By: Marissa Hochstedler I am easily drawn to perfect things, whether it be a beautiful sunrise in the early morning, a delicious piece of coffee cake or a soul-deep conversation with a friend. I love to sit back and think “that was perfect and exactly what my heart needed.” However, with being drawn to perfect things, […]

By: Erica Hunt Congratulations! If you are reading this, you have survived the year 2020! Whether you are sighing with relief; bedraggled and barely creeping forward; or even a little saddened to see the end of the year; we can be assured that God has not changed and will continue to go before us as we […]

Read on to see what our writers prayer for in 2020 and what they’re praying for in 2021! Katie Stone The Lord was so faithful in the middle of all the challenges this last year brought us! I saw God answer prayers for so many individual people in my life, He opened the door for […]

By: Nicole Lisa Schrader  Blessed is the one… whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law, day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers. (from Psalm 1 NIV)  I chose to […]

By: Grace McCready  “Read your Bible every single day this year.”  “Pray for one new person every week of 2021.”  “Memorize an entire book of the Bible by the end of the year.”  “Write down five things you’re grateful for daily, starting on January 1st.”  “Lengthen your prayer time from 10 minutes to 20 minutes per […]

Honestly, my testimony may sound super cliché initially, but I hope you are able to relate to it and are strengthened in your relationship with Jesus.  God blessed me with a family that pointed me to Christ at a young age. When I was four years old, I asked Jesus to come into my heart. Salvation […]

By: Vanessa Bonilla  5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Happy New Year!  It’s so strange that the same twenty-four-hour change that happens everyday of the year, changes something in us on the final day of the year. We immediately have this deep desire for more. We start to think up ways to be better than we have been. We […]

By: Tiffany Joy Layton When Christmas rolls around each year, a particular song plays in my head. Many years ago, the worship team I was on at the time, first introduced this song to me: a variation of Joy to the World by Chris Tomlin called Joy Unspeakable Joy. The chorus is simple and repetitive, but […]

Read on to see what our writers are looking forward to as we enter a new year! Marissa Hochstedler Isaiah 43:2 “… Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers they shall […]

By: Hannah Fatheree I’m sitting on the couch watching Elf, enjoying a bowl of popcorn, and listening to the crackle of the logs in the fireplace. I glance at our beautifully-lit Christmas tree in the corner with all the presents wrapped, ready to be opened. Excitement rushes through my veins because I can’t wait to have […]