Callie Mitchell 6 Minute Read A nameless, faceless servant ventures on a most serious expedition: he is commissioned to find a wife for his master’s son. The servant spots a young maiden and makes a simple request for water. Above and beyond the call of duty, she not only waters him, but also his camels. Her response grants the reward…
Shannon Coe 5 Minute Read Less than ten minutes ago, I walked into the living room where hubby was sitting and said, “Quick, name three ways love changes!” Then I noticed the front screen door was open. I have been saying for days we needed to keep that door shut. The outdoor cat is coming in, and staying in, and…
Elisabeth Allen 4 Minute Read It was a bright, sunny day in spring when we gathered in the chapel for her funeral. I was raised in country chapels and this city chapel was a bit different. There were no headstones and overgrown grass in the graveyard and no rugged oaks or drooping willows — just a sheet of concrete, punctuated…
Caroline Rose Sanders 5 Minute Read Your mama could’ve called it from a mile away. That sweet boy who was “just a good friend” has gone and broken your heart. Or just as likely, you’ve broken his. And now you’re wondering where you went wrong. After all, last you checked everything was platonic, and now you’re suddenly in a sticky, complicated,…
Elisabeth Allen 4 Minute Read Maybe it was, whatever your age, a schoolgirl crush that will make you shrug and smile in years to come. Maybe it was a deep, genuine, womanly love for the man you hoped to marry and know you’ll never forget. Or maybe it was both a little bit more and a little bit less. You…
Caroline Rose Sanders 4 Minute Read My youngest sister Jubilee is only ten. She has been the baby of our large family her entire life. However, this will not always be the case. Soon we will have a new sister, nine-year-old Meggie from Eastern Europe. Meggie has spent both the summer and Christmas breaks with us this year and we are…
Caroline Rose Sanders 4 Minute Read I come from a large, close-knit family. Holidays have always been very happy, special times. We aren’t the type to sit quietly around the the tree and wait as each person opens their gift. Christmas morning is always a time of beautiful, intentional chaos because we are all bursting with joy and gratitude. Thanksgiving dinner…
Emily C. Gardner 3 Minute Read During a two week stint of house-sitting last month, my husband and I became well acquainted with our fellow occupants, Hana and Maile, a rambunctious pair of Labrador Retrievers. I enjoy dogs and, for the most part, they like me, but after fourteen days with those two (pictured above), I discovered we have very different…
Guest Author 4 Minute Read It had been a roller coaster of a relationship. Or, an almost relationship. We had been friends for a long time, “more than friends” for even longer and yet the timing was never right. Never, until now.
Colleen Chao 3 Minute Read Four years ago this month, I sat at a coffee shop with trembling heart, looking across the table at a man named Eddie. He was not quite a stranger to me, due to weeks of long phone conversations and shared group activities, but he was a huge risk. I’d been hurt too many times before, and I was scared. Please don’t hurt me, my tender heart cried.
Emily C. Gardner 3 Minute Read It didn’t take long for The Supreme’s song, “You Can’t Hurry Love”, to become a favorite during my high school and college years. I particularly liked the Dixie Chicks’ version and would sing passionately along with the trio as they belted out what became the anthem of my singlehood. I need to find, find someone…
Katie 3 Minute Read But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (Matt 6:33, ESV) What if we based our search for a spouse on seeking first the kingdom of God? What if our criteria for entering into a dating or courting relationship was not based on how we felt, but…
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