Not every girl gets to be Daddy's little girl. Many are missing the father-daughter relationship that is so essential for any child to have. The following excerpt is from H. Norman Wright's A Dad-Shaped Hole in My Heart. Dads, see for yourself and learn how to help heal that 'dad-shaped hole' in your daughter's heart. Daughters or even sons,... >Read More

Tags: better parenting, childhood, dad, dads, daughter, Family, Father, LIFE, loss, Men, norman wright, parenting, parenting essentials, priorities, relationships, self-esteem, values, Women

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Take a deep breath: You will survive, you are not alone and it has happened to someone else, there is hope.  You feel like your world is out of control right now and it probably is.  Remember it won’t stay this way forever.  Think of another time you felt overwhelmed, what did you do to handle it in a... >Read More

Tags: beth scholes, commitment, crisis, emotions, Family, healthy marriage, help, loss, mentor, plan, prayer, resolving conflict, saving a marriage, Self

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How can you walk in hope when you feel hopeless inside? Let us walk this path together, we want to help. Is your heart filled with hope? Do you have a confident expectation of your tomorrow? What happens when the road ahead is filled with loss and stress weighs your shoulders down? When confident expectation in life's tomorrow dwindles, what... >Read More

Tags: confident, death, expectation, gail rodgers, hope, hopeless, loss, powerless, Savior, stress, wisdom

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“My sister cannot keep this baby can you take her?” This question turned my world upside down one day.  This phone call came out of the blue.  The baby’s name was Cassie, she was fifteen months old and needed a home.  That was enough for my mother’s heart to say, “yes, I want her.” I knew nothing about her, her... >Read More

Tags: adoption, baby, beth scholes, better parenting, disappointment, encouragement, faith & spirituality, God, loss, motherhood, parenting, parents, personal growth, prayer, questions, spirituality

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What images does the word "fruit" bring to your mind? Take this study to help you understand more. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EDT. When someone we love is dying, we grieve not only for them, but also for ourselves. Times of trouble, pain, suffering and loss are opportunities for... >Read More

Tags: all-powerful, commitment, confidence, dying, faithful, grieve, Holy Spirit, hope, Jesus, joy, Joyful, loss, pain, patient, pray, romans, suffering, Suzanne Benner, trouble

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Are you suffering from a very deep pain? Talk to one of our mentors. We will always experience suffering during our lives here on our fallen Earth. When we experience pain, especially the death of a loved one, our natural response is to question, to ask why and perhaps even to doubt God. Because it hurts. Some people will respond to... >Read More

Tags: C S Lewis, comforts, death, denial, evil, God, hope, loss, mercy, pain, painful, Right and Wrong, sociopath, suffer, suffering, tragedy

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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... >Read More

Tags: faith & spirituality, FamilyLife Favs, God's promises, grief, growing in your faith, hardship & suffering, infertility, loss, miscarriage, pregnancy, promise, questions, spiritual growth

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