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No Fail Comfort If Your Child Has Mental Illness
I swiped at the wetness on my face as I read about her experience, “I wasn’t sleeping. I wasn’t eating. “I have bottled everything up so that everything’s good for the kids.” Oh, yes. I understood her description of “mama-bearing” it. Pushing on. Pressing through the...
3 Keys to Living a Hope-Filled Life
The presenter shares the statistics, grim and unwelcoming. They point to anxiety as one of the most threatening mental health issues young people face. The walls of the room press close with her next words. Scientists predict a mental health crisis to impact the next...
This is the Middle: A Poem
No longer young, I peer at the beginning with the lens of Perspective. Pain and suffering, Joy and laughter All mingle together. [bctt tweet="I dream big of future days spent making a difference in the lives of hurting hearts. What are your dreams?...
Why We Don’t Lose Hope in the Battle
Why We Don’t Lose Hope in the Battle They used to shine--his eyes. Now, red-rimmed and dull, they peer at the world from beneath a furrowed brow. The sparkle is gone and I lie awake pouring out words of supplication for this one that I love. Help him in his...
From the Bookshelf: April 2021
As a woman with two older teens and a twenty-something ready to launch, Empty Nest, Full Life: Discovering God's Best for Your Next is, for me, a timely read packed with insight by author, Jill Savage. Divided into two sections, the mother of five tackles the how-to's...
The Broken Way: A Poem
Broken bodies bend before Him asking for sight to see. “Jesus, won’t you heal my body?” “Your sin is forgiven. Come, follow Me.” Broken bread between His hands soon pierced by nails- an offering. “Take and eat, consume this flesh. I give Myself...
Permission
Permission. Since we are small, we’re taught to ask permission to being noticed to be heard. But because of Christ’s sacrifice we no longer need permission. [bbctt tweet="We have full access to your beauty. Your glory. Your goodness." username="tammykennington"] We...
