This past Sunday marked the beginning of Advent. You may have found that the word "advent" has become quite trendy as more and more "advent" calendars pop up all over the place used to countdown the days til Christmas. It's derived from the latin word "adventus" which means "coming"--someone wonderful is coming! It is a time of expectation, wonder, hope! As believers of the Gospel, we know our Savior has already come and rescued us from darkness but He will come again and take us to our … [Read more...]
Sticky Prayer Notebook: One Thing You Can Do To Create a Habit of Prayer
I think as believers we all know prayer is vital in our life but we still struggle with making it a priority. I'm going to share with you a simple way to make prayer stick! One of the things I enjoy doing is speaking at women events and every time I share this prayer notebook with women I have several come to me afterwards and thank me. I've come to realize this prayer notebook idea clicks with so many people because it's easy and practical. So I couldn't wait to share it with you … [Read more...]
Fear, Anger and Bitterness Keep Me Company
Some of us have lived with F.A.B. (not to be mistaken with Fabio), a constant companion and guest in our heart for years. You have thrown him out lots of times but he keeps coming back. Leslie will be sharing with us her love and hate relationship with F.A.B. (aka Fear, Anger and Bitterness). May you find encouragement in your journey and a shift in perspective. Contributing Writer: Leslie Foster from Ponderings of an Ohio Farm Girl Did you know you can use a mirror as a dry-erase board? … [Read more...]