I realize the more I focus on following the latest gossip, the next scandal or who did what and when to seek solace or comfort or feel better about myself in comparison, my soul grows heavy and weary. …
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Jesus knows all about loneliness, yet He also knows the joy of being carried through the loneliest of times on the wings of faith, confident that the father will never abandon us. …
I fell and I deserved for God to be asleep when I called out to Him in distress. I thought He would be unaware of my needs from there because I failed Him and therefore, I'm on my own. …
Earlier in life, it was very easy to confess and take the scriptures when life was going as I expected, but it was tough to believe the same after going through heartbreak, rejection, failure to live up to my dreams. …
I have often thought about the story of leftovers, and I find it greatly relating to our lives. Many of us and especially in this group are leftovers from different experiences of life. The leftovers from once-great marriages, great families, great dreams that never materialized. …
He gives us the strength and grace to continue. The secret is to keep pushing. You may cry, push, have downtime but you will eventually pick yourself up and keep going. …
Children should embrace the art of practicing their speech in front of a mirror or just saying it out to themselves before facing the crowd. …
Where a spouse is deceased it is permitted to talk about him/her, let the children know what kind of a mother or father they were. …
Before you call friends, family, or go to social media for advice, counsel, or agreed retaliation, go to God in prayer and ask his for direction. …
Do you feel like Martha sometimes or rather always, you really would love to have some intimate time with the Lord but from since you stepped out of bed and boom! You have a thousand and one urgent duties screaming your name. …
These children were all raised surrounded by different kinds of troubles. But none of the troubles that these families faced was strong enough to change God's great plans for each child. …
The problem is our thinking and this will lead us not fulfilling God's will in our lives. …
This whole journey is not anything I listed for, no! I never imagined at the age of 33 I would be divorced with two children. …
Yesterday, someone asked me this question and it hit home. As parents, especially single parents, we often spend a lot of our time worrying about the future. On my end, I have spent the majority of my time thinking about what the future holds for my child and it often leaves me even more anxious than is necessary or required. I have consistently exhausted myself by worrying about tomorrow yet the Bible reminds us to “consider the ravens: they neither …
For many children, the most important role models are their parents and caregivers because they help shape how they behave in school, relationships, or when making difficult decisions. …
Gaze at God, glance at life: This will be possible when one does not look at their circumstances and current situation but gaze at God who is the author and finisher of our faith. …
We can all imagine what was going on in Hagar’s mind - the brokenness, uncertainties, rejection must have been part of the emotional rollercoaster. How was she going to cope in life out there? She had a son and she didn’t have a clue of where she was going. …
A profile is an introduction of yourself that highlights your relevant qualifications and skills. There are several benefits of starting to put down your profile at teenagehood …
Being a parent can sometimes feel like you are living a relentless life where you don't belong to yourself anymore; you give your love and energy away, every moment of your existence, and can't figure out how to keep any for yourself. …
What did Albert Einsteen’s mother do? Pauline Einstein was a very well educated and quiet woman who had an inclination towards the arts. When her duties in the household allowed it she was an assiduous and good piano player. She made her son Albert begin with violin lessons at the age of five. Her patience was characteristically for Pauline. Pauline and Maja moved first to Milan in the same year and one year later also to Pavia. Albert stayed with …
One of the benefits of setting long-term goals is that it will help her learn to set appropriate benchmarks. Each year will bring a new sub-goal along the path to 'becoming'. …
By Joseph & Margaret Mutitika, Married for 17 years with two children The Mutitika’s will be sharing on Raising Godly children – What’s their secret in an age where many, even born again believers, including ministers of the Gospel, have at times failed? In Proverbs 22:6 the Bible tells us to, Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents], Even when he is old he …
At the mention of the term “single mom” (and nowadays “single dad”) most people see a mess. There is an image that society has painted about single moms and dads – like they have done the worst sin in society. Finding myself on my own as a single mom was not an easy transition; it didn’t matter the circumstances behind my status or what hardships or mistakes led me to my position in life. In many circumstances, life bogs single …
From a 2020 new-year conversation with my two-decades’ best friend from high school, it dawned on me that parenting has come with extra gracing for me as it should for parents the world over. My bestie, in a WhatsApp chat commented that I am good with parenting my kids – and while it has not been easy at all, it made me reflect on parenting choices and tools I have used in my 17-years of parenting. In 2008, when …
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