The Blessing of a Spounse!
The blessing of a spouse! Most of us longed to find the person who would love us the rest of our life. My dream like most was to grow up, get married and have kids. As I have shared before I was married right out of college and it was a very long...
Leaving Home: New Amazing Awaits!
Starting a new chapter in my life has always been difficult. About twenty-three years ago, we put our house on the market in Auburn, Washington where we'd lived for more than a decade. I remember the ache I felt when I saw the "for sale" sign in our front yard. Two...
Review by Rayna: Why her?
Why Her? :6 Truths We Need to Hear When Measuring Up Leaves Us Falling Behind Comparison seems to be a natural state for us. We often find ourselves comparing ourselves to others without even realizing that is what we are doing. Questions like, “Why Her, Lord?”...
How Are You Being Made Perfect?
I often say God gave me curly hair to remind me every morning how little control I really have in life. I love my curly hair, I really do. I just want it to curl perfectly the same on both sides. Is that asking for too much? Yep, yep it is. (So I...
Surviving Your Spouse’s Alcoholism: Finding Courage to Be Yourself
What seems like a lifetime ago, I started attending Al-Anon because I was struggling to cope with my husband Randy's excessive drinking. I didn't know where to turn. Finally, I realized I needed help. At Al-Anon, I met a compassionate young woman who encouraged me to...
Review by Rayna: Find Rest
Find Rest: A women's devotional for lasting peace in a busy life Find Rest is a beautiful devotional written by one of my favorite authors, Shaunti Feldhahn. This is a departure from her typical books. Shaunti is a social researcher who has found the common...
Does rest make it on your to-do list?
Does rest make it on your to-do list? Today There are so many things to do just to keep our worlds spinning these days it can be difficult to remember what rest is much less to be intentional about pursuing it. In the Past Benjamin Franklin said, “He that can take...
Review by Rayna: Daring to Hope
Daring to Hope: Finding God's Goodness in the Broken and Beautiful is an amazing and encouraging read. I was so blessed by Katie Majors' amazing commitment and obedience to the Lord. As a teenager, Katie went on a mission trip to Uganda which changed her life...
How to Settle In During a Hard Transition
How to Settle In During a Hard Transition... According to Bella Just 4 months ago Bella joined our Neises pack. Bella is an 8-year-old pug. I am a pug lover and had been looking for a female black pug to adopt for a couple of years. Life had gotten too busy for her...
Thank you, Billy Graham: I’m One of the Lives You Touched
"We all have a Billy Graham story," one of his daughters said at his funeral last Friday. It's true. The Reverend Billy Graham touched countless lives during his decades of ministry, including mine. In 1979, I attended the Billy Graham Crusade on Okinawa, Japan. My...
A Meditation to Prepare your Heart for Easter
A Video Meditation to Prepare your Heart for Easter- enjoy 5 scriptures set to music, to prepare your heart for the season of Easter by TakeHeartCoaching.com
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