Taking a Stand – Janet Lynn Mitchell Discovers Her Doctors Lied for 15 Years

I have known Janet Lynn Mitchell since I met her about five years ago. We don’t see each other   often, but we recently had the chance to catch up at a women’s writers conference and I remembered just how amazing this woman’s story of medical malpractice is. But just as important is the story she [...]

Writing Brings Healing to the Soul

By Lisa Saunders, Special Guest Writer

The moment I gave birth to my daughter Elizabeth in December of 1989, I felt a stab of fear—her head was so small, so deformed. Within 12 hours, I was told she had been profoundly disabled by congenital CMV (cytomegalovirus). The neonatologist said, “If she lives, she will never roll [...]

Our Stories – Can Stones Be Brought Back to Life?

By Barbara Blume
In Nehemiah 4:2 it asks, “Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble–burned as they are?” Have you ever felt like a heap of rubble?
This week I felt like that more than I can recall feeling in a long while. Rubble – Dictionary definition: A loose mass [...]

“What the Bible is All About for Moms” Blog Tour

Have you ever felt overwhelmed as a mom? That’s like asking if you have ever slept at night. Well. . . scratch that. If you are a mom, maybe it’s been awhile since you’ve slept! Each day we are bombarded with advice. Are there 3 parenting styles, or four basic parenting styles? Where can we [...]

Devotion – Being There For Others When You Are Ill And Also The Caregiver

“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God,” (Psalm 20:7)
Here I am sitting in a hospital waiting room while a close relative has surgery. Even though we have our own illnesses to deal with, at times it is someone in our family.
This sort of [...]

Cancer: 7 Things You Need to Know to Help

By Georgia Shaffer
Sara sat looking totally overwhelmed. At the age of thirty-five, she had learned she had breast cancer. “I feel like I just got hit by a Mack truck,” Sara said.
As a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and a cancer survivor who, 18 years ago, was given a 2 percent chance to [...]

Devotion – Being Authentic About Our Illness So God Can Be Glorified

“In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”(Matthew 5:16)
In having “silent” chronic illnesses, such as fibromyalgia and epilepsy, I have found some people do not understand the symptoms and feelings I experiencing, such as the deep muscle pain, fatigue or [...]

Do You Have a Teen With a Chronic Illness?

If your teenager lives with a chronic illness HopeLab is a nonprofit organization that you will want to check out and browse their website. It can also be encouraging to share with your teenager about what is going on in the world of science that is specifically geared towards improving the lives of teenagers who [...]

Making the Choice To Be a Work at Home Mom – Part 3 of 3

This is Part 3 (and final part) of Jill Hart’s chapter 1 excerpt from her book So You Want To Be a Work-at-Home Mom can read the previous articles here:

Making the Choice To Be a Work at Home Mom – Part 1 of 3
Making the Choice To Be a Work at Home Mom [...]

Making the Choice To Be a Work at Home Mom – Part 2 of 3

Yesterday we featured “Making the Choice To Be a Work at Home Mom – Part 1 of 3”
Now we are on to Part 2. We’d also love to hear your feedback in the comments below. We know many of you work from home or are considering it.
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By Jill Hart, reprinted with permission from her book [...]

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