by Stacy -

Redemption: Love through Grace and Truth

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. ...  read more

by Stacy -

The Trinity of Peace

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Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:6-7) ...  read more

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Rise Up Early

"Pressing On Toward the Goal" (Philippians 3:12–4:1) - Harvest Community Church (PCA)

So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him ...  read more

by Stacy -

The Mocking Red Lines: Preface

“I have a plan! I will get my first child at 25, then the next at 27, and the last at 29. I wouldn’t want to be popping babies after I get to the third floor. Given that by round 24, I’ll hopefully be married, then I can get the baby chapter done as soon as possible so that I can get on to raising them while I’m still ‘young.’ I have a plan!” I said as I decisively put together what was to be the blueprint for my life. And as all movies go, that plan crushed, burned, and the wind blew away the ashes.  ...  read more

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The Baby Daddy: 5 questions which will define your relationship

The complexity of the relationship between two people with a child (either already born or on the way) often leads to a problem of blurred lines. What this is, is that when it is unclear what the relationship is, then it becomes tough to have or impose expectations, plan for a future or assign parental responsibilities. The lack of clarity then causes a situation where the relationship is at the mercy of whatever wind may be blowing. Ever heard of people who are in relationships they didn’t know they were in? Well, that’s a very real possibility when relationships aren’t defined.  ...  read more