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The Ebb and Flow of Faith
I quietly sit in the softness of the sand, mesmerized by the steady roaring and crashing of the mighty ocean’s waves. I know the tide is...
Barb Lownsbury
Dec 9, 20224 min read
Riding Shotgun
I have come to terms with this perpetual presence. The constant cloak of grief is draped over my shoulders.
Jenny Seylar
Dec 2, 20224 min read
Faith Over Fear
I was gripped by fear, and my over-thinking was leading my thoughts into dark places.
Marla Waldron
Nov 26, 20224 min read
Fractured Light
Getting caught up in the cycle of darkness is a dangerous path to trod. God offers a path of light.
Jenny Seylar
Sep 30, 20223 min read
Gaining Perspective
A shift in perspective can shift your life experience for the better.
Barb Lownsbury
Jul 8, 20223 min read
ASSUMPTIONS
My mind feeds me constant information. Some of it is true. Some of it is as far from the truth as a lie can land.
Sarah Davis
Jun 10, 20224 min read
Two Sides of A Coin
Find the strength within you, and find your way forward to the joy and blessings that exist even when all hope seems lost.
Jenny Seylar
Apr 23, 20224 min read
A Time to Heal
Past experience tells me it's easier to allow things to stay the same, even as God provides provision for my broken heart to be mend.
Sarah Davis
Jan 29, 20224 min read
Falling Into Place
It is amid the act of being off balance that we learn how to regain our footing when we fall.
Jenny Seylar
Jan 22, 20225 min read
Still Repeating the Sounding Joy
Day after day I am challenged to repeat the evidence of joy that is always there, no matter how crippling my grief is.
Jenny Seylar
Dec 26, 20213 min read
Learning to Carry the Pain
I was no stranger to grief in my life. Profound loss litters my past, and I have learned to wade through those waters with my eyes on Jesus.
Sarah Davis
Nov 13, 20214 min read
That Isn’t Fair!
By Barb Lownsbury The swish-swish of the windshield wipers kept rhythm as I searched through the dreary, rainy parking lot for a close...
Barb Lownsbury
Oct 23, 20215 min read
Liminal Spaces
In the first months residing in my new liminal home, I found myself stuck. Lacking the vision to see a future that could ever have meaning.
Jenny Seylar
Sep 4, 20214 min read
The Birdcage
Viewing the world through a different lens showed me there was so much more out there beyond the birdcage!
Amy Perry
Aug 21, 20217 min read
The Monthly Toolbox
"You're ready for spiritual growth. You've come to the right place..." Creating space to grow spiritually in a safe, welcoming...
Barb Lownsbury
Jul 7, 20211 min read
Training Ground of Suffering
Two children. Two surgeries. One summer.The surgeon's plan was set.
Karisa Moore
Jun 26, 20216 min read
Once Again, Exiting the Crazy Train
I can’t do something for or with everybody So, I choose to let go of crazy and embrace peace.
Barb Lownsbury
Jun 19, 20213 min read
The Fight
I finally acknowledge more deeply the cost of the last year and a half, a season that completely upended me.
Barb Lownsbury
May 22, 20215 min read
Your Love Moves In
I sit down with a heavy sigh, trying to understand my mood. My head is full—full of the looming list of responsibilities that seem...
Barb Lownsbury
Feb 20, 20214 min read
Light in the Tunnel
A family trip to a local indoor waterpark produced a valuable image to help my surviving son and me persevere. It was shortly after his big
Karisa Moore
Feb 6, 20216 min read
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