By: Kelly Arena My favorite Christmas carol is O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. During this Advent Season, we are remembering and we are waiting. Not just waiting for the day to celebrate our Savior’s birth, but truly waiting with eager anticipation and sometimes weariness – for our hope: for the day that our Savior will come again.  O come, O come, […]

By: Emily Miller Gratitude. Praise. Thanks. What made you joyful this week? Let’s go around and count our blessings one by one!  How do you feel when you hear those words? Do you eagerly start listing things or does it take a bit of effort?  I struggle with pep. The more positive and energetic someone is […]

By: Meg Line My first year as a second-grade teacher has been challenging. When people ask me, “How is it going, Meg?” with a giant grin on their face, as if they’re hoping for something joyful to come out of my mouth, my response is always the same, “My head is barely above water.” Between all […]

By: Christi Grimm Sitting on my Mom’s lap, I felt the beckoning of the Father.  As a 6-year-old little girl, He was drawing me to Himself.  I wanted to know Him, be baptized, and follow Jesus.  Although my understanding was minimal and immature, I knew I needed a Savior.  He created each of us with an […]

By: Amy Hornbuckle If I were to write out all the thoughts, desires, and wants that flow through my heart on a daily basis, I would have a book. I would see things like mountains, my spouse, ministry, the church, my dog, carbs – I would also see selfishness, pride, deceitfulness, wickedness, slander, envy and so […]

By: Sarah Abreu In high school I had two types of friends: The first group were people I’d have a good laugh with in gym class, say hi to when I’d see them in the hallways, and take random selfies with at football games. The other group were the ones I would barely see during school […]

By: Kelly Arena “Addiction is a reality, but I want to counter that today and say that Jesus is a reality too.” The words were hard to utter. I clutched the podium to give me some extra support as I ushered them from my mouth. I love public speaking. It’s my favorite thing. But not that […]

By: Christi Grimm Today I found an almost empty box of Lucky Charms and I lost it.  Lucky Charms Cereal has been one of my favorite treats since I was a kid and I’d often eat enough of them to make me sick. I grew up in a time when we believed everything the television threw […]

By: Emily Miller I was 13 when I began my daily quiet time. I was a brand new teenager who had decided to become a proper adult by having my own relationship with Jesus. I would get up at 6:00 each morning and read for 5 minutes, enviously peeking at both my mom’s coffee and her ability to […]

By: Abby Watson Lately I’ve been noticing the gap between what I say I believe and how I actually live.  For just one example, I believe God is my Provider, yet I find myself obsessively checking my bank account to make sure I’m financially comfortable; that’s a gap. This kind of thing is nothing new to […]