I Didn’t Realize It Then

by | Apr 28, 2025 | Anxiety, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Faith, Find Hope, healing, heartbreak, Hope, life lessons, Managing Emotions, Relationship with God, Relationships, Renewing the Mind, Replacing Lies with Truth, Restoration, Spiritual Growth, strength, True Identity

By Melody Vanosdol God is always faithful. I’m still working on it. I remember well the first time my husband swung at my head.  I only had two grandchildren at that time.  They were 3 and 6, sitting in the back of the car at McDonald’s. My husband and I...

Seek and You Will Find

by | Apr 21, 2025 | Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Faith, Hope, life lessons, Relationship with God, Renewing the Mind, Replacing Lies with Truth, Restoration, Seeking Direction, Spiritual Growth, True Identity

By RaeLynn DeAngelis When our kids were little, we hosted treasure hunts for holiday and birthday celebrations. It was a great way to add fun to an already joyful occasion. Each child was given a first clue, which led to another clue, and so on. Delayed gratification...

An Invisible Enemy

by | Apr 7, 2025 | Anxiety, Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Faith, Find Hope, Hope, life lessons, Overcomer, Relationship with God, Renewing the Mind, Replacing Lies with Truth, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare, True Identity

By RaeLynn DeAngelis A few days ago, I looked out the sliding glass doors of our home and noticed a teenaged boy exercising. It caught my attention because of the strange location he had chosen to exercise. He wasn’t in yard. He was in a greenspace by the road....

If God…

by | Feb 24, 2025 | Anxiety, Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Faith, Grace, Gratitude, Hope, life lessons, Managing Emotions, Overcomer, Relationship with God, Renewing the Mind, Replacing Lies with Truth, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare, True Identity

By Melody Vanosdol God is always faithful. I’m still working on it. I have taught in juvenile detention for 22 years now. I know; I’m crazy. God led me to this career when I was still prodigal. But there was one day, one defining moment, when I REALLY got...

Jars of Clay

by | Feb 10, 2025 | Acceptance, Balance, Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Embrace Freedom, healing, life lessons, Overcomer, peace, Relationship with God, Relationships, Renewing the Mind, Replacing Lies with Truth, Restoration, Spiritual Growth, True Identity

By Alli Bucher When I was in college, I had my heart set on becoming a ceramicist (a professional artist who makes objects with clay). It was the perfect plan, except it was my plan not God’s plan. While I didn’t become a ceramicist, I did learn a lot...