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5 Truths about a Mother’s Pain

I found this dollhouse at an antique market. I’d been looking for one for years because I had a metal dollhouse as a child. We found another metal house from a newer time period, in better condition....

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Dear Friend, I’m Jealous of You

Dear Friend, I’m jealous of you. Not all the time, but this time of year especially. When I go in the stores with all of the things I want, you come to mind. You’ve got a bigger house with lots of...

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4 Things When Asking God, Where Are You?

“God, where are you?” were the first words that came from my mouth. I laid on the floor, crying, pouring out the anguish inside. I knew God was with me, but in the moment He felt absent. While I’d been...

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When Love Is Hard

It’s been a week of love. But sometimes, love is hard. Not the loving-someone-who-loves-you-back kind, but the loving-someone-who-doesn’t-reciprocate kind. Loving when you’ve been wounded, you’ve...

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11 Ways to Raise Honest Kids in a Trumped Culture

The election results continue to come in. No matter what side of the political scene you’re on, the game-changing nature of the political climate has most adults bewildered. Those of us parenting might...

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Why Love is a Dirty Word to Me

I shy away from the moral and cultural religious wars of today. I cautiously disengage from new age, occultic, and secular beliefs that have infiltrated the church, and those that are also on the...

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5 Lessons Learned about Life from Death

Only in the face of death do you realize what's most important about life. Here are 5 lessons I'm learning during the last days of life.

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Why You Need To Let Go And Be Thankful

There are times God’s goodness is simple. And real. And overwhelming.  This morning I woke up in my bed at a place called home. A place I take for granted.  “Thank God if your kids are in your beds...

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Marriage and The Mediterranean Love Plan

I’ve had the privilege to review Stephen and Misty Arterburn’s new book, The Mediterranean Love Plan: 7 Secrets to Life-Long Passion in Marriage. It’s been personal and is impacting my marriage. Here’s...

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Bad Marriages and A Mother’s Advice

There’s an epidemic in my personal and professional world of what I’d call bad marriages. And they all are within the Church. As a therapist/friend/mentor, I’m grieved at the lack of support for...

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A Song of Home for the Holidays {and a Giveaway}

Home is much more than four walls. Here are your definitions of home along with a give away of a great fiction novel about brokenness, families, and home. The post A Song of Home for the Holidays {and...

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Dear Friend, I’m Jealous of You

Dear Friend, I’m jealous of you. Not all the time, but this time of year especially. When I go in the stores with all of the things I want, you come to mind. You’ve got a bigger house with lots of...

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4 Things When Asking God, Where Are You?

What do you do when God feel like he's abandoned you? Here are 4 things to do in response to emotions and despair. The post 4 Things When Asking God, Where Are You? appeared first on Life Beyond the...

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When Love Is Hard

It’s been a week of love. But sometimes, love is hard. Not the loving-someone-who-loves-you-back kind, but the loving-someone-who-doesn’t-reciprocate kind. Loving when you’ve been wounded, you’ve...

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11 Ways to Raise Honest Kids in a Trumped Culture

The election results continue to come in. No matter what side of the political scene you’re on, the game-changing nature of the political climate has most adults bewildered. Those of us parenting might...

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Why Love is a Dirty Word to Me

I shy away from the moral and cultural religious wars of today. I cautiously disengage from new age, occultic, and secular beliefs that have infiltrated the church, and those that are also on the...

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Why You Need To Let Go And Be Thankful

There are times God’s goodness is simple. And real. And overwhelming.  This morning I woke up in my bed at a place called home. A place I take for granted.  “Thank God if your kids are in your beds...

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4 Things When Asking God, Where Are You?

What do you do when God feel like he's abandoned you? Here are 4 things to do in response to emotions and despair. The post 4 Things When Asking God, Where Are You? appeared first on Life Beyond the...

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When Love Is Hard

It’s been a week of love. But sometimes, love is hard. Not the loving-someone-who-loves-you-back kind, but the loving-someone-who-doesn’t-reciprocate kind. Loving when you’ve been wounded, you’ve...

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11 Ways to Raise Honest Kids in a Trumped Culture

The election results continue to come in. No matter what side of the political scene you’re on, the game-changing nature of the political climate has most adults bewildered. Those of us parenting might...

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