Kindness is Rich!

Have you ever heard the phrase, “A little kindness goes a long way”?  I don’t know who penned that phrase, but maybe they knew a little bit about what God’s Word has to say about kindness.  Read this verse and listen to how profound it is when it refers to God’s kindness: Or do you [...]

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The Kindness Jar

by Stephanie Whitley I’m a mommy of four energetic boys ages 6, 7, 10, and 12.  I love being a mom and embrace it fully.  However, some days are just hard and exhausting, especially when the boys are bickering with one another. One morning I was totally frustrated with the squabbling in our home.  I [...]

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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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