This Mother’s son’s Birthday is coming up on Mother’s Day – But he is no longer here. He took his life a year ago. In her grief she encourages others who are having a hard time too. I love this ladies heart towards God.
Beth Biggers I hear it preached in churches. The message is there on the regular be it subtle or overt: Self esteem = Bad. Self flagellation = Good. Now, maybe I am some kind of rare exception (although I doubt it,) but my struggle is not with believing that I am not as great as…
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I was terrified of getting pregnant too soon. I heard horror stories of honeymoon babies. And I made sure we would not let that happen. We needed a few years to build our relationship. To grow as a couple. Just. As. A. Couple. Plus, I wanted my body to…
Angel and I will be hosting a series on food related issues and self-Esteem. Angel has a heart for hurting people who struggle. She has created a website for writers to share their stories and a home for broken people to come visit and rest for awhile. I love this ladies heart. I look forward…
Karisa’s son is no longer here with us today and his birthday is on Mother’s Day. At this very moment her heart is aching and I want to honor her during this really difficult time by sharing her story. She will never stop missing Jonathan. This will be her first Mother’s Day without him. Yet in…
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…
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