By Jessica Wolstenholm
We all want to raise our kids to love Jesus, understand the Gospel, and live out their faith in a real way. But honestly between driving kids from one place to another, putting in hours at work, feeding and caring for everyone, and tackling the long list of to do’s, it can be challenging to […]
By Melanie Rainer
The Life We Never Expected, the newly released book about special needs parenting from Andrew and Rachel Wilson, starts with this – “This is a book about surviving, and thriving, spiritually when something goes horribly wrong. In our case, that “something” was discovering that both of our children had regressive autism. This book, then, is […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
As I lay in bed last night, wondering what I was going to write for today’s blog post, the only pictures I had in my mind were those of the wildfires still burning out of control in Colorado. My heart was aching for all the people who risk losing their homes, as well as the […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
My husband reads a chapter of Proverbs with our family every night during family worship. Many of the Proverbs make our boys laugh. “Go to the ant, O sluggard” from Proverbs 6:6 is a favorite. But there are many that are more sobering. The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Justification means “the action of showing something to be right or reasonable.” When something is “just” it is “right” or “true.” When God justifies someone, He declares him or her to be right and good. Because we are all human beings, we all sin (do things that are not good and make God […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
A few months ago, my husband decided to touch up the scuff marks on our kitchen walls. He retrieved a small bucket of paint from the garage, set it down on the counter, and wrenched open the top. When he had finished, he placed the bucket back on the counter and reapplied the seal. Only […]
By Editorial Team
“Don’t copy the behavior or customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2 (NLT) I’m getting ready to host sixteen eight-year-old girls at my […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
You never realize how little you know about a subject until you try and teach it. This is probably why Einstein said, “If you can’t explain it to a 6 year old, you don’t understand yourself.” This truth became even more real to me as I’ve spent the last 5 years trying […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Do you have a life verse? If you are unfamiliar with what this is, it’s a verse from scripture that speaks to your heart, almost as though it was written for just you. It’s very personal, and usually there is a story behind why we are drawn to that particular Bible verse. This concept of […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
During your time at church or in Sunday school, you may have heard how Jesus was perfect because He is the Son of God. While it is not possible for any of us to be perfect because we are humans, God calls us to be more like Jesus. The process of becoming more […]