I keep a Bible Study and Prayer notebook. Since I’m a note taker, it’s the perfect place to store those notes from sermons, workshops, and books. As I read Scripture, I jot down verses that strike me, how it applies to me or life in general, and prayers it leads me to. Yesterday, I was [...]

Have you ever experienced rereading a well known passage in Scripture (almost with boredom because you know it so well) when, suddenly, words hit you differently? Nothing’s new. Nothing’s changed. God just shined His light on His Word touching your heart in a whole new way. That just happened to me. God used some “old” [...]

“And he said, ‘Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the LORD to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. Tomorrow go down against them. They will surely come up by the Ascent [...]

I wanted to share with you the blessing I just received in the hopes it blesses you too. See, on Sunday, I experienced God’s Word washing over my heart bringing some healing I didn’t know I still needed. Years of worry and stress had caused more damage than I realized. It was the words of [...]

I received my Family Christian Stores sales event flier this week in the mail. I was enjoying skimming the titles and reading the little blurbs about the books that caught my eye when I stumbled upon the title “The Christian Atheist” by Craig Groeschel. Maybe you’ve already read this book. If you have I’d love [...]

After you’ve dealt with your child’s initial anger (see Part 1) and only when you sense your child’s heart softening can you begin guiding them in rebuilding their relationship with God. If your child has never experienced anger with God, this is invaluable ground work for the unavoidable. In dealing with their illness, your child [...]

As Christian families who have children with health challenges, in the middle of our fear for their futures one thing that gives us peace is our child’s relationship with God. When so much seems to go against them, they’ve been given an incredible gift that healthy kids usually don’t get so young; our kids have [...]

Hi, Sweet Parents, A dear friend sent me this video. I have to tell you that it is not easy to watch because we’ve been there. We’ve been where these parents have been, maybe in different ways. Videos like these are hard for us because not only does the story grip your heart but it [...]

This was a question I asked myself many times. How about you? I was giving God my all. I truly believed He could heal, but whenever I said that to myself, a whisper of doubt would say, “It doesn’t mean He will.” Then, in the back of my mind, I’d hear the question. “What will [...]

God has a special mission for us. Oh, all His children are called on this mission, but none are called to go as deeply as we are into unknown, scary territory. We, the parents of children with serious health issues, are called to have the kind of faith that moves mountains. It’s usually easier for [...]
