Category: For Adults
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Parenting
By Ruth McDonald Wouldn’t it be nice if newborn babies came with instructions? Like… I don’t know… “This child is an introvert, so don’t expect them to get up and perform for a whole church of strangers or serve as a greeter for your church plant.” Or… “this child will…
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Walking Through a Child’s Chronic Illness
By Sarah Lawson January 5, 2018 is a day that will forever be burned into my memory. That day changed my girl’s life and our entire family’s way of life forever. At 10 years old, my youngest daughter, Emily Joy, had been battling something and now we had the answer…
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Faithful through the Storm
By Sarah Lawson A cute little blonde with a beautiful smile and fun personality–a sassy, musically talented, smart, sporty, Jesus girl…that’s what the world saw, but inside was a darkness and feeling of complete imperfection, worthlessness and failure. This is what was going on with my precious first-born, Olivia, and…
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Navigating the Dating Years
By: Ruth McDonald “Oh, baby, don’t you ever grow up” is the sentiment of most moms when their daughters reach dating age. Few things are scarier than the dating season. I heard author Jill Briscoe say that as she reached that milestone, all the boys around her daughter suddenly looked…
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They Need English Speaking Friends
By: Brianna Persinger During my 6 years of teaching English to refugees and immigrants in my hometown, I’ve noticed a pattern. My students are comfortable practicing English in our classroom, but they lack the confidence to use our lessons in their everyday lives. One day it occurred to me that…
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Handling Difficult Topics with Your Teen
By Ashley Ketteman “My friend texted me yesterday and told me she ‘came out.’” Jane and I were on a morning walk, and I remember being surprised to hear that about one of her friends in Japan! I felt like I had been shoved into a new level of parenting!…
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An Introvert in an Extrovert’s World
By Cristina Price Is it possible to be an introvert but still be an effective witness? In today’s in-your-face culture, it can be hard for an introvert to find her place. At the beginning of my career as a missionary in France, I battled the stereotype of the extroverted missionary.…
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God’s Plan for My Kids
By: Melinda Walker When we dedicated our first daughter to the Lord, we never imagined how God was going to use her. We simply trusted in Him to help us lead and guide her to where she is today. I never thought one of my girls would be led to…
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Things Above
By: Claire Ryan I have been blessed to know and love both sets of grandparents for twenty-six years. That changed in January of 2023 with the passing of my Mawmaw Malone. She suffered a stroke ten years ago and, although the Lord graciously gave her to us for the last…
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The Best love Song Ever
By: Ruth McDonald My yet unmarried children call it “Singleness Awareness Day” or SAD, for short. Not a happy day for those who don’t have a special someone. I always wanted to play hooky from school on that day each year. As a shy, serious, and socially awkward teen, I…
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