Holly’s Testimony

Happily-ever-after would seem laughable, on a good day, if Holly’s hope rested in everything falling into place around her.  But suffering no longer symbolizes failure to her...

Forgiveness

When Heather's childhood was shattered by tragedy, her "simple" mission to love others suddenly became much more complicated.

Praying the Impossible

Three years ago, when infertility medicine was suggested to us, my husband and I were convicted big time by the Holy Spirit. “God is able,” we both kept thinking..

Why We Dig In

I’ve been pondering, lately, whether one can place too much emphasis on Bible study. My first thoughts were “no way”! But as I considered this for a while, I realized the answer could be a resounding yes as well...

The Power of Prayer

Fear is something I’ve struggled with for most of my life.  When I was 17, I was diagnosed with anxiety and panic attack disorder...

Mid-Wife Crisis

His job felt important and exciting.  Mine felt mundane and endless.  His tasks felt missional.  Mine felt meaningless...

In Love With Another Man

You might think this could be the happily-ever-after at the end of the story, but real life doesn’t work out that way.  Instead, our life together that had begun down the aisle of “I do” began to swiftly trot towards the pathway of “I told you so”...

Hearing God’s Whispers

Sometimes we don't get the test results we were hoping for. But our state of worry revolves not on what our results say, but rather on how well we know our Heavenly Father's character...

82 Days: A Message From One Mother to Her Daughter Before She Walks the Aisle

by Kathy Johnston Randi’s blog last week got me thinking about some numbers in my own life. At 18 I married my high school sweetheart, Russ Ulrich, the father of my 3 boys. We were married 16 1⁄2 years when he died. I was a single mom for 2 years before I married my husband Jonathan Johnston. I’ve been married to Jonathan for 21 1⁄2 years. Total years married years is 38. I have 7 beautiful grandchildren! By the time Sophie gets married in August, she will be 19 and I will have had children living in my house for 38 years. But there’s a big change coming because in 82 days my youngest child, Sophie, will be married to Evan Tucker. CLICK ON PHOTO TO KEEP READING...

(UN)ASHAMED: Fact or Fiction?

A perfect and shameless world is not a fairy tale. We were designed for it.