Don’t you wish your life were always a straight path? When you make plans, set goals, prepare schedules… Don’t you wish that your days would just cooperate? I know I do! The truth is this: When my day goes according to my plans I can be so sweet. My mood, my mouth, and my actions…
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Grace and the 2nd Generation
My last blog post hit a nerve… Without meaning to, I tore the Band-Aid off of the relational wounds so many of us are dealing with on a daily basis. I heard from friends and readers that were separated from family by harsh words, unforgiving actions, and irreconcilable attitudes. It broke my heart. It broke…
Read MoreChocolate Bunnies and the Cross
Growing up in a non-religious home, Easter was one of the two times my family always attended church. Like clockwork, Easter Sunday found us sitting in an unfamiliar church pew, singing unfamiliar hymns, and behaving as though the unfamiliar church service was our family norm. As a child I was nervous and excited all at…
Read MoreHow To Turn One Month Into Three…
Wow! December 31, 2013 seems like such a long time ago… That’s when I excused myself for a short (one month) break from blog writing. It’s amazing how quickly one month can become two, then three, then three plus months! So much has happened in our family in the last three months. Life in…
Read MoreThe Blog That Wouldn’t Wait Until February!
Any of you who follow the writings of Ann Voskamp know that each January she sets out a yearlong challenge. That challenge is to find one word that succinctly describes the spiritual growth you hope to accomplish in the coming year. One word. One.single.solitary.lonely.word. Wow! I don’t know about you, but one word seems…
Read MoreA New Year’s Eve Heart to Heart
How do we make it from one year to the next? When circumstances seem overwhelming and we’re tempted to fear, how do we keep on going? How do we keep on filling our family’s daily needs, meeting our friends’ expectations, living up to our obligations? It’s been a year since we relocated to North Carolina……
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolutions or Life-Changing Revolution?
Do you ever wonder if you’re really accomplishing anything with your busy days? Do the hours, days, and years just seem to be slipping by with nothing to show for them? How do we slow down long enough to ensure that our lives will make a difference? It’s so easy to just go about our…
Read MoreThe Year of “Where Were the Parents?”
Years take on a distinct character and personality. Sometimes we name them… like the Year of the Child or the Year of Inventions. Sometimes they’re marked by the biggest news events, like hurricanes, or elections. Sometimes, they gain their notoriety simply by the biggest stars and the biggest scandals. For me, 2013 will always…
Read MoreA 25-Day Countdown to a Character-Filled Christmas Day #24
Day #24 Romans 8:6 Do you want a home that is permeated by the character quality of peacefulness? I know that I do! A peaceful home will become a safe haven for our own families, as well as a sanctuary to friends and acquaintances who are looking for a calm refuge during their own times…
Read MoreA 25-Day Countdown to a Character-Filled Christmas Day #23
Day #23 Proverbs 27:12 We’re almost to the end of our 25-day countdown! I hope you’ve seen positive change in your own level of character health, as well as in the level of character evidenced in your children’s lives. Today’s character quality goes all the way back to day one of our countdown. It is…
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Megan Scheibner 