Caregivers Come in All Sizes

“For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.” Matt. 16:27
Being a HopeKeepers Facilitator I found out quickly that caregivers don’t receive enough praise and thanks for all they do and have to go [...]

Our Stories – Don’t Want to Lose My Parents

By Virginia D.
I am going to share with you about my mom, she has recently been diagnosed with a brain disease. It is a long name in the medical field, but basically it is hardening of the arteries in the brain. Part of her brain is already dead on the left side so she doesn’t [...]

More Than a Table for Two: The Difference a Christ-Centered Marriage Makes in a Culture of Fragmented Families – Part 2 of 2

This is continuation of the article from yesterday’s post.
In a sense, they are borrowing an attribute that belongs to a God they don’t know and exercising a representation of a spiritual truth they don’t believe. To be fair, there are people with good marriages who have detached the basic virtues that [...]

More Than a Table for Two: The Difference a Christ-Centered Marriage Makes in a Culture of Fragmented Families

By Stephanie Duncan
With thirty-six days standing in between us and our vows, Zach and I are still trying to track down late RSVPs and figure out the difference between white, ivory, and champagne. But even with so many pressing details, we know that these are fringe matters compared to glory we will represent when [...]

Nurse Comforts Patients with Original Songs

If you have spent time in the hospital you know just how quickly the thrill of being in charge of the remote control can dry up. If family members or friends visit, you feel torn between the feelings of gratefulness that someone cares, and yet being exhausted by a simple conversation.
Nurses, however, can hold so [...]

Should “Mother’s Day” be “I’m Sorry” Day?

We love www.skitguys.com – If your church is ever looking for videos to share, this should be their first place online!
Here are 2 of they guys describing what Mom’s Day really is all about.

And here is another one about “Why Mom’s Get a Whole Day!”

Video – “Mom Sense” Will Make You Smile

If you’ve not yet watched Christian Comedian, Anita Renfroe’s, MomSense video, consider this a small gift to yourself for Mother’s Day.

Illness and Marriage – Please Don’t Kiss Me!

“I’m not going to kiss you.”
Who would ever think that hearing these words from your spouse would be considered a sign of his deep love? As my husband and I celebrated our 14th anniversary recently at a nice hotel on the Oregon Coast, we walked on the beach hand in hand, and finally, after 3 [...]

Love and Marriage . . . and Illness

“I’m not going to kiss you.”
Who would ever think that hearing these words from your spouse would be considered a sign of his deep love? As my husband and I celebrated our 14th anniversary recently at a nice hotel on the Oregon Coast, we walked on the beach hand in hand, and finally, after 3 [...]

Celebrate You or Someone You Care About

The Bible tells us, “She is more precious than rubies” (Proverbs 3:15) but if you cannot afford rubies to celebrate you maybe a cute little certificate on your wall would do for now? Certificate Street has dozens of free certificates that you can easily edit and print out. This also makes a great way to [...]

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