Christ or Obligation?

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When you are home, are you “really” there? When you are teaching your children, folding laundry, or washing dishes is your heart in it? At times I struggle to serve out of love instead of serve out of obligation. My body is going through the motions of my day but my heart is yearning for something […]

Do you have IT?

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Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.  We say that the Bible is true. And that God loves us. And that we love God. We tell others that God is in control. And then […]

Trust.

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Isn’t it amazing how children naturally trust. Trust us to feed them. Trust us to keep them warm and safe. They cry and trust that we will pick them up and love them. Why can we, as adults, but children of God not trust Him like that? He promises us comfort, love, and provision. And yet, we […]

Where is your heart?

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It has been said time and time again that children learn through play. They also mimic what they see around them and what they perceive to be improtant. So the other day when I watched a church service, complete with the Lord’s Supper unfold in our play room my heart was filled. “Mommy” and “Son” […]

Are you?

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Are you suffering from the winter blahs? With the hype of the holidays behind us do you find yourself unmotivated? For years I struggled with this time of year. I dreaded January like a mother of five dreads the stomach flu ( and yes we have had that in our home recently and Im already […]

Love.

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Do you love your job? I do. But then why do I find myself dreading it. Trying to “escape” it with anything possible. Some days I use the computer, visits with friends, the phone, or anything else I can find. But I love my job. I love serving this family God has blessed me with. […]

True Service

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Josiah “serving” my Dad. True Christian service takes place outside of the church, not only within its walls. This is a quote from the message yesterday that has been resounding in my heart and head ever since. How many times do we mentally check off service for God as teaching a class, bringing food to […]

Creating Peace.

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Is your house filled with yelling children, loud talk, spiteful words, and hasty action. Does choas reign within your walls and make you want to hide in the bathroom? I am on a journey to create peace within my home. I want my home to be a relaxing place for people to come. Not place […]