“While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.” (Luke 2:6-7) She was a simple teenage girl who found herself pregnant and [...]

** What are your greatest stress points? Talk about your situation with one of our coaches at http://thelife.com/study/beatstress.htmll?section=beatstress As I juggled my Christmas “to do” list, my thoughts bounced around the changes that have come and how Christmas will be somewhat different this year. Changes… good changes, challenging changes, hard changes… the interesting mosaic of [...]

by Gail Rodgers ** Are you anxious about Christmas? Trying to be a perfect mom? http://thelife.com/study/whatsinyourbag.html?section=whatsinyourbagask_marriage.html As I juggled my Christmas “to do” list, my thoughts bounced around the changes that have come and how Christmas will be somewhat different this year. Changes… good changes, challenging changes, hard changes… the interesting mosaic of life. It’s [...]

The Candle of “Joy” Do you have a longing heart and are you anxious and troubled? God will give Peace to you. Study this Christmas Carol of anticipation and fulfillment. As I re-juggled my “to do” list of Christmas preparations my thoughts bounced around the changes that have come and how Christmas will be somewhat [...]

**Please give us your comment on the Nativity movie blog. You can check it out on this link: http://movies.thelife.com/ by Gail Rodgers              As I juggled my Christmas “to do??? list, my thoughts bounced around the changes that have come and how Christmas will be somewhat different this year. Changes… good changes, challenging changes, … [...]

Did you know that choosing a name for your baby could be a lot easier? Shakespeare wrote, “a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet.” If only it were that easy. You might call a rose whatever you like, but the rose’s grandmother isn’t likely to be offended that you didn’t name the new [...]

“Are we ready for this?” The decision to start a family is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make.  There is excitement and apprehension, not to mention all the comments from family who think it is about time. So how do you get ready for this momentous occasion? Let me suggest a few things [...]

by Suzanne Benner **Come join us in the Chat room:  http://thelife.com/interactive/chat.html “I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety” (Psalm 4:8) Is there anything more beautiful than a sleeping baby? I have many photographs of my children, as well as my nieces and nephews, taken [...]

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chron. 7:14) James and his wife drove into the clinic parking lot.? But Patty [...]

I wanted my life to go back to normal, but nothing could change the fact that I would always miss my baby. My baby died at only 5 weeks of gestational age. The doctor referred to him as a “blighted ovum” or a case of “failure to develop”, but he was so much more than [...]