I thought I had a good grasp on compassion and understanding toward families with special need situations. Then we encountered seasons with our youngest where she was quite ill or not meeting developmental goals, and we entered the outer skirts as a family with unique needs. We still don’t have the minute to minute, day…
Tricia Goyer presents the third book in her Big Sky series, Beyond Hope’s Valley. It continues Marianna Sommer’s journey where she returns to her Indiana Amish roots for her brother’s wedding, and preparing for her own wedding to Aaron Zook. Although being Aaron’s bride has been her dream since she was a little girl, returning…
This is the day where I share my own amateur nature picture with a thought or two on God’s love. The day started with high hopes. Busy day. Within 40 minutes, nothing was going the way it was supposed to. I assigned blame and stewed in frustration most of…
Repost from April 28, 2011 Recently I had to give a testimony and a lot of it has to do with this very site. When I prayed about sharing I realized that most things we all need to surrender come from a place of fear. Perhaps this is something you can relate to. I…
This is the day where I share my own amateur nature picture with a thought or two on God’s love. The day started with high hopes. Busy day. Within 40 minutes, nothing was going the way it was supposed to. I assigned blame and stewed in frustration most of…
To say I had a low self-esteem as a young adult would be an understatement. I didn’t feel worthy of love for a few reasons, and would complain when I observed what I thought were high-maintenance girlfriends demanding flowers and chocolates from my friends, their boyfriends. I thought so little of myself I remember uttering…