The Way of Repentance
“The nearer a man lives to God, the more intensely he has to mourn over his own evil heart.” Charles Spurgeon I grew up in a family that...
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Laura Pedersen
Jul 20, 20233 min read
Choose a Hallelujah
Did you know in the year 2022, NFL attendance by year shows that a total of 18.82 million people were present in the regular season? At...
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Jill Miller
Jul 13, 20234 min read
Shalom
My eyes have been opened to the beauty of the Hebrew language on my recent trips to Israel. Hebrew words typically have so many layers to...
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Jill Miller
Jun 29, 20233 min read
Soul Friends
A good friend, a soul friend, is a precious gift from God. From the beginning, God knew that it wasn’t good for us to be alone. He...
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Laura Pedersen
Jun 21, 20233 min read
Choose to be Open
Choose to be open. To be open is to be receptive and ready to receive. When I choose to be open and receive what God wants for my life, I...
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Namra Pourroy
Jun 14, 20233 min read
Meant to Be In-Joy
In 1965, a musical group known as The Byrds came out with a song that hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. “Turn, Turn, Turn” was in...
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Jill Miller
Jun 7, 20233 min read
A Great Big Do-Over!
Merriam-Webster defines a do-over as “a new attempt or opportunity to do something after a previous attempt has been unsuccessful or...
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Rachel Scott
Jun 1, 20233 min read
There is Something about the Beach
I grew up swimming in the freshwater lakes in northern Wisconsin. My dad is from there, and going to Grandma and Grandpa's was always an...
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Laura Pedersen
May 24, 20233 min read
Choose to Release
Catch and release. That phrase is often used in fishing. There are places and times where it is required after you catch a fish to...
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Jill Miller
May 19, 20233 min read
Choose Discovery
The spirit of discovery has changed our world dramatically. Think about life without cars, phones, computers, airplanes, antibiotics…the...
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Jill Miller
May 10, 20233 min read
Delayed Appreciation
I love spring. I love watching the earth come to life after walking through a season of gray and darkness. During our long Iowa winters,...
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Rachel Scott
May 5, 20233 min read
Renew
Slow down. Take a breath. In and out. Inhale while you say “Jesus." Exhale while you say “I am yours.” Repeat. I don’t know about you,...
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Namra Pourroy
Apr 26, 20234 min read
Love Changes Everything
This past March, my sweet Hubby and I celebrated our 41st wedding anniversary! No cruise to Hawaii or trip to Paris. Instead, we flew to...
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Rachel Scott
Apr 13, 20233 min read
Elevate
We rise by lifting others ~Robert Ingersoll We’ve all heard the saying “Be the woman who fixes another woman’s crown without telling the...
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Jill Miller
Apr 7, 20233 min read
Resurrection is on the Horizon
Today is Good Friday. And I have to be honest, I’ve always wondered why they call it Good Friday when it is a day that held such extreme...
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Laura Pedersen
Mar 29, 20232 min read
Just Breathe
My father-in-law had a small stroke a week ago. While I was visiting him in the hospital, the nurse would come in to take his vitals and...
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Namra Pourroy
Mar 22, 20233 min read
Balance
Cindy sprinted with all she had left down the last one hundred yards of a two-mile race. Opening up her stride, she passed one more of...
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Rachel Scott
Mar 9, 20233 min read
Choose Break>>>Through
I will never forget a long difficult season of waiting on God to move in a particular circumstance. We, my husband and I were stuck so it...
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Laura Pedersen
Mar 1, 20233 min read
Choose Acceptance
When it rains it pours! I don’t think any of us are exempt from saying this a time or two in our life when we have experienced a...
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Namra Pourroy
Feb 22, 20234 min read
Choose Comfort
What is comfort? Have you ever wondered? Sitting here in my favorite overstuffed armchair, wrapped in my fluffy pink robe, you might say...
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