By, Nicole M. Simple—yet significant—ways to add joy to the Christmas Season Pause to play together at home (more…)
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Celebrating Advent/Christmas with Joyful Expectation
By, Denna B. Advent is 25 days worth of waiting, expecting, and HOPE. I love celebrating this time of year at home and with our…
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Winter Minestrone Soup Adapted from Melskitchencafe.com Serves 6-8 6 slices bacon, chopped, cooked till crispy 1 c chopped onions 1 ½ c diced carrots (about…
View More From Our Kitchen to Yours: Soup Recipes You’ll LoveSix JOY-filled Tips for Pastor’s Wives living on a shoe-string budget
This post is brought to you by, Denna Busenitz and Amber Fox (Denna Busenitz) My husband and I began support raising back in 2001 as…
View More Six JOY-filled Tips for Pastor’s Wives living on a shoe-string budgetI am Not Alone: Finding Balance in the Depths of Depression Part 4 of 4
There are no easy answers when it comes to combating depression, but I have discovered there are a few things that help me cope. First,…
View More I am Not Alone: Finding Balance in the Depths of Depression Part 4 of 4Learning to Wait in the Depths of Depression, Part 3 of 4
“You’re married to the pastor, what do you have to be depressed about?” Nobody has ever said this to me but I can imagine it…
View More Learning to Wait in the Depths of Depression, Part 3 of 4Depression and Self-Counseling: Remembering the Light of Truth in the Darkest of Times Part 2 of 2
My healing from the destructive nature of depression was not an immediate one. It is not something you can put a patch on or rewrite…
View More Depression and Self-Counseling: Remembering the Light of Truth in the Darkest of Times Part 2 of 2Depression: The False Friend (My Story)
My story of depression begins at the age of 19. I had entered my freshmen year of Bible college grieving the loss of my baby…
View More Depression: The False Friend (My Story)Building the Body: Welcoming People of all Abilities into the Church, Part 2
I cried once at a park. Well, probably more than once considering childhood escapades involving roller skates and hills, but these particular tears came the…
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My eight-year-old looks up at the industrial lights that crisscross the ceiling of the grocery store, and I brace myself for the ensuing outburst. I’m…
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