Whether you grew up with a stern dad who never said he loved you, an abusive father who only hurt you, or you’ve never even met your father, I have good news for you. Your Heavenly Father adores you, and He longs to have a close relationship with you.
Author Amy Julia Becker learned 5 life lessons from her children.
Jen Hatmaker, author, speaker, blogger, TV personality, mother of five and Guideposts contributor, reveals how the parenting decisions she and her pastor husband make are informed by their faith.
A mother celebrates small moments, the joy of sitting with her young sons in the family driveway, drawing with chalk. “When gratitude swells,” she says, “my worries shrink.”
Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa says, “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”
In a frustrating adoption process an expectant father remembers that God is in control of all, and it’s not his job to worry. “Give all your fears and worries to Him,” says Cecil Stokes, “because they are not ours to carry.”
10 tips for making sure your pet is not only having fun, but also safe and comfortable this summer.
Is it just a “small world,” or is someone working overtime to put broken families back together? What do you think? Have you found someone through extraordinary circumstances—mysterious ways?
I’m reminded that we leave traces of Jesus behind in our everyday lives—whether in a bad way or in a good way—like a teenaged girl with Bible verses taped on her mirror and her heart for missions captured in the photos on her wall.
The late Maya Angelou said it best: “You can’t forgive without loving. And I don’t mean sentimentality. I don’t mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, ‘I forgive. I’m finished with it.’”
It’s beautiful to see young love in bloom, to see excitement and dreams for the future in the eyes of the bridal couple. But to me, it’s even more beautiful to see old love in bloom—the marriages that have withstood the test of time.
A mother’s request to have her ashes fired up into the sky on Independence Day is met by her family with skepticism, then sheer love.
