By: Kimberly Dimick Arise worship warriors, arise! For your God has seen your low estate and He has heard your cries from on high. Right in the midst of the taunting of your enemy there is coming a roar and loud cry in the heavens over your lives that will drown out the voice of […]
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When the Mess Becomes the Message Video by: Jessica Stone who can be found here My friend Jessica, a single mother of four beautiful children, recently made this video to update her friends, clients, and anyone in the world of her recent divorce. Why would someone want to share such a vulnerable and weak period of […]
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Five Good Things, Maybe Six By: Susan Schiller In the aftermath of marriage with a sociopath, I have often felt like a piece of machinery that was fashioned and designed to do good works but who was left behind in the middle of an empty field. Forgotten. Rejected. Unwanted. Broken. Thanksgiving changes that negative feeling, every […]
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I Notice By: Susan Deborah Schiller I notice my mind is filled with the energy of millions of subconscious thoughts, not unlike the constellations of city lights stretching from town to town. These lesser lights blink on over worries, doubts, and fears. In the midst of the artificial light show of fear-based thinking, I miss the most amazing light […]
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By: Sharon O'Day The massive banyan shot fifty feet into the air in the front garden, creating a perfect canopy for the bromeliads and orchids I had collected over the years. A straight line of old oaks stood like sentinels along the driveway. Old bricks shipped to Miami from Chicago, where they had been salvaged […]
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The words you speak become the house you live in. — Hafiz A life story chapter by: Susan Deborah Schiller Many of us are living as widows and orphans while God has promised us abundant life. Could it be that the experience of poverty, whether in finances, opportunities, or quality of our relationships […]
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The Power of a Father's Blessing By: Susan Deborah Schiller No matter how old we are, we need a father's blessing. Men are created to be Protectors, Providers, and Parents who love us unconditionally. But when we have no one like that in our lives, what do we do? Recently, a child […]
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When Death Would Be Kinder By: Susan Deborah Schiller "I want to kill you, but it's more fun to watch you suffer," my abuser said to me while on a ministry trip. "No one will ever know, because you have no bruises," he smirked. When you are married and have kids with a sociopath, the violence is […]
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Caught Between Two Worlds By: Jennifer I want to be able to stand on my own two feet, firmly planted, and take care of myself. But it feels like I am in a forest and it is so scary to trust I will be led out at some point. Since leaving my abusers, I am in a very strange place. It […]
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Home Schooling is a Great Way to Build Self Confidence By: Susan Deborah Schiller I love to recommend home schooling products that make our days more fun and productive. Time4Learning.com is part of our every day core curriculum, and it's outstanding for teaching concepts until the student gains mastery. My granddaughter's self-confidence has grown while […]
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Mission Impossible By: White Dove Sharing a condensed version of a chapter in my memoir… My husband and I were only 40-some years old when life as we had known it ground to a sudden halt. We both lost our jobs and moved to the wilderness following a severe spinal injury. After two years of […]
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A Flood of Tiny Voices By: Susan Deborah Schiller – The Daily Practice The Daily Practice: To discover beauty and truth within the mystery of an ordinary day and to craft the experience in words. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * […]
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More Restoration: China from Papa By: Susan Deborah Schiller "I will give you two mercies for every woe. I will restore to you all that was lost, times two." I felt God saying to me, so many years ago when all seemed lost, hopeless, and unredeemed. Did it matter that I lost houses, land, money, and […]
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