Seek Peace and Pursue It
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Rebecca would have been 25 today. Although we have never been able to be with our daughter for any of her birthdays, we still celebrate her quick and powerful life each year. We cook a fish dinner and give our other children gifts as we recall God’s faithfulness to us through all these years.
Finding Hope in Difficult Times
As a woman who has faced many storms in life, I am often asked, “If God is so good, why doesn’t He keep you from these difficult circumstances?” My answer […]
Finding Strength to Embrace your Challenge
During the painful seasons of life, we are more sensitive than usual. Like a physical wound that stings with the slightest touch, emotional wounds may make us susceptible to road […]
How Grief Taught me Joy
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Today would have been my baby girl’s twentieth birthday. With each year since her passing, we think of all the milestones she would have accomplished had we been granted the […]
Easter Changes Everything
Imagine how the friends of Jesus felt after His crucifixion. They were so sure He was the Messiah, the One sent to become their king and free them from Rome. […]
When Looking Good is the Last Concern
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If you ever want to find out if you have Image Issues, go skiing in extremely cold conditions and see if you care how you look. Last weekend’s fierce winds […]
Finding Purpose in Pain
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I had just laid my newborn baby down to rest and knew I should close my eyes until she needed me again, but I couldn’t resist the overwhelming urge to write […]
How the Beauty of Autumn can Help Us Survive Change
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Change is hard. In fact, most of us struggle with any major alterations in our lives. It is especially difficult when it’s unexpected, unwanted and we have not yet had to make […]
God is Bigger than the challenges we Face
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In memory of our Trisomy 18 baby, I offer the words God spoke to me one night before she died in 1999. May these words be an encouragement to you […]
How to Dress for Tragedies, Trials and Temptations
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You have come to the top of a mountain peek; the only way to continue on your journey is to navigate your way down the steep slope and over to […]