Arise Blog

Everyday Life

Little Things Matter

Can you recall when someone said a kind word or performed a small act of service for you? It probably wasn’t even logged into the fabric of their

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Emotional Wellness

Trusting God

What’s something you’ve trusted in that ultimately let you down? Maybe it was a chair that collapsed beneath you, or a car that was supposed to be reliable

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Grief & Loss

Surviving Seasons

How did you survive, honestly? This was the question that softly fell out of my friend’s mouth as she sat across from me in tears. You see, she

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Emotions

Renewed Joy

When I was a child, I remember singing “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, down in my heart to STAY!” I thought the

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Emotions

What’s Your Influence?

The idea of being a “thermostat” rather than a “thermometer” is a metaphor for how we approach our emotions and influence our family and home. A thermometer reflects

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Building Character

Waiting

Waiting. One of the most dreaded words in our vocabulary. We’re not usually patient people. We drive fast, pop meals into microwaves, and swing through restaurant fast food

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Emotions

Childhood Anxiety

Fall is a transition for everyone, adults and children alike. Those early morning alarms are already a struggle to get up and get everyone ready and out the

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Emotional Wellness

What Are You Doing God?

Have you ever been in the middle of circumstances and all of a sudden you ask, “What in the world is God doing?” We really want to trust,

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Emotional Wellness

If You Dare To Date

Pam and I have recorded many podcasts together, but there’s one I will always remember. It’s not so much the content of the podcast that will set up

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Everyday Life

Just Breathe

August is a month of great excitement in my house as everyone prepares to go back to school. I love summer, but after a few months of it,

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