by LoriAHatcher | May 24, 2022 | Blog, Christian Living, Family
I was reminded recently how profoundly our words (and our attitudes) can impact someone’s life. “Isn’t the cool weather lovely this morning?” I asked my patient as I seated her in the dental chair. “Yeah, but before you know it it’ll be cold,” she said, “and...
by LoriAHatcher | May 17, 2022 | Blog, Christian Living, Family, Prayer
“I believe with all my heart God is going to heal him.” “If I truly believe God is going to ___________ (deliver me from my financial troubles, give me a new car, send me a husband, release me from the job I hate), then he will. But I have to reeeeealy believe...
by LoriAHatcher | May 10, 2022 | Blog, Christian Living, Family
How can I know God loves me? When it comes to children and spiritual truth, I’m never sure who is the teacher and who is the student. Such was the case during a conversation I had with my oldest granddaughter, Lauren, when she was around four years old. ...
by LoriAHatcher | Apr 12, 2022 | Blog, Christian Living, Family
Purity isn’t about saying No. I can give you ten reasons why sex outside of marriage isn’t a good idea. You probably can, too. But purity isn’t about saying No, because No has it all wrong. The more books, articles, and blogs I read,...
by LoriAHatcher | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog, Christian Living, Family
Why do we love feeding people? In my family, the love affair with feeding people goes way back. “Eat!” my grandmother would say. “You’re too thin!” She’d fry up Portuguese doughnuts drenched in sugar and set them before my sisters and me. Watching us devour...
by LoriAHatcher | Mar 29, 2022 | Blog, Christian Living, Family
Trials usually blindside us. Although some creep into our lives, most leap out and clobber us. One moment we’re strolling along happily, and the next, WHAM, we’re lying on the pavement wondering what just happened. Sometimes this happens literally, like...
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