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…
Sometimes food feels more like my enemy then my friend. Usually I love grocery shopping and cooking. But this isn’t always the case. I forgot why I was in the grocery store. Come to think of it, I don’t think I really had a list of things to get on paper or in my head.…
The Escape Plan by Ginny Hannan I thought I would never survive depression. One night, when I was in my deepest and darkest state, I sat on the bathroom floor pondering death, and I thought depression would finally win. When God enveloped me in His arms that night and helped me live another day, instead…
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My first year as a mother was one of the most difficult years of my life. Before I discovered I was expecting our first child, my husband and I moved over 2,000 miles away from both of our families. After coming home from the hospital I tried to jump…
A friend of mine had a miscarriage and here is her story. Thank You my sweet friend! I can’t say that I was completely unprepared for the news. After all, I had been bleeding for two days before my scheduled eight week prenatal appointment. Deep down I knew something was wrong but I had been…
Being a Mom sometimes feels like being a Drill Sargent. There are those days where I have to remind myself that I’m the parent and not their friend. They may think that my rules are one-sided, but their attitudes are lopsided. I will not argue with my six and five year old. It would be…
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