I sat crumpled on the floor of my kitchen, mascara streaming down my face - the only makeup I could wear. Painful red patches, cracked and bleeding, spread from my mouth to my cheeks to my chin, across my forehead and down my neck. The pain was unbearable.At one a.m., I woke up to the same burning sensation across my face and stumbled to the kitchen for another ice pack. I opened my phone, the ... continue reading...
Faith
What Your Struggling Friend Wants You to Know
I sat crumpled on the floor of my kitchen, mascara streaming down my face - the only makeup I could wear. Painful red patches, cracked and bleeding, spread from my mouth to my cheeks to my chin, across my forehead and down my neck. The pain was ... continue reading...
Speak to Your People in The Language of Perseverance
Our church opened Glacier Bible College this year, and you should see the vistas from the picture windows at the main lodge, looking straight into Glacier National Park. (I have considered dropping out of life and becoming a student again.)My ... continue reading...
Marriage
4 Ways to Escape the Trap of Emotional Divorce
Have you ever found yourself feeling: “I’m just so mad, so hurt—again. I’m not going to share my heart with him anymore. He doesn’t understand. It is too painful. We’ll live in the same house but he can do his thing and I’ll do mine.” Most of us, ... continue reading...
If You Ever Want Your Husband to Actually Change {FAITHFUL LIFE #6}
He wasn't about to budge. That much was evident.I could see it in his eyes. Could tell by his body language. My husband was in his Brick-Wall-Mode and he wasn't moving.All I'd done was ask him to change - only change this one thing that ... continue reading...
Motherhood
How to Create Priorities That Will Serve Your Family So Well
After my fifth baby, I was sick for three weeks. My throat hurt, my head hurt, I blew my nose constantly, and I still had four other little people to care for.Did I mention I was healing after delivery, also? Not exactly the dreamy postpartum ... continue reading...
5 Creative Ways to Celebrate Easter
Have you ever tried to solve a mystery? I bet your kids 8 and older are intrigued by mysteries.Some of the most fascinating detective stories are full of twists and turns that leave readers surprised and hungry for more. Did you know that God’s ... continue reading...
