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Steadfast in a World Full of Distraction
Have you ever picked up your phone for one glance and found yourself an hour later wondering where the time went? Life feels noisy, doesn’t it? In a distracted world, learning how to stay spiritually focused — to remain steadfast — is no small challenge. Notifications ping. Needs arise. Opportunities multiply. Even good things—ministry, family,…
The Best of Embracing the Unexpected | Second Half of 2025
As we’ve already stepped into a new year, it’s still worth slowing down long enough to look back with grateful hearts. The past six months were filled with God’s gentle invitations to pause, breathe, and trust Him more deeply — even when life felt uncertain or heavy. Join us as we take a look at…
When Someone You Love Withdraws Each Winter
Seasonal Depression and Mental Health Changes Have you ever noticed a change in your mood, energy level, eating, or sleep patterns at particular times of the year? Perhaps you have observed these shifts in someone you love. Did you know that people can experience depression in certain seasons? How will you respond when someone you…
Goals: We’re Choosing An Unhurried, Faith-First Focus
Does your goal-setting start with good intentions and usually end in discouragement? Perhaps you’re like me and get excited about the thought of new goals, but before long, the pressure of them creeps in and steals the joy. That’s why this year we’re choosing an unhurried, faith-first focus to setting our goals. Let’s stop pushing…
Do You Long To Be More Like Mary?
Do you long to be more like Mary—to trust God like Mary when His plans feel confusing or incomplete? Perhaps you’ve found yourself floundering when His agenda feels absurd or when He offers very few details? Perhaps you’ve shaken your fist toward heaven and cried out, “This is too hard, Lord, and not part of…
How to Be Intentional About Soul-Care During the Holidays
Have you felt the shift yet? Where gratitude begins to fade, and overwhelm slips in almost overnight? Thanksgiving has barely passed, yet Christmas looms ahead with its lists, expectations, emotions, gatherings, and the weight of “making it meaningful.” You may still be carrying the emotional aftermath of family moments—sweet or strained—while staring down an endless…
Gratitude That Sparkles: How to See Beauty in the Everyday
Have you ever noticed how joy can sneak up on you in the most ordinary moments? Perhaps the sound of a child’s laughter echoing through the house, the warmth of the sun streaming through your window, or the sweet surprise of your grandchild’s outstretched arms reaching for you. When we pause and take notice, we…
A Grateful Heart Pause: Where Joy and Presence Meet
When was the last time you slowed down long enough to notice God—not in your plans or prayers, but right there in the moment you were living? When we take the time for a grateful heart pause, joy and presence meet. In those still moments, when our hearts stop racing and our thoughts are quiet,…
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