by Jen Elgersma | Oct 27, 2020 | 2020, Anger, Encouragement, Family, Grief, Healing, Hope, Trials
This week is a difficult one. Seven years ago this Saturday, our daughter, Autumn, went to be with the Lord. Emotions are right at the surface and tears come easy. Focusing is a challenge. Even though we know our daughter is with the Lord, we still grieve her presence...
by Christi Vander Voort | Oct 12, 2020 | 2020, Anxiety, Control, Daughter of the King, Encouragement, fear, Joy, Trials, Trust
In the morning when I rise, give me Jesus. I hear the two-toned call of the mourning dove, sharing her lament with all who will listen. I know her kind – I have been her. Shamelessly telling, recounting my woes to my people. The story more elaborate as I build...
by Mel Anderson | Sep 22, 2020 | 2020, fear, Grief, Healing, Love, Marriage, Patience, Prayer, Resources, Trials
Talking about porn is complicated. It makes people uncomfortable. It’s not a light-hearted topic and if you hear someone talk about it, it’s usually an off-color joke or some crass comment by a group of young guys. The problem is, pornography is like a dangerous mold...
by Kimber Krosschell | Sep 10, 2020 | 2020, Anxiety, Hope, Spiritual Walk With Jesus, Trials
Wonderment and anticipation, two words that describe my emotions after my daughter was diagnosed with Covid-19 just three days into her new college career. My mind was flooded with questions like, “How bad would she get?”, “Who else would get it?”, “When or even is it...
by Mel Anderson | Sep 1, 2020 | 2020, Anger, Counseling, Family, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grief, Healing, Love, Marriage, Miracles, Patience, Perseverance, Prayer, Testimony, Trials, Trust
I sat with my eyes glued to the computer screen, unable to wrap my head around the images in front of me. My heart grew tighter and tighter inside my chest as I stared back at my reality, and there didn’t seem to be enough oxygen in the room to fill my lungs. My limbs...
by Jen Elgersma | Aug 19, 2020 | 2020, Healing, Love, Marriage, Miracles, Patience, Perseverance, Prayer, Trials
I attended two weddings in a row a couple weeks back. I love weddings and in the last several years I am always filled with emotion as the bride walks down the aisle. There is something incredibly beautiful about the joining of two lives into one. I believe the main...
Recent Comments