Encouragement for Today, Hope for Eternity
Encouragement for Today, Hope for Eternity
Faith & Hope
I have the joy of serving and working in the Kids Ministry at my church. And even during busy seasons like it is right now, I love what I get to do and I come to work excited everyday. Our Kids Ministry Director always makes sure that we know how important it is to stay tethered to the Lord especially …
Infant Loss
I have heard a preacher say that we are not all promised to have success in this life, but we will all most certainly experience suffering. Suffering is the common denominator across the human experience, regardless of your age, ethnicity, country where you live, social status, or any other parameter. We all experience suffering throughout our lives. And yet at …
Faith & Hope
Last year my husband and I decided to start memorizing catechisms as a family. I had zero experience with reading catechisms, much less memorizing them, and I honestly thought that it was an outdated practice that didn’t fit into our modern Christian life. After hearing a well-respected Bible teacher and author recommend The New City Catechism, my husband bought the …
Faith & Hope
When we moved into our home at the beginning of the summer 6 years ago the builder had planted a pretty flower bed in our front yard. At the very front of our flower bed, in a huge planter pot, was a small tree. There wasn’t anything particularly special about the tree. It had lots of small green leaves, skinny …
Faith & Hope
The other day a thought briefly passed through my mind. As soon as it did, I despised it, and I felt guilty that I had even thought it. I couldn’t believe I had thought such a thing. I prayed and prayed and prayed and asked God to forgive me. I told Him that I really didn’t mean what I had …
Faith & Hope
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 Whether your Bible translation translates the first word of this verse as “carry” or “bear,” the idea is the same. As believers we are called to move towards those who are hurting and try to help alleviate some of the weight they are …
Faith & Hope
While driving one afternoon, the words, “Be still” came to my mind. I took a deep breath and allowed those comforting words to sink deep into my soul. I had been going from one place to the next, and my mind had been preoccupied with a myriad of thoughts. I tried desperately to clear out some thoughts with each exhale. …
Faith & Hope
In my quiet time this morning, I was reading in the book of Mark, chapter 8. We’ve been studying the book of Mark in our small group from church. The chapter starts with Jesus feeding 4,000 people with only 7 loaves of bread and a few small fish. After the crowd ate and were full, there were 7 baskets of …
A couple of mornings ago I was having my quiet time in my bedroom. My husband walked in, and he said exactly what I had been thinking, “I feel like this year (2018) is a blank slate. I honestly have no idea what to expect.” Yep. He took the thoughts that had been rolling around in my head and verbalized …
Faith & Hope
I don’t even know where to begin. The year 2017 was honestly the most beautiful year of my life and also the absolute hardest year of my life all at the same time. We adopted our son, Bernard Seth, on February, 15th, 2017. We welcomed our baby girl Hannah Grace into our arms on April 10th. We said “goodbye for …