Monthly Archives: January 2015


Should It Really Be This Hard?

“Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs; he wants to please his commanding officer.  Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor’s crown unless he competes according to the rules.  The hardworking farmer should be […]


The Strength You Need for Those Really Tough Days

God is our refuge and strength,     an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way     and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam     and the mountains quake with their surging. Psalm 46:1-3 Do you ever have those days or weeks, or seasons for that matter, where it seems […]


Facing the New Year with Hope 1

Hello Friends! This week I am featuring another guest blogger, Jennifer Buell.  When Jen and I met at the She Speaks Conference in North Carolina, she shared with me that she had recently lost her husband and has since been writing about how God has carried her and her four children through their grief.  God’s faithfulness is written all over her […]