How many choices have you made already today? How many more choices will you make by the end of the day? Believe it or not, the power within your choice is astonishing. With your choice you have: The power to build, or the power to destroy. The power to listen, or the power to ignore.…
I had four beautiful children. My new baby was healthy and perfect in every way. My husband was supportive and loving. I had a safe and comfortable home. We were a happy family. So why wasn’t I happy? Why was it so difficult to get off the couch and care for my children? Why couldn’t…
Claudia Bretzing has been a wonderful friend of mine for many years. Not only is she in my church congregation, but eight years ago, while she was going through cancer treatment, she was my son’s second grade teacher. Claudia is a petite, pretty woman who lights up when surrounded with children. I’d watched her for years…
Last month, we shared an article about Grizelda Grootboom who had escaped from sex trafficking and wrote the book Exit. You can read her story here. This month we continue with a series of questions and her responses. What challenges do you continue to face? Relationships are hard. When guys find out they make assumptions. Either they…
Grizelda Grootboom knows how to survive. She’s been doing it since she and her father lost their home during the apartheid of South Africa. That was when she was eight. They lived on the streets and in shelters until her father was able to find her mom and convince her to let Grizelda stay. This…