Scripture Sunday: How Can We Pray for You?

This Sunday, we'd like to encourage you to share your prayer requests, that we might be able to keep you in our prayers. Did you know that the Bible instructs us to pray for each other?  To intercede on behalf of those we love as well as those we may not even like?  1 Timothy 2:1 says, "I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them." Not only are we told to speak on behalf of our brothers and sisters in Christ, but for all people…

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Goal Setting: Week of January 24, 2016

Well now that 2016 is in full swing, I guess it's time for me to get back into the swing of my goal setting.  I have been setting goals the last few weeks; I just haven't posted them.  I do value accountability though, and even though I don't get much response from these posts, I find sharing my goals keeps me more accountable (because who wants to tell the whole world you failed?!?!?).  So without further ado, here are my goals for this week: Spiritual: Devotions (5/7) Designated prayer time (1/7) Mental: Journal (1/7) Finish reading Make It Happen by Lara Casey…

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{FREE!} Printable Snow Day Bucket List (2016)

Well, we just couldn't stay in the clear of snow this winter.  I guess since we had such nice weather so far this season we were bound to get a good one, and we sure are getting a doozy of a snowstorm.  And of course we just happen to be lucky enough to land in what is expected to be the 20+ inches of snow zone.  I say that with sarcasm, because I haven't liked snow since the blizzard of 1996 when we got about 3 feet of snow. Well regardless of my love (or lack thereof) of snow, I…

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When You Feel Like a Nobody: Your Voice Matters

Yesterday I felt like a nobody. I can't pinpoint what it was exactly. Maybe it was people criticizing the company I interviewed with last week after having looked down on me so long for not having a "real" job. Maybe it was all the church leaders being recognized now that I'm not (for the first time in a long time) one of those leaders. Sometimes it's difficult to see everyone else getting recognition for doing the same things you never got recognition for.  Sometimes everybody else's success just makes you feel like a nobody.  Like being "just" a mom isn't important.  Like…

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24 Books to Read in 2016

As you may have figured out by now, I love to read.  I had a goal of reading 6 books last year, and instead I read 66.  This year, my goal is to read 24 books (2 books a month).  Here's what I'd like to read this year: Where is God When it Hurts? by Philip Yancey DNA of Relationships by Gary Smalley The Promise of Security by Beth Moore In Between by Jenny B. Jones The Promises of God by R.C. Sproul Reimagining Church by Frank Vida The Seeds of Beauty by Lakeysha-Marie Green Fun Loving You by Ted Cunningham Follow…

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