by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Dec 23, 2024 | Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Faith, Find Hope, Grace, Hope, life lessons, Relationship with God, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Growth, True Identity
By RaeLynn DeAngelis My friend treated me to a ceramic’s painting class for my birthday. Knowing that my love language is time spent with those I care about, she attended the class with me. When we arrived, we scoured the gallery of molded ceramics on the...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Dec 9, 2024 | Anxiety, Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Faith, life lessons, Relationship with God, Spiritual Growth
By RaeLynn DeAngelis As a young mom, I wanted to make the Christmas season special for our family, like my mom had done for me and my siblings. But after a while, my desire to engage in the holiday hustle and bustle turned to dread. I felt a great deal of pressure to...
by Tanya Jolliffe | Dec 2, 2024 | Daily Encouragement, Faith, life lessons, Motivation, Relationship with God, Renewing the Mind, Replacing Lies with Truth, Spiritual Growth, strength
By Tanya Jolliffe In junior high and high school, I participated in track and field. It was the first sport I truly loved, especially flipping over a high jump bar backward. God blessed me with skill and a willingness to work hard, which brought recognition and...
by Melody Vanosdol | Nov 18, 2024 | Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Faith, Gratitude, life lessons, Relationship with God, Seeking Direction, Spiritual Growth
By Melody Vanosdol God is always faithful. I’m still working on it. My 80-year-old mom had been itching to go somewhere. We tried two summers ago, but she fell ill. Very ill. She spent most of a year recovering. I wasn’t about to hesitate taking her...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Nov 4, 2024 | Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Faith, Find Hope, grief, heartbreak, life lessons, peace, Relationship with God, Spiritual Growth
By RaeLynn DeAngelis I woke up this morning feeling… off. Something was gnawing at me just under the surface, barely discernible, but definitely there. I felt an underlying sense of gloom, but had no idea why. It was strange; I had no pep, no...
by Tanya Jolliffe | Oct 28, 2024 | Christian Living, Comparison, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Faith, life lessons, peace, Renewing the Mind, Replacing Lies with Truth, Spiritual Growth
By Tanya Jolliffe Our coach emphasized the importance of peripheral vision during one of my college off-season practice sessions. The practice was a test of our ability to remain aware of what was happening to either side of us while keeping our focus on what was...