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God Was There With Her: The Lord's Presence in My Daughter’s Addiction Journey
When your child is battling addiction, every moment feels like a crisis waiting to happen. You wake up each day bracing for a phone call, a message, a silence that lasts too long. But even in the most fragile moments of fear, God can break through with a whisper so clear, you never forget it. Four months into my 17 year old daughter Regan’s treatment, I was still holding my breath. She had been doing well, connecting with her recovery group and finally starting to look health

Janelle Martin
Apr 164 min read


5 Ways to Encourage a Hurting or Grieving Friend
I cried out to the Lord and grieved for my hurting and grieving friend. In my weakness, I didn't know if I would have the right words to say

Dawn Ward
Jan 236 min read


Caregiving for Mental Illness During the Holidays
The holidays can be challenging for everyone, especially if your loved one is struggling with mental illness.

Amber Parker
Dec 3, 20248 min read


Grief Coaching or Counseling: How to Choose The Right Path for You
We all grieve when someone we love passes away. We can also experience what’s known as ambiguous grief,

Lea Turner
Oct 29, 20246 min read


Burning Bushes: Believing and Accepting God’s Unexpected Invitations
And when I’m looking at my schedule on any given morning, I am usually interrupted at least once.

Melanie Makovsky
Jan 29, 20248 min read


How to Manage Expectations When the Holidays are Hard
Learning how to manage our expectations during the holiday season means we will come to accept that things may not always be going our way.

Dawn Ward
Dec 18, 20238 min read


How to Live Beyond Your Limitations
What if we could see the “Limit-less” rather than our own limitations? Let's see our circumstances as hope-filled opportunities.

Dawn Ward
Oct 1, 20224 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...

Mary Rooney Armand
May 2, 20225 min read


Seasons of Silent Suffering
This month’s guest blog is written by Donna Bucher, founder of Serenity in Suffering blog. In this month’s blog, Donna generously shares...

Donna Bucher
Apr 4, 20226 min read


How to Pray When You're Falling Apart
“He wounds, but his hands make whole.” Job 5:18 (NKJV) “Lord, I don’t know how to pray. I don’t know what to ask for.” Overwhelming...

Dawn Ward
Feb 5, 20223 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...

Dawn Ward
Jul 5, 20217 min read


How to Celebrate Christmas While Grieving the Loss of a Loved One
Shared from Pray With Confidence I am honored to be a contributing writer for the blog, Pray with Confidence with 30 gifted writers, we...

Dawn Ward
Dec 19, 20203 min read


When Being Thankful Isn’t Easy
Thanksgiving is upon us. Time to plan the menu and prepare our favorite recipes. We look forward to a day of good food, parades, games, and great company.
It is a day for gratitude, for enjoying cherished traditions, and making precious memories. At least it is in Hallmark movies. But, for many people, this day is challenging, even painful.

Dawn Ward
Nov 24, 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


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 28, 20183 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 8, 20183 min read


Songs of Praise
People cry out when they are oppressed. They groan beneath the power of the mighty. Yet they don’t ask, ‘Where is God my Creator, the one...

Dawn Ward
Jul 18, 20182 min read
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