Being Real: Forgiving Yourself

In your life after relational abuse there are many stages that you will go through. Times that seem harder than the abuse itself, freeing moments that make you want to throw caution to the wind and many more that you’ll come to experience along the way. One of the hardest things you’ll have to do […]

You Are: Adopted

At some point in our lives, we are going to feel like we don’t belong. Whether it be in our own family, with our friends, or our church home, the feeling of not fitting in is sure to come our way. During these times we must strive to remember that our feelings are not full […]

Being Real: Life After Relational Abuse

When you’re in the midst of an abusive relationship you wonder how there could be life after relational abuse. You think that there is no way that you could possibly live any kind of a “normal” life again. I’m here to say that there is life after relational abuse. There is hope for the future.  […]

Discipling Our Kids is a Life Long Process

When God gives us children, it is a blessing that He is choosing to bestow on us. These little blessings are ours to love and raise. How we bring them up will greatly determine who they will become as an adult. Their words, actions, and beliefs as adults are most often based on how we […]

You Are…New Faith Series

Do you know who you are in Christ? In our lives there are mountains to climb and valleys to wander through. Along each of our paths it can be easy to forget who we are in Christ. This is something that we can not lose sight of, because in Christ alone, we receive strength when […]

Being Real: Overcoming Relational Abuse

There is a quote that I’ve heard often over the years, and though I love the idea of it, I know that it isn’t accurate. “Time heals all wounds.” 10+ years down the road, my wounds aren’t healed. The pain has lessened, the bad memories don’t hit me every day…but when I do remember, the […]

Continuing to Serve

Serving the Lord is something we’re called to do throughout our lives, though the places, methods and missions may change as time passes. Serve the Lord By Caring for Our Families We (women) often can lose focus on our number one mission, in pursuit of good things, but forgetting what God called us to first. […]

Being Real: Physical Abuse

My dealings with physical abuse are minimal, but this series would not be complete without touching on it. How to Recognize Physical Abuse Physical abuse doesn’t actually have to be visible. Some abusers will ensure it isn’t visible, often hidden under clothes; while others don’t care and the marks they leave don’t lie. If the […]

Discipling Our Kids: Godly Decisions

One of the most important steps in discipling our kids is teaching them to make decisions, Godly decisions. This step requires a lot of training. Our human nature is to think only of ourselves, how we feel or what we think. When you’re going through life it is easy to just make a decision based on […]

Beginning to Serve

God’s directions and plans don’t always match up with ours. That is why it is important to wait until we receive directions from Him as to where He wants us to serve. Once God reveals His ministry plans for us, then we can begin to serve Him. It’s Time to Serve the Lord Getting started […]