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Fighting for Joy

Fighting for Joy

Thank you for joining us on this journey as we talk about depression. My dear friend Morgann Burres is going to finish out this 4-part series this week. Today, part 3, she is going to give us some practical tips on how to persevere when all seems hopeless and dark....
3 Common Myths about Depression

3 Common Myths about Depression

Thank you for joining us on this 4 part series about depression. Today (part two of our series) Morgann will talk to us about 3 of  the most common myths that are said regarding depression and those that struggle with it. We hope these will encourage you as perhaps...
Hope in the Darkness

Hope in the Darkness

Depression is a real struggle for many people. For some it may be a season, and for others it may be a lifelong battle. I’m so thankful to have received emails from so many of you, sharing your heart in this area. Reading parts of your stories, I’ve felt burdened to...

Unfulfilled Dreams

Even the phrase makes my heart break a bit; brings a sorrow in my spirit. I mean, aren’t we raised being taught to dream? Growing up in school, you list dreams you have for your country, for your family, for yourself. From the time you’re 5 until you’re in college...

What Mask Are You Wearing?

I’m so thankful for my husband! I love his heart and his passion for truth & grace. Since last Thursday, he’s decided to make a short “nugget of truth”. (One of many “Jeffisms!” Or you could say it’s simply part of his “Jeff-ness” according to “You, Me &...
Hope in Trials

Hope in Trials

Trials. As my youth pastor said, “If you’re not in one right now, then you just finished one, or there is one on its way.” Not to be a downer! (Happy Friday!) But it’s true. As believers, God didn’t say he’d protect us from trials, but rather he said they would come....