Ever since the stay-at-home orders were issued in March, my husband has been trying to keep our family afloat in the floodwaters of no work and stalled federal aid. And like so many others, as we roll into week seven we are trying to adjust to the COVID financial crisis. “I’m sorry Karen,” my husband Mike said, “but I had to …
Find Your Way Back to God’s Path
Have you ever gotten lost in your faith journey and struggled to find your way back to God’s path? When I gave my life to God in my twenties, I never imagined I’d get lost. Now when I say “gave my life to God,” I mean gave it. As far as I was concerned, He called the shots and laid out the agenda. …
Trusting God in Painful Places
(First published in 2016.) Are you trusting God? If you had asked me last week if I was trusting God in painful places, I probably would have said, “Yes” without much hesitation. I mean God has taken me through some lengthy trust-testing trials that have demanded a lot of me and my family. No doubt about it. But recently, God challenged that …
Discover Your Dream Pt 2: Get Going
Last week we took the first steps to discover our dreams by considering them from God’s perspective. Did you get a chance to answer the brief questions to help uncover some clues to God’s dream for you? If not, click here and scroll down, the questions are towards the end of the post. Then prepare to discover your dream and get going! 🙂 “All our dreams …
Parenting by Faith: Adolescence.
This week I am privileged to guest post at Revealing the Story, a fresh blog filled with stories written by women with lives just like yours and mine. So head on over to read the rest of this post, “Parenting by Faith: Adolescence” and prepare to be blessed by the rich mix of contributors at this sweet site. Lord, please tell me what to …
Doubting God Part 3: Doubt in the Face of Suffering
Every Christian will face suffering. Is your faith prepared to meet it?