Families in Recovery Ministries
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Every year I ask the Lord to give me a word for the upcoming year. A word to represent vision and direction. I have to tell you, my first words were quite unusual! Parachute- 2016 Ripcord-2017 Jump- 2018 No matter how crazy they seem, I promise you that they held great meaning for me at... Continue Reading →
Joy to the world, the Lord is come. Let earth receive her king... I love the old Christmas carols. They have this perfect way of bringing the past into the present. Unfortunately, all too often the past sneaks into the present in much uglier ways. We set our expectations for Christmas - full of beauty... Continue Reading →
We just put up our Christmas tree. The light is fading as I sit here and stare at it. Today has been hard. I don’t have the energy to start decorating. The tree stands silently in the dark, empty, waiting for what comes next.... I know so many of us are walking through difficult times.... Continue Reading →
Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the ways of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the Lord's sight. (2 Chronicles 20:32) I can't get away from this thought. It is important that we are fully committed to what we believe. In my last blog, I referenced Laodicea, and the scripture that shows... Continue Reading →
I have been thinking about the principle of the path today. It is not your intentions that will get you where you want to go. It is the steps you take in the right direction. Andy Stanley wrote a wonderful book to answer the question, “ How do you get where you want to go?”... Continue Reading →
I have a tribe. I felt at home with them, like they were my family. The tribe took me in when I was lost. The enemy managed to destroy what little strength I had back then, and left me wounded in the dark. The tribe carried me home and cared for me until I could... Continue Reading →
