Just about around Thanksgiving time every year Grandparents and my Husband ask me what I think the children want for Christmas. They don’t stop asking me until I send them a Christmas list. And they also want me to make a list for myself. They care to give what one wishes and that is so…
Written by Casey Johnson Joy. We sing about joy often. Joy to the World. Ode to Joy. I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy. These are a few examples. We talk about joy. But what does joy mean? Many misunderstand that joy=happiness and happiness=joy. Sadly, with this misunderstanding many good people miss a wonderful gift…
We all have cherished dreams and goals. We make detailed plans and then put in the time, effort, and sometimes money to make them happen, with the expectation that our plans will enable us to achieve our goals and realize our dreams. And then life happens. Twenty years ago, I got…
Oh Dear One, Just the fact that you are asking this question tells me that either you or someone you love is going through a difficult time. I’m sorry for any pain that accompanies such hard times. Unfortunately, while God created a perfect world free of pain and suffering, the choices Adam and…
Friend, This indeed is a difficult question. We see things from our human point of view, and ultimately, His ways are higher than our ways and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts [Isaiah 55:8-9]. Because of this, I don’t think we can ever fully understand. I have said it before, but, this walk…
topic is on loss, grieving and miscarriage It’s been 2 ½ months since I lost my third child. It hasn’t stopped hurting. I’m told it won’t stop hurting. I’m feeling very Mary-at-the-tomb-of-Lazarus about Jesus right now: “If you were really everything I thought you were, my baby wouldn’t have died.” He’s holding me. He’s teaching…
Today our Community Moms come together and wrap their loving words around a Mom who is desperately seeking answers. Dear Community Moms, I know there is a God. But where is He when it hurts? My life is broken and I’m shaking. Loved ones around me don’t understand and they really don’t…
I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move… ~Matthew 17:20 She sits over the stillness of her husband frailty. She prays. She cries out to her God to heal the disease that has…
It had been a season of grieving losses, meeting needs, and just loving others. I felt a tug on my heart that I recognized from seasons past. That gentle nudge of the Holy spirit saying, “Come with me.” God was calling me to some time to step back for a month. He prepared me lovingly…
I knew my first post I did for this community has to be about Trey, the baby I lost when I was 16 weeks pregnant last year. He is the reason I started writing a blog, I needed to share my story because I found that it not only helped me with my mourning, grief,…
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