"Do you have a calling?" Better yet, what is a calling and how do you know if you have one? When I was a child, I had two dreams: I wanted to be a Mom and a Teacher. I would line up my dolls and my younger sister in our playroom into desk lines and … Continue reading Calling: How To Know If You Have One?
Hope: How Badly Do You Want It?
What do you do when what you hope for and what you feel are two different things? Check out this post to learn how to fight for hope.
How to Make an Impact with Your Holiday Giving
As we head into the holiday season you may already be considering what you can do to help those who may not be able to help themselves. Requests are already piling up for shoeboxes for kids in foreign countries, angel tree presents, coat drives, food drives, holiday meals, more. You want to give in a … Continue reading How to Make an Impact with Your Holiday Giving
What’s Your Role in Loving the Orphan?
For the last few weeks we have been learning all about loving people who can sometimes be challenging to love. With the devastation that comes from drug/alcohol abuse, incarceration, unemployment, divorce, and a myriad of other challenges that can be associated with poverty there is also collateral damage. And the ones that tend to get … Continue reading What’s Your Role in Loving the Orphan?
How to Reduce Recidivism One Heart at a Time
When I was 26 years old I had an encounter with God like I had never experienced before. In fact, up until that point, I wasn't even sure He existed. At the time I was extremely depressed. Still trying to work through the pain and  guilt of a recent divorce and subsequent bad decisions. You … Continue reading How to Reduce Recidivism One Heart at a Time