by LoriAHatcher | Jul 3, 2023 | Christian Living, Family, Prayer
Time moves slowly than when you’re waiting. Most days, time speeds by. I blink and it’s Christmas again. I open my eyes to a new day and discover that my daughters are a year older (and so am I). I pay my taxes and find that they’re due again. Like an Olympic luge...
by LoriAHatcher | Jun 26, 2023 | Christian Living, Family, Prayer
Are you scorching under one of life’s trials? Is the heat of parenting making you crispy around the edges? Are the scorching rays of cancer, aging, or a myriad of other health concerns searing your skin and sapping your strength? Are you sweating under an unrelenting...
by LoriAHatcher | Jun 19, 2023 | Blog, Family, Uncategorized
Greetings, Refresh readers! I hope your summer’s off to a wonderful start. Would you like to see what I’ve been up to? For some reason, many iPhones don’t load the pictures that accompany these blog posts, and this post is FULL OF REALLY FUN PICTURES. To be sure you...
by LoriAHatcher | Jun 5, 2023 | Blog, Christian Living, Family
When was the last time you were hungry? Not just hungry around the edges. Not, Is that my stomach gurgling? Maybe I should eat something hungry, but really hungry. Really, really hungry. Like, my hands are shaky, my head hurts, I...
by LoriAHatcher | May 29, 2023 | Christian Living, Family
When was the last time something moved you to tears—in a good way? Tender tears filled my eyes, of all times, at a family Easter gathering. It had been a glorious day. Rainy skies had given way to sunshine just in time to welcome churchgoers. Our sanctuary rang with...
by LoriAHatcher | May 22, 2023 | Blog, Christian Living, Family
Almost every day I see a social media post about what’s wrong with the church. College students are leaving by the thousands. Young adults say the church has damaged them forever. People are hurt, they’re never coming back, and they want everyone within their...
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