• Finding Joy in the Presence of Christ

    Joy to the world! The Lord is come.Let earth receive her King!Let every heart prepare Him room and heaven and nature sing.Joy to the world! the Savior reigns, let men their songs employ.While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains repeat the sounding joy.No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground.He […]

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  • Experiencing the Peace of Christ

    When my kiddos were little, our family used to live right smack in the middle of a main street that ran through our town. It was near a busy train station and across from middle school and a high school. The noise from traffic and students and the hustle bustle of life rushing past our […]

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  • Holding Unswervingly to Hope

    There’s something about winter that feels like a long season of waiting and anticipation. We wait and look forward to spending time with family and friends. We wait in anticipation for the joyful moments under the Christmas tree with little ones, and look forward to the quiet, cozy moments after the hustle and bustle wanes. […]

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  • How To Tell The Hard Parts of Your Story Well

    When it comes to sharing our stories with others, it seems pretty easy to talk about the good things that have happened. The joys and victories in life naturally prompt us to praise God, and it feels easier to see His hand of blessing in the big and little things.  It feels a lot harder, […]

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  • Your Story Matters

    Have you ever read some of the stories in the Bible and felt like you didn’t quite measure up? There are so many examples of people with incredible faith in extraordinary circumstances, that my story can seem kind of unremarkable by comparison.  The truth is, our stories of faith today are just as impactful as […]

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  • Your Prayers Have Power

    Some days, reading the news feels overwhelming—stories of war, violence, and poverty seem endless. It can feel like the world is drifting further from what God intended. With so much pain and negativity, it’s tempting to tune it all out and pretend it’s not happening. After all, what difference can one person make? That’s exactly […]

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  • Celebrating the Light of the World

    I live in the Pacific Northwest and this time of year it is dark and dreary most of the time in the winter. Combine that with living in a world that can be full of hard things and difficult situations, it can leave us longing for there to be more to this life (and a longing […]

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  • Faithful in Every Season

    A little over a week ago marked the first day of autumn and the official changing of the seasons. I gleefully switched the sign on my front porch that says “Hey Friends!” To “Hello Fall” and hung a leafy fall wreath on my door. There’s something about this time of year that feels so refreshing. […]

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