Branding has become a marketing trend. It’s often referred to as developing a culture within a company. But had you ever considered branding or creating a culture in your home-something your family is known for? As a family, we’ve always been mindful about our appearance. Recognizing that we represent Christ, we knew we should […]
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Lifeline
Do you want to use your lifeline? Who would you like to call? At the beginning of our marriage, we experience arguments, frustration, and discontent with each other. Wanting to keep our problems private, we only fought harder and was desperate for a way out. That’s when we reached out to our beloved pastor, […]
Choosing To Love
Why do I always have to be the one to always apologize and be the bigger person? I think I said that way too many times, until my mentor corrected me and said it’s not about being the bigger person; it’s about choosing to walk in love because love never fails! When I began to […]
We’re Going Anyway
Who doesn’t look forward to family vacations? In seasons where money wasn’t an issue, we would take nice long trips with hotel stays and amusement parks. Then when money was tight, we didn’t stop going on vacations, we just took different ones. You know, the kind where you stay with family and find things to […]
What’s Your Family Confession?
When faced with challenges church jargon doesn’t sound so comforting. We’ve all heard: you have what you say, what’s your confession, don’t confess that over yourself, etc. Well, confession took on a whole new meaning for us when we found ourselves desperate for God. Any time we would approach our spiritual mentors with a situation […]
$200 Ballet Tights…Worth Every Penny!
Have you ever been so humiliated you just wanted to crawl under a blanket and not be seen? That was me on June 12, 2008 to be exact. I remember it so well as if it happened yesterday. We’ve been doing everything we could just to get by financially and one activity we chose to […]