1 Peter 5:7

When it comes to eating, we develop habits that usually start in our childhood. Some of these habits are good and some are not so good. I have heard from so many people who grew up being told, “you can’t have dessert until you finish all the food on your plate”. I know parents don’t …

Mom, I won’t pretend you were a perfect mother, but I know that you loved me as perfectly as you could. We both wish you had taught me how to cook, keep house and mix and match my clothes, but … Continue reading ￫…

I think of 1 Peter 5:7 where it says, “Cast your cares upon Him, because He cares for you.” God is intimately involved in our lives.…

Sometimes my purse gets incredibly heavy while I’m lugging it around day in and day out. When I finally decide to figure out what is making it so weighed down, usually it’s a random toy or some other heavy object that I don’t need to be carrying around, but have forgotten is in there. One time it wa…

We are surrounded by broken people. And oh yeah, we don’t always get it right either, do we? The heartache of watching others struggle and go a way we wish they wouldn’t feels like it will rip you apart.…

As your life changes and you accommodate the growing needs of your aging loved one, consider the gift of having your parents still with you.…

Five MInute Friday – Cherish. Janis uses 5 minutes to write on the word cherished.…

For those of us who struggle with body image issues, I’ve noticed through the years of talking and working with women that control can tend to also be a problem. Are you secretly a control freak?I have been. There are many reasons and ways that control and body image issues connect – so today we’re ……

Are you trusting God’s plan for your life or are you trying to swim against the current. Following Christ is like a smooth stream.…

God knows we’re not equipped to shoulder anxieties, worries and concerns – our own or anybody else’s. We can cast (or throw) whatever causes us distress onto His huge shoulders. Whenever we try to do anything (including helping someone in trouble) or bear anything (including depression) in our own strength, we become physically and emotionally drained. Then, rather than experiencing a breakthrough, we end up discouraged and worse off.…