by Michelle Hoffschneider Time is the most precious and overdrawn resource we all have. We are constantly deciding how to use it best with schedules and plans. With new modern distractions, sleep, stillness, solitude, and sabbath can …
by Brenda Jank Bold. When was the last time you ran smack dab into something BOLD?What about BOLD and BEAUTIFUL?Today is your lucky day! The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I lack. (Psalm 23:1 HCSB) …
Do you love a little person – or a bunch of little people ages 1-18? (They don’t even have to live under your roof.) This post is for you. Think Why do we spend most of our …
We can learn a lot from Jesus as we step into this new year. We have heard of WWJD – what would Jesus do – but as 2022 launches, let’s encourage each other to DO what Jesus …
Dacha is one of my favorite words. It’s Russian and I was introduced to it in the town of Istra, Russia in January 2012 while speaking on the topics of rest and retreat at a conference for …
God says, “Remember the Sabbath.I forget.I forget a lot.Even though this commandment gets little attention, it’s an easy one to “keep” by most standards. You go church and 60 minutes later the duty is done, Sabbath is …
Stress. I hate that word. It rises up and slaps me in the face. Hard. It reminds me that I am not in control. I long to face life with grace, grit and determination. Unhindered. Free. But …
by Brenda Jank Collectively and personally, Covid-19 is draining our buckets at a rate few are equipped to replenish.More than once God reminds us that his “arm is not too short” – that he is able. My …
Only one thing makes us battle ready—a soul at rest. In 2013, my 19-year-old son entered Hospice Care, my 15-year-old son spent seven weeks in the hospital after a benign tumor was removed from his spinal cord, …
