Column Post by Lakin Easterling “There is a seed of courage hidden (often deeply, it is true) in the heart of the fattest and most timid hobbit, waiting for some final and desperate danger to make it grow.” ~ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring {Chapter Fog on the Barrow-Downs} Few stories […]
Month: May 2012
Broken Promise
Column Post by Kelly Heuer My son broke a promise to me. He has no remorse for having done so and rubs it in my face every day. In fact, he’s doing so right now. It hurts my heart that he made the decision to go back on his word and just thinking about it […]
Miracle Baby
Guest Post by Dana Arcuri It was spring 1998 and I was in the second trimester of my third pregnancy. All went according to plan, until the sixth month when my baby’s abnormal movements alarmed me. During a prenatal exam, I discussed my concern with my midwife. She immediately scheduled an ultrasound test and referred me to […]
Little Girl Lost
Column Post by Lisa Easterling My mother was my compass. She weathered a hard childhood followed by a hard life and yet she never stopped pushing on. Because of her, I have never known the meaning of quit. Every Mother’s Day my focus was on telling—and more importantly, showing—my mother how much she meant to […]
Unmothered Daughters
Guest Post by Susan Tolles It was last year when I heard the term “unmothered daughters” for the first time. It made me shiver and brought a flood of memories about my own mother and the volatile relationship we’d had. Adopted as an infant, I never connected with my adoptive mother. I had a great childhood […]
Hope for the Hurting
Dear Silent One, I see you, tucked in the corner battling for obscurity. Defending yourself from life’s pain. Afraid to trust. Afraid to feel. But I also recognize that craving in the deep recesses of your heart, the place you won’t let others see. My heart is pierced with your longing to be heard, valued, […]
Thanks, Mom
Column Post by Laura Hyers I’m not a mother—yet. Some days I feel like a mother, chasing around children who aren’t mine for nine hours a day, changing diapers and potty training and disciplining and celebrating and laughing and hugging and wiping noses and kissing booboos. But at the end of the day I give […]
Hope for A Hurting Heart
When your heart hurts, nothing helps more than loving encouragement from someone who “gets it.” Cheryl Karpen, a woman with a dream to touch a million hearts with affirmations and encouragement, understands. In this soul-nurturing audio interview, Cheryl tenderly shares about the times in her life when people surrounded her with hope, love, and encouragement, […]
Awake My Soul
Column Post by Lakin Easterling “He dressed in Righteousness, put it on like a suit of armor…and threw a cloak of Passion across his shoulders… ‘As for me,’ God says, ‘this is my covenant with them: My Spirit that I’ve placed upon you and the words that I’ve given you to speak, they’re not going […]
Walk This Way
Column Post by Kelly Heuer I once heard, in all earnestness, a sermon on how we are to walk, talk, look, and smell like Christians. What? Yep. Apparently there is a Christian dress code, a Christian dialect, a Christian gait, a Christian style, and yes, a Christian perfume/cologne. I have no doubt that all are […]