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My flesh is so weak

December 26, 2014 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Long lay the world in sin and error pining, 'Til He appear'd and the soul felt its worth.

This is the third time I am starting over on this post. What to say and how to say it? I haven’t written in a while, which usually happens when God’s working on a pretty big issue in my heart. And this time is no different. Whenever someone asks what is the number one thing […]

Filed Under: + Endless Grace, + Not of This World ·

Recipe for Loving-kindness

December 16, 2014 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

A recipe for loving-kindness

It’s the time of year when most North Americans are experiencing lots of hustle and bustle in preparation for Christmas. And yet, that isn’t really what Christmas is all about, is it? All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, […]

Filed Under: + Not of This World, Faith & Culture, Family Life · Tagged With: calendar, grace, love, mercy, printable

Jesus and His Adoption (Adoption Devotional Sample 04)

December 11, 2014 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Quote from Dr. Russell Moore, photo from optictopic @flikr

Here is another sample from the adoption devotional I’m working on. This devotional is set up to include six months of weekly devotionals, where each week is centered around a specific theme. The first week is written about adoption in general, to set the stage, if you will, for the rest of the readings. What […]

Filed Under: + Adoption Care, + Quick Thoughts · Tagged With: adoption, Christmas, devotional, Jesus, Joseph, nativity

The crazy stuff God can do with our YES

December 3, 2014 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

It was four years ago that we first felt God asking us to move to Nicaragua. We thought it to be a pretty crazy ask. In fact, it took us two months to share it with close friends (who ended up joining us!) and six more months before we dared announce it publicly. For a […]

Filed Under: + Adoption Care · Tagged With: adoption care, FIT Nicaragua, international adoption, Nicaragua

Why Can’t She Control Her Kids?

December 1, 2014 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Clean up Aisle 10 and other Parenting Failures

I was recently reminded of a particularly memorable trip to the grocery store. I was pushing a cart with a toddler and a baby (which should have been clue number one to the other shoppers that I was sleep deprived and irritable). My toddler had a tendency to run away from me, so I quarantined […]

Filed Under: + Just for Women, + Parenting, Family Life · Tagged With: failure, parenting

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