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Learning to Love the Girl in the Mirror

I lost my dad to suicide at the age of five. Shortly after that a family member started sexually abusing me. Several years later I lost my step dad to a horrible fire that destroyed our home. We were left with nothing except for haunting memories.  Later, I turned to drinking to ease the pain that tormented me day in and day out and also developed...

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Re-learning the Promises of God
Re-learning the Promises of God

Are you walking the road of infertility or miscarriage? Share the journey with an online mentor. I am a mother,  but I don’t have a child to hug. I can’t brag about my baby’s first steps, the first day of school or graduation.  I have no photographs.  But I am a mother.  My children are in heaven. After only two months of “trying”...

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Does Forgiveness = No Consequences?
Does Forgiveness = No Consequences?

I am struggling with forgiveness. I know that forgiving someone who hurt me is part of my recovery process, but does forgiving someone mean that I need to be willing to treat that person as well as I would treat those I consider my closest friends? (Assuming that it’s appropriate to interact with the person who hurt me.) Does forgiving completely...

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How to be Sure You are a Christian
How to be Sure You are a Christian

This is part 1 of a 6 part series - How to Be Sure You Are a Christian Millions are not sure A prominent businessman, a leader in his church, sat across from me in my office. By  every standard of human measure, this man was an outstanding success. As we talked, it became increasingly clear that in spite of his active leadership in the church,...

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