Welcome to week 1 of Grace Is For Giving: a 5 weeks series with blogger linkups. Did you ever ponder where grace began? That grace of God we wholeheartedly sing about, amazing and sweet. That grace John Newton carefully penned will one day lead us home to Heaven. The grace…
We’re quickly approaching the busy holiday season! Holidays are wonderful, but sometimes we complicate them a bit, don’t we? And then occasionally, we simply don’t have the time to do all the preparation for major details. Today I’ve crafted a streamlined list of 8 Simple Ways to Have a Memorable…
Have you ever had a time when you made a mistake, but you weren’t even aware of it? Tonight I discovered a problem with someone that I honestly didn’t know I had. I hate that I hurt this person- I never intended to. And as I’ve been reflecting on the…
So glad to see you back for this last week of the Hope for Hurting Hearts series! If you’ll click over to the Hope for Hurting Hearts page, you’ll find all the links for the series. This week the Holy Spirit seemed to be whispering to me, “Write about the…
Sometimes life gets going a little too fast for me. Ever have that problem? You just sit down to dinner…and someone spills milk. Or the bathroom was just cleaned…then someone throws up. Perhaps you think you are serving someone in the capacity they are requesting, only to find out that…
If you’ve followed the blog for long, you know that I love to study God’s Word. And I really love participating in structured, written Bible studies of all kinds. But can I just tell you that a girl needs to know God’s Word for herself? I enjoy reading and hearing…
This week is week 5 in the Hope for Hurting Hearts series; click here for one-stop shopping for all the posts in this series. While the series was originally announced as 5 weeks, next Monday I have an awesome surprise for you! You won’t want to miss it, so stay…
Update: 11/2/12 9:00 pm: Through the wonderful outreach of Samaritan’s Purse (along with a few tweets, facebook messages, and phone calls), the Begs are sleeping warmly in their own home tonight!! GO God!!! AND through one of the incredible blog readers of this blog, by tomorrow 30 gallons of gas…
This weekend I had the privilege of attending a blogging/writing conference- Allume- and it was a beautiful thing. You can never predict the way God wants to use something in your life until you walk the path He’s leading. The entire weekend was joyful and Spirit-led. I stuck with my…
Welcome to week 4 of the Hope for Hurting Hearts series! Remember how we discussed the word “hope” in Scripture typically means our English word-“expectation?” Our expectation, or hope, should always come from the Lord. How do we know we can trust Him? Because of His unfailing love for us!…
I’m headed out to the Allume Conference tomorrow- a place where Christian women unite, learn about each other and grow together as we shed our lights through the world of blogging and social media. Needless to say, I’m pretty pumped! 🙂 The one item of feedback I continually receive on…
Today we are privileged to read more words that give Hope to Hurting Hearts. I want to introduce you to another awesome friend of mine, Kara Chupp. Common sorrows carry common bonds and Kara and I have much in common, especially through our God and Savior. Kara is married to…
