Blind-sided by her questionable fiance, Lauren Carter returns to the one place she’s been avoiding, the place she used to call home. As she’s forced to look into the eyes of her past and even worse, her unraveling future she discovers that running only leaves you out of breath on a dead end street….
From the authors of international best-selling marriage book The Love Dare comes The Love Dare for Parents, a 40-day journey of “dares” challenging one or both parents to understand, practice, and communicate Christ-like love to their children. Easy to read and work into a busy schedule, The Love Dare for Parents is designed to “turn the…
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. (Psalm 23:1-3, NIV) Picture by Julie Arduini Watkins Glen State Park, NY
I have a confession to make. I’m in my 40’s and I love Adventures in Odyssey. My favorite episodes? When they time travel. As a history buff, I love how history comes alive through my speakers when someone in the gang ends up in a place and time I can usually only read about. The…
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. (Mark 4:39, NIV) Whatever’s going on, that storm has purpose. It also has permission. God’s allowing the winds, rain, and shaking to grow you. Prepare you. Transform you to be more like Him….
I try to be flexible. I do. But there are some things that drive me crazy. People in the left lane going 20mph. Movie goers who take forever to open up food bags and then eat with their mouth open. And then there’s the group that veto an idea because “that’s not the way we’ve…