Webster’s Dictionary tells us that solitude is “the state of being alone, withdrawing, peace”; but in today’s super connected society, this idea may seem foreign to many of us. The busyness of life in 2018 is no joke! We can easily feel the pressure of comparison: all the to-do’s and have to’s and want to’s. …
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Heather Margiotta I never thought my life story would include the death of my only sibling. It’s a story that I refused to accept and ignored for years because I didn’t want it to be my life story. Now, I can’t ignore it any longer because God has taken a dark and broken part of …
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Imagine joining your closest friends in a late night sail boat ride, there is this one friend who is an expert sailor, wise and sharp. He leads everyone on the boat and already everyone feels safe and care free because of the expert on board with them to guide and direct the boat. Nothing to …
Megan McCurry From an outsider’s perspective, I was living quite the life in New York City. Professionally, I planned events for one of the top design schools in the nation. Academically, I was enrolled in a graduate program working on my thesis and only ONE semester away from a master’s degree. I lived in an …
Jennifer Greever When I look back at pictures of my husband, Andrew, and I during the summer of 2015, I am overwhelmed with mixed emotions. Sadness – because those naive people have no idea how their life is about to be turned upside down. Thankfulness – because we are not those people anymore. …
Several weeks ago, as our EbCo Team was signing up for our Encourage posts, God put the word “abide” on my heart. Originally, our schedule had me writing this the week after Thanksgiving, but some things needed to be moved around, and this assignment got pushed up. I can’t help but see God’s divine timing …
Ashleigh Lankford If you had talked to me on July 1, 2015, I would have had stars in my eyes; I was over the moon. A little nauseous, but even so, our hearts were full. My husband and I had two little girls, then 4 and almost 2 years old. I was 12 weeks pregnant …
Amy Merritt Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” I was in an equipping class at church last spring when …
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