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Accepting God's Plans
This month’s blog is from guest blogger, Roberta Niederkohr, a dear friend and administrator from The Faith to Flourish and Christian...
Roberta Niederkohr
Aug 26, 20192 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 12, 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 17, 20194 min read


She Can Laugh At Days To Come
"She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come." Proverbs 31:25 NIV Happy Fourth of July! Another holiday...

Dawn Ward
Jul 2, 20194 min read


God’s Grace For Our Loved Ones
“But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace..." Galatians 1:15 NLT Grace meaning- God's...

Dawn Ward
Jun 30, 20193 min read


From Haughty to Humble
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and...

Dawn Ward
Apr 27, 20197 min read


Unfailing Strength
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at a proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 Worn Out Life...

Dawn Ward
Mar 15, 20194 min read


Why I Did Away With Tough Love
When I raised my children, tough love was a term floating around. It was now time to decide if it was something I would need to implement.

Dawn Ward
Mar 9, 20195 min read


The Cure for Anxiety
“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” Psalm 94:19 NIV An Anxious World Anxiety is a very real emotion...

Dawn Ward
Feb 10, 20195 min read


A Deeper Grief
and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a...

Dawn Ward
Jan 25, 20193 min read


The Day Addiction Knocked At Our Door
I will never forget the day addiction knocked at our door for the first time. It came in quietly, unannounced.

Dawn Ward
Nov 9, 20186 min read


Living in Color
“‘Don’t call me Naomi,’ she told them. ‘Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord...

Dawn Ward
Sep 27, 20183 min read


Why I Finally Decided To Love Myself
"For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, since we are members of his...

Dawn Ward
Sep 12, 20185 min read


A Father To The Fatherless
“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the...

Dawn Ward
Sep 7, 20183 min read


Living Satisfied
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all humanity. For he has satisfied the thirsty and...

Dawn Ward
Sep 1, 20183 min read


When Hope Hurts
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick...” Proverbs 13:12a NIV I often make the snarky comment, “If I knew how selfish I was, I never would...

Dawn Ward
Aug 22, 20184 min read


The Healer of Our Brokenness
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 NIV Wounds hurt. We don’t like pain. We are anxious to be healed. We...

Dawn Ward
Aug 15, 20183 min read


Always A Daddy's Girl
Guest blog by Lanie Graham Growing up I was always a daddy's girl. I am the youngest of 3 girls. My dad always says, he loves all his...
Lanie Graham
Aug 12, 20183 min read


How To Stop Fixating on Fixing
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set...

Dawn Ward
Aug 9, 20185 min read


Letting Go of Our Addicted Children
"Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he...

Dawn Ward
Aug 4, 20185 min read
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