God turns financial mayhem into life-changing miracles. by Heather Roberts “I’m telling you for your own good. I need you to take a deeper look. Something doesn’t smell right, and I’m always correct about these things. You’ll thank me later, buddy.” The real estate banker gave my husband, John, a sad smile. John left the…
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Two is the Loneliest Number
Caregiving is one of the toughest jobs there is, especially when the patient is a loved one. How do you handle the physical, relational, and emotional changes? Read one woman’s honest journey through her mother’s toughest days and the secret to her survival.
Read moreSupport for the Caregiver
by Joyann Dwire After Mom passed away, I became co-facilitator of my church’s caregiver support group and discovered that what I had endured with my mother was not unique. In fact, many participants were dealing with more hardships than I had. Often the stress of caregiving was compounded by a lack of support —…
Read moreChildless on Father’s Day
We often hear about the very real woes of women who cannot get pregnant. But what do men go through when they and their wives are denied the gift of a child? In this story, a man gives insight into his emotions and the surprising positives God brought out of their childlessness.
Read moreSuffering Rewarded
Pregnancy can bring not just physical pain to a woman but emotional pain as well. Through time in nature and God’s help in prayer, one woman overcame her anxieties and self-doubt about becoming a mother.
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Gospel Growth, Gospel Love, Gospel Identity, and Gospel Transformation, published by Serge, previously known as World Harvest Mission. These books/small group study guides are excellent for Christians overcoming abuse, trauma, or a difficult childhood. Please visit https://serge.org/.
Read moreA Modern Sarah
Children are a blessing of the Lord, the Bible says. But some women don’t have the privilege of enjoying that blessing, for one reason or another. For one woman, the blessing of a baby came in a way she never expected.
Read morePresent Loss, Future Hope
It happens in more and more families these days: a spouse’s forgetfulness, then increasing signs of memory loss. One woman cared for her husband as long as she could but had to stop after his dementia worsened. God made sure she was not alone.
Read moreThirty Days
Conflicts between a husband and wife take years to develop and, many times, years to resolve. Read about a wife who changed, by the power of God, in one month and saved her marriage.
Read moreWater Lilies
Where do you go when your father takes his anger out on you and your family? One little girl found the answer at a young age and, as an adult, sees God’s healing hand in it all.
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