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TAKING A STAND
BY JEFF MARSHALL This is going to be the most controversial blog I’ve written thus far. Heads are going to roll, jaws are going to drop, Continue Reading
Trusting God When We Mess Up: Part One
By Christine Drews One day during my college years, I went to the mall and in front of the JC Penney store was a slick sales person and a display Continue Reading
Depression is a Liar
I’m treading carefully and gently with today’s topic of depression. The above comic has been shared and liked on Facebook and Google+ at least 30 Continue Reading
Stress Less about Your To-Do List with One Thought
"How do you do it all?" People often ask me how I juggle the many aspects of my life. Wife. Mom to 5 kids ranging in age from 18 to 5 years old. Continue Reading
Before We Go Further — Shattering the Perfect Family Myth
Before we go further together, you as readers and I as writer, I need to make an important clarification. Rewind to 10 years ago, when our family Continue Reading
Zack is Sick Today: How to Live with Fear
Fear. There are people who seek out fear. People who jump out of airplanes. People who free climb on and swing off of mountains. No one chooses to Continue Reading
Trusting God with Who You Are
Trusting God with Who You Are A few weeks ago, my niece drew this portrait of me. I was relieved that my face wasn’t surrounded by facial hair, Continue Reading
Never Say This to Someone Who is Hurting…(But Say This Instead).
This morning Mike and I corralled our son (kind of gently sat on) in order to remove a splinter from his finger. Extracting a teeny brown sliver of Continue Reading
My 4 Current Obsessions
by JEFF MARSHALL. Jeff is a musician, humorist, gardener, and uncle from Decatur, IL. Jeff is also Sara's cousin and life-long dear friend. 1) Continue Reading
This Morning Was Ugly — Parenting Children with Emotional Issues
The last few hours of my life were ugly. At one point I was on my knees in the family room crying. I could hear one of my children upstairs Continue Reading
Noticing God’s Hand
Noticing God's Hand When we were little, we might have learned to trust our mom or dad, our teachers, perhaps a coach, or maybe a really good friend. Continue Reading