God's Character

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    Parenting After a Trauma: Three Helpful Tools

    The end of the story promises that we will be sheltered by the presence of God. No longer will we need to try and be the shelter for our children, grandchildren, loved ones or friends. God himself will protect us.…

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    How to have Faith in the Middle of the Story

    And so… perhaps there is value in writing about faith in the middle. Not the naïve faith of believing it’ll all work out the way we want. Nor the defeated faith of assuming God is going to do whatever he…

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    Ending the Year In the Arms of my Shepherd

    This year as I read through the Christmas story I find myself most resonating with the Shepherds. Like them, I am wrangling disobedient, stubborn, anxious, and sassy sheep (well… can sheep be sassy?). Like them I’m up at weird hours,…

  • In All Your Caregiving, Who Cares for You?

    Excerpt from “Who Cares for You?: A four week Bible study for caregivers. Available Now!   There is a picture on my phone that is hard for me to look at. It’s of me lying on the sofa with our…