I met Darci Steiner through her book, Beauty Beyond the Thorns - Discovering Gifts in Suffering. As I read her story, I thought, “I must…
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned as a mom, a teacher, and a coordinator of others who care for children, it is to think ahead. The needs…
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I teach small children, and one of the hardest things for them to truly understand, at least in the adult sense, is time. We…
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A few weeks after my daughter was born, I had settled into that my-sleep-is-entirely-composed-of-two-hour-naps exhaustion…
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Naming a child. What a wonderful task! And what a tricky one sometimes. The name we choose will likely be part of our child’s identity…
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It’s just about time for me to dig into the stash of hand-me-downs friends have shared with us and take out a new set of sizes for…
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Lately, my small daughter has taken a liking to a specific doll we call “Baby Tanya.” She picks her up – squealing with delight – and pats…
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No matter how tiny their accomplishment (like waving bye-bye or saying our names, or pointing to their noses...), we clap…
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The Author of every story has filled His Story with people and events to reveal Himself to His people and, at the same time, reveal…
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Probably, the most quoted verse in Scripture (John 3:16) is associated with Nicodemus’s secret visit with Jesus (vv. 1-21). He had to meet…
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Did David know that he was describing his royal descendants in these psalms? When Israel was split after Solomon’s reign, the kings…
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Besides Jesus, no one is mentioned as extensively in Scripture as Moses. He appears throughout four of the first five books of the…
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To choose only a few people of interest in the Bible is an impossible task. Because we only get glimpses into their lives, we…
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Who doesn’t love a good story? And these days it’s the narrative that matters most, right? After all, inside almost everyone is a deep-seated…
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If you are familiar with my writing, you know I love digging deep into the stories of biblical people. The women of the Bible frequently…
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In the beginning of February 2020, I went for a final ultrasound to make sure my fourth baby was growing as expected and ready…
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Often, a season of caregiving begins with a difficult diagnosis for a loved one. In a moment, or perhaps slowly over the years, you…
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If you are a child of God, (meaning you’ve wholly thrown yourself at the mercy of God’s saving grace through Jesus Christ), then …
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What are your least favorite caregiving tasks? I can think of several things I wish I could outsource! Sometimes, the most tedious things…
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What do you do when your loved one doesn’t appreciate your care? For me, it can be easy to go one of two ways: grow bitter and resentful…
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