Why Being a Great Multitasker Isn’t All That Good

By Tahni Cullen I’m not excited to admit it when my husband is right. Especially when it comes to the way he methodically approaches tasks, which can completely drive me crazy sometimes. As a woman, [...]

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A Cord of Three Strands

By Johanna Price My husband and I aren’t parents.  Yet. We are, however, in the early stages of the adoption process, so I guess you could say that we are expecting. But because of the [...]

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How to Be a Mean Mother

By Sara Wade My Mom has a framed poem hanging in her basement. It hangs among pictures of me and my siblings in dance costumes, coloring pages from her daycare kids, and an array of [...]

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Spiritual Intimacy

 “Always keep yourselves united in the Holy Spirit, and bind yourselves together with peace,” Ephesians 4:3 As a pastor at EBC I have the pleasure of performing weddings. I meet with those engaged couples beforehand to [...]

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Establish Routines, Start Today

By Jackie Nordling Some of my favorite memories from childhood are moments spent with my family. At our dinner table. In a tent. At my grandparents’. Around a campfire. Our family spent a lot of time [...]

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Accountability or Bust…

“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another,” (Proverbs 27:17). Three weeks ago at Quest 180°, I stepped on to the platform up front, along with many other folks celebrating victory, to receive my [...]

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Breaking Family Patterns

By Sarah Strand Though every family carries some dysfunction, I would certainly characterize my childhood as dysfunctional and chaotic.  It was plagued with my father’s alcoholism, witness of abuse in our home, divorce, and my [...]

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Set & Celebrate Landmarks

By Alex Grahmann In our small family, it’s easy to recognize when we’re operating at less than our best. For instance, whenever our busyness and stress levels get out of hand, the first thing to [...]

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Fading Pictures; Fuzzy Stories

By Tahni Cullen My mom has a box of old photos and letters from her side of the family that she’s inherited over the years as the older generation passed on. When extended family gets [...]

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Changes

by Lynne Jeffers Tom and I just celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary on Oct. 3. We feel truly blessed and filled with love for one another after all these years. One of the lines from our vows, [...]

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