Are You Afraid of Not Being Afraid?

I am excited to introduce to you my guest blogger for this week, Victoria York. Victoria is an author, editor, wife, and grandmother of five. She is the co-founder of Manna Café, a ministry serving low-income families in Clarksville, TN. Her book 365 Devotions for Living Joyfully is available in bookstores. She is currently teaching a Bible study based on an upcoming book about her journey from fear to fearlessness. If you’d like to participate in the study, email Victoria at Doulos214@hotmail.com. For her blog post, she has agreed to give us a sneak peek into her upcoming book, Seven READ MORE

Guest Post by Chris Keepes

My husband, Chris, offered to write a post for my blog this week, so I could spend some extra time preparing material for a speaking engagement I had last night. Wasn’t that a nice gesture? I hope you enjoy reading his perspective on expectations and how to overcome them. This is the first time he has written content for a blog, so please feel free to leave an encouraging comment if you enjoy his post. Expectations We are all surrounded by expectations. How true and realistic are these expectations? Where do they come from? Why are people so quick to READ MORE

Guest Post – “My Mother” by Bethany Keepes

This week, I asked my daughter, Bethany, to write a guest post for my blog, and she agreed. The only condition was that I could not change the contents before posting it to the blog. So, you are getting Bethany’s original content. I hope you enjoy, and I will see you next week. I will keep this short, but I want to take a moment to let all of my mother’s readers know just what type of woman is on the other side of these posts. As I’m sure anyone who has been reading this blog for long has figured READ MORE

Guest Post – Mother’s Day by Nickie Roland

Recently, I decided to ask a few important people in my life to write guest posts for my blog. Nickie Roland, the author of this week’s post, bravely accepted the invitation. Since this is Nickie’s first time writing for a blog, feel free to leave her some encouraging words in the comments. I am sure she would love the positive feedback. Happy reading! A few weeks ago, Crystal asked me to be a guest blogger on her blog. I gladly accepted, despite being a little nervous. My name is Nickie Roland. I am married to a wonderful man named David, READ MORE