by Shannon | Aug 15, 2018 | Encourage, Parenting, Shannon
‘Twas the night before school starts and all through the home, The children were sleeping because I took their phones. My kids and my spouse were all tucked into bed, And I knew I should join them, but thoughts filled my head… Had I signed all the forms...
by Louise | Aug 10, 2018 | Encourage, Life in general, Louise, Uncategorized
It’s such a gift to be able to see the potential for new life in old things. I haven’t always had this gift, but I’ve gotten better at it. Instead of only seeing the value in new things, I have a much greater appreciation for the beauty that comes...
by Shannon | Aug 8, 2018 | Encourage, Life in general, Shannon
The other day I had to call and reschedule a dental procedure for my son. The appointment was about a week and half out, but we had just learned that his basketball coach had arranged for them to have a tournament that next weekend. My kid wasn’t supposed to do...
by Gwen | Jul 30, 2018 | Gwen, Inspire
It’s hard to claim authority over your own life. So many people, traditions and circumstances want to direct it. They scream, whisper or manipulate. But who are you? What do you love? When your song is over, what do you want the rhythm to have been? What do...
by Gwen | Jul 11, 2018 | Encourage, Gwen
Isn’t funny how you can say anything you want about your sibling, but the minute anyone else does, you want to lay them out FLAT. It amazes me that the people that have the biggest impact on you growing up are choices that...
by Gwen | Jul 2, 2018 | Faith, Gwen, Inspire
“God will protect you with his pinions; you’ll find refuge under his wings. His faithfulness is a protective shield.” Psalm 91:4 The way God created everything is astounding. Each creature is...
by Gwen | Jun 15, 2018 | Faith, Gwen, Inspire
Is it crazy how you can start off the day ready to tackle the world, and then BAM, it goes to pot. I had the most wonderful prayer time and enjoyed studying God’s word today, but you wouldn’t know it. You wouldn’t know it at all. We got two kittens...
by Shannon | Jun 11, 2018 | Inform, Shannon, World Issues
In just a short time from now, a historic meeting will be taking place. The president of our United States will be meeting with Kim Jon-un, the leader of North Korea. You may have been over-hearing about this meeting for some time now. It was on, it was off,...
by Shannon | May 23, 2018 | Encourage, Parenting, Shannon
A lifetime ago…or maybe just a childhood ago….I stood over an isolate in the NICU staring at a wrinkly smushed little creature with a purplish bruised head. He was hooked up to wires and tubes as the machines around him hummed and beeped and I put my carefully washed...
by Shannon | May 22, 2018 | Faith, Inspire, Shannon
About seven years ago I made a promise to myself. Every year, on the anniversary of the Joplin tornado, I would read THIS POST I had written about what my family had experienced that Sunday afternoon. I would read it and remember. I would remember what God did for us....
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