by LoriAHatcher | Sep 26, 2022 | Blog, Christian Living, Family, Prayer
When my daughter was ten years old, my husband paid her to smile. It was family picture day at church, and she just wasn’t feeling it. Normally a cheerful kid, she wasn’t cheerful that day. She didn’t want to dress up. She didn’t want to have...
by LoriAHatcher | Sep 19, 2022 | Blog, Christian Living, Family, Prayer
What’s frightening you today? A marital challenge? A health crisis? Financial strain? A prodigal loved one? The list of fear-causing possibilities is endless. Today in Luke 8 I read about a group of people who encountered something they’d never seen before—and...
by LoriAHatcher | Sep 12, 2022 | Blog, Christian Living, Family
Going down the slide standing up wasn’t my most brilliant moment. The girl before me had done it—like a surfer riding a wave. But not me. After a promising start, the toe of my shoe caught on the slide and down I went, landing at the bottom in a heap. Gasping...
by LoriAHatcher | Sep 12, 2022 | Blog, Christian Living, Family, Prayer
Heat is relentless, whether it comes from the weather or from life’s circumstances. It saps our energy, steals our motivation, and sometimes even threatens our physical or spiritual lives. For many across the United States, this summer has been characterized by...
by LoriAHatcher | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog, Christian Living, Family, Prayer
I don’t wait well. Long drive-thru lines, grocery stores with ten customers and one cashier, even slow downloads make me grumpy. The longer the wait, the more I struggle with patience. I find it especially difficult to wait for something I want badly. The...
by LoriAHatcher | Aug 30, 2022 | Blog, Christian Living, Family, Uncategorized
Some days I don’t want to do what’s right. Do you ever feel this way? It’s okay to raise your hand. Mine’s right up there with yours, although I have to confess that admitting it makes me feel squirmy and small. You’d think that after almost forty years of being...
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