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12/24/2014

Stepmoms! Give yourself a chance to breathe! You need it. Merry Christmas! :)

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Merry imperfect Christmas! If there is anyone who needs permission to not be perfect, and to not have a perfect Christmas, it is a stepmother. Give yourself a chance to breathe. You need it. Here are five things you have permission for this Christmas:* 1) This Christmas, you have permission to feel…

12/18/2014

Our family—our father—was gone, and no amount of colorful lights, delicious foods, or noisy toys could replace it, replace him. We were broken, and there was no one to fix us.

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I vaguely remember our first Christmas after the divorce. Dad wasn’t there. Life as I’d known it had exploded. That Christmas was nothing like the one before which we had spent at my grandmother’s apartment in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I had never been to Grammy’s home before, and it was wonderful…

12/17/2014

When you pause to listen to your heart, what is it searching for?
To stretch the boundaries of who you are?
To create beauty and feel beautiful?
To inspire and be inspired?
We flourish with acceptance
But wilt without love. Fueled by hope
We carry on
To become
more.

You don’t have to search alone. Talk to a mentor today. http://bit.ly/1vZSkKj

12/16/2014

Sometimes the joy you see at Christmas is really just something put on for the family.

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I will never forget the Christmas party where I witnessed a family being torn apart. Everything appeared fun and festive until my friend’s mom asked me to go grab something from the fridge in the garage. When I opened the interior garage door, I saw my friend’s stepdad weeping uncontrollably. He was…

12/15/2014

This video is a creative take on how the story of the nativity might have read had a social network existed at the time of Jesus’ birth. Check it out and then share it on your favourite social network!

http://powertochange.com/itv/spirituality/a-social-network-christmas/

What’s on your mind? We just love, love, love telling the world what we’re up to: what our morning bagel looks like and how cute our dogs look in elf costumes. We communicate through status-posting, instagramming, and tweeting; and almost everyone is on board. This video is an artistic take on how t…

05/11/2014

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Even when I could feel a moment of completeness, something came in to steal it. Something must be missing.

04/29/2014

Have you lost a loved one? Here are 5 ways to care for a grieving heart.

Most people say it gets easier with time. In some sense, that’s true. But there will always, always be a hole in your heart.

02/19/2014

If you have been a victim of sexual assault you need to know that what happened to you is not your fault. It's time to forgive yourself. We can help.

Tonia was 15 years old the first time she was r***d. She went to swim in an outdoor pool. There was another family there and she felt safe enough. But when the family went back to their room it was just her and this man and he had ideas that had not crossed her mind. […]

02/11/2014

"When Westley in The Princess Bride said 'death cannot stop true love,' he captured it: death didn’t stop true love, in fact it didn’t even 'delay it for a little while.'"

video by Elevation Church | A friend once told me, “If you expect to be disappointed–you’ll never be disappointed!” While totally pessimistic, that expression holds some truth.

12/04/2013

Jesus Christ.

Whether those are the first words on your lips when you step on a piece of lego or if Jesus is a name you are unfamiliar with, we’d like to introduce you to a man worth getting to know.

As Josh says, “His name prefixes Christmas,” and whether you know it or not, He alone is worthy of that celebration.

Jesus is for everyone. Jesus is for you.

“Before you write Him off as a good teacher, or an outstanding man; before you attempt to rob His name of its power, consider that Jesus might just be a name worth remembering.” -Joshua Spence

10/30/2013

National Bullying Prevention Month is almost over, but bullying hasn't stopped.
Today, pray that bullies and their victims would find their identity in Christ, "who will wipe away every tear."

10/29/2013

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality." -Desmond Tutu

When it comes to justice, are you standing behind the elephant or the mouse?