Over the years, the phrase “self-care” has made me cringe. I think the reason I hate it is that it’s so easy to take advantage of the concept, using it as an excuse for selfish care. Many articles and social media posts I’ve seen tout the necessity of self-care as though it’s the key to happiness! However, the methods mentioned seem superficial at best and… Read More »The Ultimate Guide to Christian Self-Care
April is Child-Abuse Prevention month. Unfortunately, cases of abuse are far too common, and this is a conversation we need to be having consistently…not only during one month of the year. Child abuse is a term which in general, includes four main categories: neglect, physical abuse, emotional (psychological) maltreatment, and sexual abuse. Our communities are crumbling now more than ever, under the increased pressures stemming… Read More »Preventing Child Abuse: How You Can Help
A fire has been slowly kindling in the adoption, foster care, mental health, and medical communities for some time. ACEs, which stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences, has been quite a hot topic in these areas. As these groups of people have become more aware of ACEs, Childhood Trauma, and their devastating impact on our children, more research and training have been spreading with the goal… Read More »Prevention is Best: One Way to Help Lower Childhood Trauma Statistics
(UPDATE: The first call to action through prayer and fasting took place on February 4, 2019. As there is an ongoing need for fasting and prayer over this issue, and in light of the current Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision this post is updated with a request for us to join together with ongoing prayer and fasting) A few years ago I had a… Read More »A Call to Actin: Fast and Pray for the Unborn
A Guest Post by Heather Margiotta This post was originally featured on Loving the Wounded Child It’s an honor to welcome and introduce writer and adoptive mother, Heather Margiotta to our community! I invite you to let her beautifully motivating message and the statistics she shares sink into your heart. As you read, prayerfully consider the questions she asks us to ponder. Be blessed, motivated, and… Read More »The Church’s Role in the Orphan Epidemic
A while back I had an experience, unlike anything I had ever experienced before. That memorable summer evening I was praying in my bedroom– just me, a soft summer breeze floating through the window, and God. As I was praying, a picture suddenly came to my mind. The picture was so clear, and the feelings it elicited so real, that the only explanation that made any… Read More »A Christian Response to the War on Children