FamilyFaithWisdom

Many ask how do you get through a challenging time...let me give you one simple answer, Together. On Once Upon A Time Prince Charming and Snow White have a saying "I will always find you." Never give up on each other, never doubt one another. The battle is not with them but with the one who is the true enemy, Satan. He wants to come into your friendship, marriage, home, and destroy all that you have built. Don't let him, good always wins and may you build your kingdom on The Firm Foundation and never negotiate with the enemy.

We're doing something a little bit different this time, let this sink in: discussions about money can be an opportunity to embrace rather than a chore to avoid.

If you remember, a while ago I did a post about a song called Restore by Chris August. This song is very encouraging especially in times when you feel like it's all about to fail and your only option is to give up...That is what we are going to talk about. We can destroy relationships and marriage our own selves but one of the most destructive things that can rip right between two people is depression and a negative hopeless mind. I know this isn't something you can just step out of super quickly but it will destroy relationships when you give it the chance. Now, you can try to fight all you want and stay committed and loyal but it's all pointless if the other person doesn't want to get better, when they've reached the point of giving up. Don't get me wrong, nothing is ever impossible but God can't and won't help someone that doesn't want it. It is the person going through it that has to want to get better for anything to actually get better. This

Hello everybody! If you saw our recent post then you'd know that we are going to start a series called The Friends of Jesus and the Family of Jesus. Tomorrow is our first day: For the first day please read the first chapter of The Friends of Jesus. You can buy the book online at the Karen Kingsbury website. We will be discussing the chapter and will give out a challenge at the end

This study is titled The Friends and Family of Jesus we will be learning about Jesus' friends and family and how he had to go through the same challenges we go through with our friends and family. We'll take a deep look at people such as Thomas "The Doubter", Mary "The Mother", Joseph "The Father", and Simon "The Leper." These true accounts of Jesus' history will change the way you view things and help you appreciate the family you have. Each week we will be going over a chapter in the book and discussing it deeper. We will also have weekly challenges to help you get more into the book and help you gain a new perspective. If you do not have the books you can purchase them online or you can just follow along with us. We will also be posting some quotes from the book.

Hello readers! Today I am introducing something new. I am planning on starting a weekly bible study for my neighborhood and I'm inviting you guys too! I'll be posting updates here on what we will be studying and you guys can put your input and have a discussion in the comments. We will be studying about Jesus' friends and family. We will be using the books by Karen Kingsbury called The Friends of Jesus and The Family of Jesus. You can buy these books at a local book store or you can go online to  Karen Kingsbury In our next post we will go into detail about the study and what each week will look like. Weekly challenges will also be assigned to help get you into the study more

We all know a little known thing that is introduced as the Coronavirus. We have all come to know it too well. There isn't a single place you can go, or a single person you can be around that won't say something about it...even we are. But we aren't here to give you some news or update. We are here to give you a detox! For the next few weeks we will be providing absolutely fun and entertaining content for the family! We have a 100% no Coronavirus guarantee. Turn the TV off, and get ready!

This post is very important. Listen to me, sometimes we tend to think the answer is retreating when we are dealing with things or just not in a good place. Let me tell you how damaging this is to the other person. They begin to feel unappreciated, like a burden, and not enough and although you may not mean it that way, that's how it is taken. So man up, be respectful and let them know what's going on. Something you don't feel like talking about? Tell them. Too busy? Let them know. There should be no reason (unless your phone is lost or broken obviously) that you can't text somebody and say hey this is what's going on. You don't have to have a conversation for hours. A simple "I'm busy" or "I'm feeling tired" will do the trick. Just be upfront because otherwise it opens up an opportunity for our minds to play extreme scenarios "maybe he doesn't like me anymore" "maybe they have someone new" "maybe they got

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word Coronavirus? Probably fear. Now I'm not saying we shouldn't be cautious of a virus, (colds, flu, allergy flare ups, chicken pox, Zika virus), and who doesn't normally wash their hands anyway ? We are being told to take precautions that we are taught to do at a young age. Wash your hands, don't touch your face, avoid publicly bathrooms...basic hygiene here people. The news and media are broadcasting daily about this virus that seems to be an outbreak (haven't had that happen ever, hello does Zika virus ring any bells?) It's not like we ordered a law that mosquitoes were illegal, we couldn't control them. The news is telling us to control this virus at all costs but you know what the cost is going to be...our sanity. Store shelves are being ravaged, places are being shut down and locked down, eventually we'll all have to stay shut up in our homes...who's to say our houses won't get

Single parents, may I suggest to you that you are not a "single" parent. The word single suggests that you are alone. While you may not have your parenting team anymore (you and your SO) you do have family...but you also have someone else who is a part of your team, His name is God! Don't ever underestimate His power through your parenting journey. He will help keep you strong in times of weakness and calm your mind when nobody else is around to see the mental storm brewing inside you. Continue to go church (I know it can be very hard and some days seem impossible). The most important thing is that you never give up. Your kids need you so don't let family take over all the work, get in there and do it! Never forget that even in times when it seems like it, you are never alone...ever

What's the difference between being a parent or a sibling? The difference is perspective. A child looks at their sibling and has a love for them that makes them want to protect them but a parent looks at a child and has this love that is absolutely indescribable and they would do anything to protect their child. Sometimes do love we have for our kids can make us miss things that are kids are trying to tell us and this is how our other children may notice something that we don't. Think about it...as a child you probably had things that you shared with your sibling or maybe your sibling could just pick up on it...did you're parents ever catch it? Most likely not. This is because our perspective is different and although we may love our children we can sometimes miss things. Don't let this fact discourage you and make you feel like a bad parent, you aren't! Spend some time with your child and have a deep talk with them about what's on their mind and if they would l

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So as you'll notice there is a duplicate post with the same title, this is not a typo. This post is an addition to the previous post but it will go more in depth to get the point across. I am about to share with you a story about a girl who was always distracted in her relationship. She never payed attention and gave her full devotion. We will see how it affected her partner and inevitably destroyed their relationship. Shall we begin? One day there was a girl that lived in a small town. She met this guy and he was very kind and everything she had always wanted. They became friends and after some years went by they decided to become a couple and get closer to one another. As most romantic stories go, they ended up falling in love and getting married. Now, normally most stories end with a happily ever after...but this story took a different turn. The girl began to get distracted by outside surroundings. She would spend most of her evenings out somewhere else, and when she was home

The most dangerous thing you can do while driving is text and drive. It pulls your attention away and takes both of your hands to do. Even talking on the phone, talking to other passengers, or listening to the radio or music can be dangerous because they take part of your focus away from driving. When driving, it is very important to stay focused because it takes a lot of your attention. Same thing with our relationship with God. When we allow other outside things to take part of our focus away, we lose attention for God and tend to focus more on the other things. God deserves 100% of our affection and focus

Imagine this: A girl terrified in the midst of a horrible gusty storm. The thunder pounding loudly, the rain falling hard, the wind pushing against the windows with a vibration throughout the whole house. She's lying in her bed, her bedroom is dark. She whispers with deep fear "daddy, I'm scared." He rushes in to her side, gets on the bed and says "It's okay daughter, I'll hold you through the storm." Although outside it's dark and bleak, on her bed she doesn't have to be afraid because she knows her dad is there. Soon the storm is over. The rain has stopped, it has lightened up outside. She is thankful for her father being there in that moment. In the storm her father was there, and although it was still scary, she knew she didn't need to be scared. The moral of this story is that it is not in the moments when we are at peace (the eye of the storm) that means so much. It isn't the moments (after the storm) that are important either

Okay...I know the title is pretty long! Let me explain: In a relationship when we are in love, often times there is no place we wouldn't go to be with the one we love. So why, in our relationship with God, do we limit where we would go? We use excuses such as fear, sometimes we try to justify why we can't do it, or even play the "too sick, too old" card. A few years back, in 2017 I went on a missions trip to South Korea. At that time things were complicated with North Korea and the US was in an uproar about it. My family expressed how nervous they were about me going there and there were times I almost thought I wasn't going to be able to go. I ended up going but fear almost stopped it. I honestly had no fear about it and trusted that God had it in His hands. He definitely did because I saw Him move many ways that summer. The point here is don't let your own mind and feelings stop you from moving out for God. He may ask you to participate in a dangerous war,