Pray for Oklahoma

Dear Gentle Readers to the Keepers Ministry website, We lift up heartfelt prayers on behalf of all those affected by the storms and tornadoes here in Oklahoma.  We pray for comfort and peace in this time of loss.  May His presence surround you and may He be your strong tower.  We also pray for those [...]

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The Joys and Challenges of Motherhood

Happy Mother’s Day to all those women who are blessed to have children.  Whether you have adopted, have children grown, or have toddlers underfoot, we are all pausing this week to honor and celebrate motherhood. Most of us will enjoy those small delightful gifts our child makes, such as a handprint picture, flowers, bubble bath [...]

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A Mom through God’s Design

by Courtney Shettron “For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”  Jeremiah 29:11 I am an adoptive mom.  I tell you this not to boast, but to proclaim the goodness of God’s miracle of [...]

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Why I have a Passion for the Called to Be a Keeper Bible Study

Great passion is often birthed in great pain. My greatest pain was the breeding ground for my greatest passion. I have experienced a great deal of pain over the years, but going through a divorce after 29 years of marriage was, to date, the most humiliating, painful experience of my life. The worst part was [...]

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Are You Patient With…Yourself?

We have been exploring together in recent months the fruits of the Spirit as written in Galatians 5:22-23 (ESV): 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. What a marvelous thing to see God’s Spirit lived out in [...]

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Peace During a Transition

Have you ever had a sleepless night? We did it! The one thing we said we’d never do has been done! My husband, Bart, and I swore we would never move our kids during their teen years. We both had made moves as 8th graders and although we survived, it was hard. Yet, in the [...]

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