, decisions, decisions. Sometimes marriage can feel like an endless stream of decisions. Even if you decide not to make a decision…that’s still a decision! These decisions come in a variety of shapes and sizes. There are minor decisions like: Where do we go to eat? Who cleans up after the dog? What movie will we watch? Who will […]

All My Fountains are Found in Him

“With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus.” 2 Peter 1:9-10 When I was in college, I was very active in my local church. It was a small church, but […]

Love with No End

From the moment we are born we are instilled with the quality to love others. Wide-eyed infants in need of nourishment, we associate love with the comfort of another individual. Oh to be a child again and feel what it’s like to love others with nothing holding you back! No judgment, no hatred, no record […]

Welcome Wounds & True Friendship

“Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.”   â€śOil and perfume make the heart glad and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.” Proverbs 27:5- 6, 9 As my tires rolled over her smooth driveway, I smiled to again […]