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July 16, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director Leave a Comment

Goodie Bag Winner #3, Have You Given a Stranger a Hug?

Goodie Bag Winner #3, Have You Given a Stranger a Hug?

Where does the time go? I figured sending out a little goodie bag to our awesome "commenters" on the devotionals would be a quick task, but the chaos of life still put it on the lower half of my "must be done today or else" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements, Devotionals, What's New? Tagged With: Arts, Christianity, God, Religion and Spirituality, Twitter

September 21, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 1 Comment

Devotion: Joy in a Pink Ukulele

Devotion: Joy in a Pink Ukulele

“. . .yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” (Habakkuk 3:18) I saw it in the store display. There, in all its bizarre glory was a pink ukulele. Now, you need to understand my ‘love affair’ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals, What's New? Tagged With: Arts, Atrial Fibrillation, Music

July 26, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director Leave a Comment

Writing Brings Healing to the Soul

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Caregiver, Our Best Tips, Parent of Ill or Disabled Child, Parenting Tagged With: Arts

July 8, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director Leave a Comment

Chonda Pierce Shares About Battling Depression

Chonda Pierce Shares About Battling Depression

Chonda Pierce is an amazing woman who is a Christian comedian--who has also battled depression. I hope her interview here encourages you, as there is christian help for depression and loneliness. It's always nice to see … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Depression, Mental Illness, Person w/ Illness, Profiles, Videos, What's New? Tagged With: Arts, Depression, Health, Major depressive disorder, Mental Health, Television

June 5, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 1 Comment

Make Your Own Artwork for Pennies

When you live with a chronic illness your house can get so dreary. We are often there--at home--looking at the same old knick knacks day after day, watching those dust bunnies grow into adulthood (oh, I'm sorry, maybe that is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hobbies-Crafts, Links, Our Best Tips, Parenting, Person w/ Illness, Save $, What's New? Tagged With: Arts, blindness

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