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Loved Fiercely—Carly Van Laar

God loves you so fiercely that He gives you the choice to follow Him, or not. Follow Him, trust me, you won't regret it.

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While I Held His Hand

There are numerous reasons why I love attending church. I seriously could go on and on about all the wonderful reasons why it's awesome to be a part of a local church. However, the reason I want to share with... Continue Reading →

A Father at the Gate

I mess up. Like a lot. I begin each day with such great intentions, and then...I mess it up. Yet, even with my mess ups, I'm promised that when the time comes, I have a Father waiting for me at... Continue Reading →

Have you seen Jesus today?

I often ask my kids where they saw Jesus in their day. I'd like to share my answer to this question with you all. In the last 24 hours, I've seen Jesus in a husband, a song, and a mom.... Continue Reading →

Crossing the Brook of Kidron

Are you in the middle of a brewing storm? Do you feel as if everywhere you turn, there is calamity, chaos, evil surrounding you. Do you feel like perhaps God is trying to teach you something? Trying to refine you?... Continue Reading →

Die to Self

Everybody has "life" going on around them, right? I know I certainly do! In fact, as I type these very words, my dad is at the Emergency Room, where they are running more tests on him to see what's going... Continue Reading →

1st Anniversary & Book Announcement!

It's the 1st Anniversary of this website! This sentence brings many emotions with it!  It's hard to believe that it was just one year ago this week when I was sitting on the couch with my husband in our living room praying... Continue Reading →

When Coffee Attacks

The events in this story that you are about to read are completely 100% true. Each Friday afternoon, I set up the room where my husband, Brandon, and I teach Sunday School. The room where we teach is a multi-use... Continue Reading →

A Blue Bead

Last Friday, I was having a rough start to my morning, which started the evening before. There's seven things/roles I try to fulfill each day: Wife Mom Preschool Director Housekeeper/Chef Exercise partaker Me time God time I know you may... Continue Reading →

Dogs and Dumplings

Last week I fed my dogs made-from-scratch Chicken and Dumplings. Oh, this was not the intention of the meal, but it was the result of the leftovers. I LOVE Chicken and Dumplings. I fell in love with them several years... Continue Reading →

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