Our newest, furry addition underwent surgery for several issues last week. We brought Kai home from the vet sporting his cone of shame and with a lot of pain medication. When the pain meds ran out, he was a wreck, finding ways to scrape his wounds and lick them, even while still sporting his cone. …
The Piercing Sword
Advent Day #17 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be …
Defining Expectations
Study #2 in the Biblical Counseling Series Defining Expectations A Biblical Counseling Series Early in our marriage, I found myself very frustrated with my husband’s inability to see the overflowing trash can. Growing up in my house, my stepdad always took out the trash. It never occurred to me that my husband would not relish …
Free From Shame
John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Shame is a topic of many parenting classes, and rightly so. Very few children grew up in a home where shame and guilt were not used as parenting tools. “How could you be so stupid?” “Why can’t you be more …

