Honest Hard Work

August 7, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teens

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 Summertime is a crazy time. I know in our home we anticipate sleeping in and the…

Excited to link arms

August 3, 2018 • Announcements, Speaking, Women's Events

Hey CareNet Family! What a blessing to be a part of this organization! I wanted to take a quick moment to introduce myself to you. I am Mallory Cockrell, and am thrilled to share that I have come on board as…

The High Places

July 30, 2018 • Community, Ministries, Women's Events

My family and I love the mountains. As a child, my grandparents had a cabin in New Mexico and my favorite thing was to pull into the mountains late on a Friday night. The smell, the stars and knowing that…

Ready for good

July 20, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens

“Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good…” Titus 3:1 Making a good choice begins with having a plan and being ready.  We talk to our young…

July 16, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens

  “He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.” Psalm 18:19 I have shared my testimony many times.  I was raised in a Christian home and was saved at a young age. …

Loyalty

July 12, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teen Events

“The best things in life are never rationed.  Friendship, loyalty, and love do not require coupons.”  George Hewitt Loyalty is defined as “being faithful to obligations or people” and faithfulness as “steady in allegiance or affection; loyal; constant.”  What important…

Live. Laugh. Love.

July 10, 2018 • Community, Ministries, Parenting

So what are some of the things we are doing “right”?  I asked my friend, Ana Hoeksema, to be thinking about that and she came up with some great thoughts… LIVE: Have you seen those cute wooden signs all over…

Honesty

July 2, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teen Events

  Honest – free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere Truth – that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality Honesty is certainly a virtue that is fundamental not only in being a successful person of character, but…

Entrusted

June 28, 2018 • Community, Ministries, Parenting

  “And say to Archippus, ‘See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord.’” Colossians 4:14 Oh. My. Word. Ladies. I have wept over this. I have shouted over this. I have danced around my house…

Humility

June 26, 2018 • Parenting, Teen Events, Teens

Humility. What a difficult issue humility can be!  We want our children to be confident and not to struggle with insecurity.  Our desire as parents is that they would accomplish the fullness of God’s will for their lives…that they would…