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How to Praise God with All Your Heart
How do we praise the Lord with our whole heart? How do we worship Him with our very being, our soul, our will, our mind, and our emotions?

Dawn Ward
Feb 18, 20245 min read


Longing For Home-Awaiting His Return
It’s easy to want to give up. To throw in the towel. We have all said at one point or another, “I just want to go home and be with the Lord.

Dawn Ward
Jan 14, 20244 min read


How to Live In God's Grace
“For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace." John 1:16 ESV What is Grace? Grace means "God's unmerited favor bestowed...

Dawn Ward
Nov 4, 20236 min read


Do You Need a Mindset Makeover?
Do you struggle habitually with negative thoughts? Are you in need of a mindset makeover? If so, you are not alone! I grew up hearing and repeating the negative words spoken to and around me.

Dawn Ward
Mar 31, 20238 min read


Hurry Up and Slow Down
Do you feel like life is passing you by? We need to learn to slow down and take the time to reflect on the blessings of our lives.

Dawn Ward
Jan 8, 20235 min read


How to Find Purpose in Pain to Pursue God's Greater Vision for You
You may be wondering what God’s purpose in pain is for you. You may not always know the specific purpose for your specific pain, but you can

Dawn Ward
Aug 22, 20226 min read


How to Discover Your Life's Purpose
Do you understand your purpose in life? Does it align with your dreams and plans for your future?

Dawn Ward
Jun 13, 20226 min read


How to Find Friends Through Times of Change
Guest Blog by Mary Rooney Armand of Butterfly Living As far as I know, there aren’t many classes or instruction manuals on how to find...

Dawn Ward
May 2, 20225 min read


How to Practice Self-Care When You’re Child Is Addicted
This month’s guest blog is written by Barb Winters, a mother whose son struggled with a porn addiction. For anyone with an addicted loved one or for those who are in caregiver roles, self-care is essential. Barb offers help and hope in her message.) “For no one every hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body.” Ephesians 5:29-30 ESV “What?! What did you say?” “I was watching porn and . . .” I saw my

Dawn Ward
Mar 1, 20225 min read


New Beginnings: How to Have Faith When Starting Over
“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the...

Dawn Ward
Jan 5, 20227 min read


How to Handle Seasons of Change in Your Life
“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT Lately, my thoughts seem to be...

Dawn Ward
Nov 15, 20213 min read


How to Discover Your True Identity in Jesus
“God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.” Psalms 46:5 (NIV) Who Are You? Or…Whose Are You? Do you...

Dawn Ward
Oct 17, 20218 min read


Having Difficult Conversations: How to Reason with Unreasonable People
“Shh!” I hear the Lord’s gentle rebuke as my urge to respond takes over my ability to reason. The better choice would be to stop talking and take a breath, but a compulsive need to offer my unsolicited advice to this difficult and unreasonable man-child of mine seems to control my frontal lobe. Perhaps, convincing him I am right and he is wrong is my drug of choice. I feel better when I speak my mind, even if I am being tuned out. But, there is no reasoning with a fool and, l

Dawn Ward
Jul 5, 20217 min read


Book Review: Shift by Abby McDonald
Book Review - Shift:Changing Our Focus to See the Presence of God “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my...

Dawn Ward
Feb 20, 20215 min read


Book Review - Half the Battle, Healing Your Hidden Hurts
Book Review on Half the Battle Once in a rare while, a book crosses my path that I can say is truly life changing. Half the Battle by Dr....

Dawn Ward
Dec 12, 20205 min read


Book Review: Overcoming the Narcissist and Other Domestic Abusers
Overcoming the Narcissist, Sociopath, Psychopath, and Other Domestic Abusers: The Comprehensive Handbook to Recognize, Remove, and...

Dawn Ward
Nov 22, 20204 min read


The Faith To Face Giants
Recommended reading: 1 Samuel 16-17 “David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come...

Dawn Ward
Jul 24, 20204 min read


The Ripple Effect of Living with Addiction
"He leads me beside the still waters." Psalms 23:2 "A ripple effect is a situation in which, like ripples expand across the water when an...

Dawn Ward
Aug 13, 20194 min read


A Spacious Place - Living Beyond Limiting Faith
“When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.” Psalm 118:5 NIV The Need to Breathe ”I can’t breathe! Get...

Dawn Ward
Jul 18, 20194 min read


From Haughty to Humble
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12 NIV Let’s face it…Hollywood is messing with our heads. As I watched the previews for newly released movies about families dealing with addiction, I recognized the faces of parents desperate to save their children. Panicked mothers and fathers, played by larger-than-life Hollywood actors, went to the most extreme me

Dawn Ward
Apr 28, 20197 min read
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