Having children makes a mother feel so vulnerable. Of course you love your child, and while we can’t control everything, we can surely pray for everything. I recently read something from Leslie Ludy that really impacted me. She said that during busy times of motherhood we shouldn’t let our prayer life hit the back burner. She said it’s the times we barely have time to pray that we actually need prayer the most. In fact, it’s during these times we can’t afford to not pray! Lately I’ve been thinking about what my kids will face as they grow up and I’m…

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One of the greatest gifts that God gave mankind was the Holy Bible because the Bible is literally God revealing Himself, and communicating Himself to mankind in written word. Anything and everything that we know about God comes from these Holy Scriptures, and they contain the totality of what we need to know about becoming a Christian, and everything that we need to know about living the Christian life. Orthodox Christianity teaches that the Bible was inspired and authored by the Holy Spirit of God using human instruments. It also believes that in it’s original languages of Hebrew, Greek, and…

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I’m sure there have been times when you’ve let anger get the best of you and later regretted it. I know I have. Sometimes we mean well and have the best intentions but our emotions take control and may cause us to react in ways that are not Godly. In the heat of the moment, take a second to talk to God about it. Here’s a prayer you can say to help calm your anger. Father, please forgive me when I allow anger to control what I say and do. I want to honor You in the way I manage my…

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Mike Gibbons from Bonner Springs in Kansas, U.S. has become widely known as “Miracle Mike” because he miraculously came back from the dead. Not only that, but “Miracle Mike” is also being called “Grateful Mike” because he even went back to the emergency room of Providence Medical Center in Kansas City to say thank you to all the medical staff who saved his life. “He’s telling me, ‘Thank you’ and that’s just amazing to have that,” his nurse Tammy Weitz told AOL. “This is a highlight for me, and this will carry me and a lot of the people here for…

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While I was out and about last Saturday, I came across a Fall-themed coffee mug that said “Let’s Fall In Love”. Of course I bought it because I love seasonal decorations and the beauty of Fall makes it my favorite season. So I bought it with the vision in mind of drinking warm cocoa or a homemade latte on the patio in a blanket when the leaves start to turn colors and fall. But that inscription made me think about falling in love with oneself and how many women actually do not love themselves. They dislike and may even hate…

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