By Dixie Diamanti – Three Choices You Get to Make If You Want to Hear Jesus Speaking–For Real! I felt like I was going through the motions of life, but without the joy. “Lord, where is my joy today” I kind of whined. I was walking along a river and
Finding new and interesting birthday gifts year after year is the ultimate challenge. Walking through stores, you often end up thinking, “Been there, bought that.” So instead of shopping for the perfect present, why not tap into your own creativity and abilities. Gift giving can be personalized. A personalized gift
By Chloe JonPaul – Let me introduce you to the acronym that can be your saving grace this holiday season: * Simplify * Prioritize * Enjoy * Accept * Recognize I think Denise Brown said it best in one of her comments: “Holidays should be about embracing what we have,
By Diane Gage Lofgren & Margaret Bhola – We know a healthy diet, moderate exercise, and ample sleep improve your health. Now add having friends to the equation and your chances of increased well-being just got better. It’s not only that friends make you feel good emotionally (well most of
Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year, and for those of us who know the real meaning of Christmas, it can be the best time ever as we gather with our families. But it can also be stressful. In our enthusiasm to celebrate, we can get caught
By Laura Petherbridge – “My mom wants to have a new family picture taken for Christmas,” Tanya shared. “She updates the photo every few years and sends it with her Christmas cards.” “Everything was fine until she mentioned that she doesn’t want my stepdaughter, Carissa, in the picture. She only
By Sharon O’Day – The holidays are almost here. Despite the hubbub and flurry of activity, it can be a time of introspection for some, whether they’re in the middle of all the activity or not. You may have heard that higher levels of depression, anxiety and suicide are somehow
By Sandra Bennett – “I have a firm conviction that I am immortal till my work is done.” – Lottie Moon “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere anyway.” – Sandra K. Bennett “Goals are dreams with deadlines.” – Diana Scharf Hunt I’ve developed a method
Reading l Thessalonians recently, I was struck by a phrase the Apostle Paul made in the first chapter of this book. He said that the believers in Thessalonica were a “model” to all the other Christians in the area. What do you think a “model” Christian looks like? No—not a
Did you know that Thriving is an attitude? It’s a choice? It’s a perspective on life that enables you to look up, even in tough times? And it’s a way of living that God wants for you? Whether you live in the US or somewhere around the globe, you’re heading
“For you meet him with the blessings of goodness”(Psalm 21:3a) To meet: To come together, approaching in opposite or different directions; to come face to face; as, to meet a man in the road. To come together in any place I took a walk as the sun set a few
Raising children means change—isn’t your middle name flexible? But when it comes to holiday traditions and customs obstinate might substitute. But we’ve always had the holidays here–that’s the way we do it! A logical response when grandma wants you to travel across the country with your four children. But then
By Sandra Glahn – It doesn’t have to happen again—the insane pace, the big-dollar debt, and the no-time-for-the-main-thing rush in the hustle and bustle. With a little forethought, about 30 minutes today, you can get it right over the twenty-four days between now and Christmas. Here are some suggestions. Make
By Rita Schulte – Tension. Fighting. Conflict. Tears. Has that ever described your holiday season? Do you get a knot in your stomach just thinking about holiday dinner because you know you’ll be able to cut the tension in the room with a knife? Someone will do or say something
By Nancie Carmichael – They’re coming! Grandkids, that is. And I can’t wait. Will. Kendsy. Cali. Hogan. Pearson. Jackson. Cole. Hudson.Wesley. Annabelle. They range in ages from fifteen years to two years. I confess nothing is more fun than to have them burst in the front door and we get
By Janet Perez Eckles – “Christmas time a season of joy.” That reminder jabbed at my heart, after losing my Joe, no celebration seemed appropriate. But I put on a mask of courage and stuff my feelings like Christmas decorations in storage boxes. Afraid to face my first Christmas without
By Holly LaChappell – The holidays are here with family meals, gatherings and traditions. What are your family dynamics? Emotions can run high and getting together with extended and immediate family can create stress, dreg up a lot of emotions and hard memories of holidays past. What if we started our gift
By Barbara Briggs Ward – The house where Santa Claus came on Christmas Eve when I was growing up was situated beside a lane on a street with a bit of a hill. Whenever a snowstorm came blasting out of the north, the street would more often than not, be
By Olga Hermans – Mention the words “peer pressure” and the picture that most likely comes to mind is that of a pre-teen feeling stressed about fitting in with her fellow middle schoolers. And yet at every stage of life, there are areas in which we feel pressure to go
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