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A Wake Up Call One week ago in Manchester, at 10:30pm on a Monday night, one lone suicide bomber entered an arena and executed an attack that killed 22 people and injured 59. The watching world was horrified and heartbroken. A day later, my Instagram account begin to flood with images of hearts and the words “Manchester” and hashtag #PrayforManchester…. Read More
This is a simple story of grace spoken to a mom’s heart through the unassuming words of a local flower farmer. “You look like you really love being a mom,” said the white-haired man with a kind smile and sparkling eyes. I was paying for a bushel of white flowering branches and three bundles of the most cheerful white and… Read More
Written by: Amanda Crane Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act.” Psalm 37:5-7 When I was pregnant with my son, countless other mothers… Read More
This week’s ‘Everyday Faith’ post comes from a wonderful soul, Amanda Crane. Amanda was one of my first “mom” friends; she truly has a heart for encouraging moms, serving her family and those around her, and a gift for teaching. I’m so excited she will be sharing with us as a regular contributor to ‘Everyday Faith’ with her first devotional,… Read More
I’m excited to share our first ‘Everyday Faith’ post from contributor, Dan Finkenstadt. I met Dan through Monterey Church, where he is an elder and also leads a men’s group that my husband belongs to. Today, he shares with us a poem he wrote called ‘Woeful 3’ and the inspiration that led to these powerful words. Thank you, Dan, for sharing your… Read More
I am one chapter into a book called, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe, and I am rocked. This book, written by Sarah Mae and Sally Clarkson, is so honest and raw and filled with the Truth and encouragement that this mom desperately needed. At the start of year, I sat down and brainstormed the things that… Read More