It’s been forty-one years since those bully boys stole my body, mind, and bits and pieces of my shattered soul. They posed as interested neighbors, ready to help my ancient babysitter. They’d take me off her hands, lessen her load. Which is strange if you knew me back then. I wasn’t
Seven years ago, life was a mess. My husband, Ari, grew up Jewish, and declared he didn’t believe in God anymore. I was a Christian—and a very imperfect one at that. We were constantly at odds with each other. I couldn’t have a Bible in the house without starting a
Friends, Reading 2 Chronicles 7:14 reminds me of how amazing our God is! Just like a loving Father, He always makes a way to forgiveness. I love how He starts out…He reminds us of who we are. We are His. We are called by His name. There is no mistake
At 19, I had an unplanned pregnancy. I was filled with so much shame and guilt and had convinced myself that abortion was the only way. While sitting on the cold table hearing about the details of the procedure, I ended up having an anxiety attack and fainted just moments
So you did it again… that thing that you’ve been doing that you desperately want to stop doing. Yep, you slipped again. You allowed your anger to get the best of you. You overspent even though you promised. You got jealous, prideful, and judgmental. You really, REALLY wanted to trust God
Do you own a cross necklace or have a decorative cross hanging somewhere in your home? I do. Many of us wear crosses around our necks, in our ears, or as rings on our fingers. Maybe you have a cross tattoo. I have a set of candles with crosses on
So far in our study we’ve seen David as: The Shepherd Boy The King The Man The Warrior The Friend The Sinner And now this week we focus on David: The Man After God’s Heart. What I love most about David was his love for God. Yes, we know from
I love David. He’s honestly one of my favorites. Reading about his poor choices, his less than admirable decisions, and his selfishness… not one of my favorite topics for this David-loving girl. I like seeing him depending on God. I like seeing him being humble and trusting in God when
I’m learning in those dark, hard, painful times in our lives that many times God blesses us with the sweetest of friendships to help us endure. Friends who become His tangible hands and feet. Friends who literally wrap their arms around us, speak words of encouragement into our brokenness, and
“God illustrated the unknown about the Messiah through the known about David.“- Beth Moore This week we are looking at David– the man. We know from the verses we’ve read so far, there were times in David’s life when he missed the mark…just like we all have. He sinned and