Why talk about depression? Because it’s real and people who are depressed need to know that they are not alone. In categories on my home page under depression, you will find several stories about this very topic. And through these stories you will discover how real our God is and that He will never leave us nor…
“Every time I climb on to a plane, I hand over the control of my life to the pilot. I trust he knows what he is doing. I’ve learned I can trust God even more.” Quote from Brave Mom by Sherry Surratt (pg132). I had a horrible taste in my mouth and an awful stomach…
By Jenny Shinsky “Don’t step on a crack,” she said. “Why not,” I asked. “Because you will break your mother’s back,” she said. I turned to her. “But you’re my mom,” I said and she laughed. My mom and I go through this bit quite often. She always laughs when I feign surprise and exclaim…
Measuring Your Child’s Value By Beth Demme Early in our children’s elementary school experience I learned to dread the weekly folder. Very early. Probably around week two of kindergarten. My son has always been … verbal. Despite living without language for the first year of his life (he lived in a Russian orphanage) and then…
by Cristina Grau The Truth about Self Worth In the public school system, and in America today, we see a strong pull towards helping our children build self-confidence. Our children are great; our children are smart, our children are going places. It doesn’t matter that a good portion of our children are failing…
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When something in the church world makes me angry, I have a tendency to go on a spiritual high horse. Or at least, that is what I’m calling it. But the problem is it isn’t always as spiritual as I’d like to think. A few weeks ago when I…
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“It is never just your story.” The editor’s words cut through the classroom with razor-like precision. I ponder them and am ashamed to count the number of times I thought it was. Weeks later, as I worship with my church family, I realize how thankful I am for the…
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Darkness. It is a setting which existed even before the formation of the earth. Before there was light to oppose it, to shine into it. Before the two entities were separate, there was only dark. It only takes the tiniest bit of light to penetrate the dark. A candle, a flashlight.…
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Someone in your life right now is suffering from depression. They feel as though they are hopelessly alone, that there is no way out, that there is no end to the darkness that permeates them from all sides. Symptoms of their mental state may not be outwardly visible. They…
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