Our Stories Unleashed

How Do We Reflect God?

One of a kind! The best way to describe my kids and grandkids is with that phrase. No one else is like them. They are distinct in the way they look, how they act, and even the way they carry themselves. These distinct characteristics – some that seem familial and some that are amazingly unique – set my kids apart from others the same age. These distinct characteristics can be used to trace a line of family...

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Give Distractions the Boot

I love my mom. Even more than that, I value every moment I have with her. I cherish these moments because I am very aware that I don’t have many left. At 92, she has begun to fall more often, to refuse to eat vegetables, to sing at the top of her lungs a combination of hymns, prayers and gibberish. I cannot get enough of it. She makes me smile, she brings joy, and she gives the best hugs. When I am with her, I want every moment filled up with giving her my...

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A Life of Purpose & Community

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26  New starts. New possibilities. New dreams. Amazing opportunities lay ahead... not just because it’s a new year. New opportunities are ahead because of all that the Holy Spirit has done and is doing in and through the lives of those who believe in Christ. As believers...

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