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When Your Children Hurt You
There are days your children hurt you. I heard a new mom share her complete joy when her firstborn was laid on her chest. The universal moment a mom feels where hope, joy, and love comes together. New...
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When Humanity’s Falling Apart, He Holds It Together
Life beyond the picket fence isn’t just a ministry, it’s life - not the Instagram or Facebook kind, but the one you and I live that’s not the storybook image. The one that leaves a hole in your heart...
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Small Steps In Bold Faith
There’s a voice that’s been nudging me. It’s name is Faith. I’ve heard it in a message about Abraham. God called him to sacrifice his son. Abraham obeyed, having faith God would provide or raise him...
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Are You a Mess? You’re in Good Company
She had every reason to be a mess. She was one of two wives (every girl’s dream). The other wife was her enemy. Scripture even says so (1 Samuel 1:7). Her rival provoked her and intentionally bullied...
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5 Truths about a Mother’s Pain
I found this dollhouse at an antique market. I’d been looking for one for years because I had a metal dollhouse as a child. We found another metal house from a newer time period, in better condition....
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Waiting for Heaven and A Giveaway!
The following is a guest post by author Heather Gillis. She’s a new friend I met at the Speak Up Conference 2015. I’ve asked her to share about her beyond-the-storybook-image mom story, which is filled...
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4 Things When Asking God, Where Are You?
“God, where are you?” were the first words that came from my mouth. I laid on the floor, crying, pouring out the anguish inside. I knew God was with me, but in the moment He felt absent. While I’d been...
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How to Handle Mom Pain on Mother’s Day
It’s Mother’s Day weekend and I’ll be speaking at two Sunday morning church services. The message I’ll share is close to my heart–mom grief and other stories of mom-pain. Mother’s Day can be painful...
View Article4 Ways to Deal With Hurt
Hurt is something we’ve all experienced. My first memory of being physically hurt was falling and cutting my lip on a metal toolbox when I was three. I still have the scar. My first memory of being...
View ArticleInstagram Mom, Please Stop
I came across this beautiful photo (of which I’ve cropped) on my Instagram feed last night. It’s beautiful. Everything is propped and proportioned so meticulously. The colors are beautiful and the...
View Article5 Truths about Living in the Presence of I Am
In 2017, it's hard to believe God is the same one who showed himself to Moses. Life circumstances lie to you about who God is. But He's still the I AM. Here are 5 truths about living in His Presence in...
View Article5 Truths When Life is Hard
Is your situation going from bad to worse? Consider 5 truths about life, God, and a perspective you need when the chips are down. The post 5 Truths When Life is Hard appeared first on Life Beyond the...
View ArticleWhen You’ll Be Fine is the Wrong Answer
"You'll be fine" is usually not a good answer to tell someone when they share their fear, struggle, or anxiety. Here's why. The post When You’ll Be Fine is the Wrong Answer appeared first on Life...
View ArticleAre You a Mess? You’re in Good Company
She had every reason to be a mess. She was one of two wives (every girl’s dream). The other wife was her enemy. Scripture even says so (1 Samuel 1:7). Her rival provoked her and intentionally bullied...
View Article5 Truths about a Mother’s Pain
I found this dollhouse at an antique market. I’d been looking for one for years because I had a metal dollhouse as a child. We found another metal house from a newer time period, in better condition....
View ArticleWaiting for Heaven and A Giveaway!
The following is a guest post by author Heather Gillis. She’s a new friend I met at the Speak Up Conference 2015. I’ve asked her to share about her beyond-the-storybook-image mom story, which is filled...
View Article4 Things When Asking God, Where Are You?
What do you do when God feel like he's abandoned you? Here are 4 things to do in response to emotions and despair. The post 4 Things When Asking God, Where Are You? appeared first on Life Beyond the...
View ArticleHow to Handle Mom Pain on Mother’s Day
It’s Mother’s Day weekend and I’ll be speaking at two Sunday morning church services. The message I’ll share is close to my heart–mom grief and other stories of mom-pain. Mother’s Day can be painful...
View Article4 Ways to Deal With Hurt
Hurt is something we’ve all experienced. My first memory of being physically hurt was falling and cutting my lip on a metal toolbox when I was three. I still have the scar. My first memory of being...
View ArticleInstagram Mom, Please Stop
I came across this beautiful photo (of which I’ve cropped) on my Instagram feed last night. It’s beautiful. Everything is propped and proportioned so meticulously. The colors are beautiful and the...
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