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Finding God’s Grace in a Blended Family

Malisa Jannette

God’s grace in a blended family shows up in many ways—fostering forgiveness, encouraging communication, and building unity. Blending Isn’t Instant I remember five years ago, when our family “blended” into...

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Personal Stories
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MaryAnne Busse

Finding TRUE Happiness in Life

THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS ISN’T REALLY ALL IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE  We seem to spend our lives searching for happiness. When we talk about our kids, we often hear...

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Culture
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Grace Boldman

The Secret

Presents! Candy! Rudolph! Santa! The kids answered excitedly into the icy microphone held by the red-faced reporter at the holiday parade. She’d asked them to describe Christmas in just one...

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Culture
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Izzie Foltran

How to Share your Faith at Work

When I was almost done with cosmetology school, I remember knocking at the office door of one of the women on staff there. I had noticed from day one that...

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Kids & Family
Alecia Swejkoski

Work Life Balance for Moms

Balancing Work and Motherhood is not for the faint of heart.. ESPECIALLY when you are a mom trying to raise hungry little ones with the price of living at an...

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Personal Stories
Lisa Gillim

Declutter Your Life

Three weeks??!! The buyer wanted us to close on our house in three weeks.  Twenty-four years in this house and it needed to be decluttered and cleaned out in just...

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Personal Stories
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Melissa Zahodnic

The Way to Healthy Living

What does it mean to be healthy? If you had asked me four years ago, I probably would have said things like eating good food and exercising regularly. While this...

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Kids & Family
Janette Family
Malisa Jannette

Budgeting Tips for Large Families

With today’s economic factors, it is more important than ever to re-evaluate expenses and finances; especially as a family of 6 (plus a fur baby). I am always trying to...

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Kids & Family
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Lisa Jansen

A Mother’s Love

Hey, all you mamas out there! Yes, I’m talking to you—the new mom who needs to catch a couple of z’s, the mom who is in the thick of raising...

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Faith & The Bible
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Dianne Jacobsen

What does Easter mean?

Easter is a holiday that many of us celebrate, but what does Easter mean to you? Is it decorating eggs, going on an Easter egg hunt, and visiting the Easter...

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Culture
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Izzie Foltran

What is love?

“Jesus loves you!”  This phrase is printed on t-shirts, posters, mugs… you name it. I even have it set as the wallpaper on my phone! But how often do we...

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Personal Stories
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Grace Boldman

Winter Recipes

With life comes many questions. Why are we here? What’s the point of all of this? How can I be a better mom, dad, daughter, son, wife, husband and friend?...

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Faith & The Bible
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Jim Jensen

Year of the Rabbit: New Year New You 

Here Comes 2023… It’s here. The new year. Like most of us, we make resolutions and dream big for the year ahead. Have you given any thought to the kind...

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