by Heather Johnson | Jun 27, 2018 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
How I Planted a Garden of Joy Today guest blogger Heather Johnson relates how she and a terminally ill friend celebrated joy through the simple act of gardening. How I Planted a Garden of Joy I planted a garden last week. Not just any garden. Not a garden for me. But...
by Stephanie Ballard | Jun 6, 2018 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
The Puzzle of Parenting a Child with Special Needs The puzzle of parenting a child with special needs is something we all grapple with. Guest blogger Stephanie Ballard is here with a poem that explains where she found the missing piece of her puzzle and the peace it...
by Kimberly Drew | May 16, 2018 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
First Pain then Strength First pain then strength. That’s become the motto of guest blogger Kimberly Drew as a therapist helps her daughter restore strength to her legs. Not unlike how the book of Isaiah describes the restoration of his people and of our weak...
by Jolene | Apr 23, 2018 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Why I Won’t Be Afraid of the Dark “Are you guys up there?” our almost three-year-old grandson called from the bottom of the basement stairs. “I’m in the living room,” I replied from where I was doing my morning devotions. “Is the baby gate open?” he hollered....
by Jolene | Mar 26, 2018 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
4 Special Needs Parenting Truths Our newest grandchild arrived at the end of January. She’s 8 1/2 pounds and 20 1/2 inches of pure snuggle sprinkled with dark, curly hair. Because her parents and brother live in the apartment below us, we see and hold her almost...
by Jolene | Feb 26, 2018 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Every Believer’s Loneliness Ministry Loneliness. Every school day of my childhood I saw it written on Dad’s face when Mom, my siblings, and I hurried out the door. Even now, I close my eyes and can see him sitting in his wheelchair at the kitchen table,...
