Tag: Candy Gibbs
Linger at the Manger
December 26, 2022 • Community, Ministries, Parenting
As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the beauty and innocence of imagining an encounter with that heavenly baby boy brings joy and peace beyond description. When I imagine the shepherds as they bowed before the King of Kings nestled…
In the Midst
February 12, 2019 • Ministries, Missions, Speaking
I saw a quote on Twitter recently and I cannot get it off of my mind. “God has landed on this enemy-occupied world in human form.” C.S. Lewis. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with…
Anchors
February 6, 2019 • Community, Ministries, Parenting
“When your children grasp for something to hold onto in the middle of the storm, they will reach for the anchor of your family.” “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe…
Boys will be Boys?
January 28, 2019 • Ministries, Parenting, Teen Events
Boys will be Boys? Seventy percent of all D’s and F’s are given to boys. Eight-five percent of stimulant drugs prescribed throughout the world are prescribed to American boys. Boys have fallen behind girls in virtually every area of…
Thanks Moms!
January 16, 2019 • Community, Ministries, Parenting
Newsflash…there is no such thing as a supermom. Being a supermom in the sense of having a beautiful, immaculate home, working, keeping the laundry done, kids bathed, dinner on the table, wearing a size 4, driving the taxi with…
Peaceable and Considerate
January 11, 2019 • Parenting, Teen Events, Teens
“Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true humility to all men” –…
Parenting As Worship
January 9, 2019 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens
I know we have all likely heard it before, and we have certainly thought it…Parenting is hard. Amidst all of the laundry, the dishes, trips to the grocery store and the doctor’s office, sporting events, spelling tests, school plays and…
Oh Holy Night
December 24, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teen Events
Oh Holy Night Let’s go on a journey of looking at the manger and take time to consider and ponder the events of the night. Within the moments is an intimate, personal experience for each of us; an opportunity to…
Tree Envy
December 20, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teen Events
Tree envy. Yep. I have it. Makes me laugh to say it that way. I didn’t actually say it quite like that, my friend Ana did, after I confessed to her that I am feeling slightly embarrassed by my Christmas…
