Why I Wrote Please God Don’t Let Me Screw This Up! by Guest, Lyette Reback

Twenty-one years old, I sat holding my six-day-old baby. I realized that, quite frankly, I had made a mess of my life up to now. The only thing I had gotten right so far was convincing this wonderful man next to me that I was a catch worth keeping, and somehow got him to marry me!  I was a handful as a kid—smart-mouthed and cute enough to talk my way out of most scrapes. I had walked through life about as gracefully as a bull in a china shop. Politely “released” from boarding school in 7th grade, I figured out …

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Jesus Really Sees You!

There is a powerful story, nestled between two parables in Luke chapter 13. The story unfolds in four short verses. Jesus was teaching in the synagogue on the Sabbath. And there was a woman who had what Luke describes as a “spirit of infirmity.” She was bent over and for eighteen years could not straighten herself up. Luke goes on to describe a most amazing scene. He said, “When Jesus saw her He called her to Him.”  Notice … she didn’t call or reach out to Him. He called out to her. Jesus said, “Woman, you are loosed from your …

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When a Woman Finds Her Voice Book Give-Away

Her voice is barely a whisper at first. Looking around the table, she sees understanding on each face. Her mentor mom scoots her chair closer, lending courage and comfort. Soon, her hands fly with emphatic gestures. Her voice gains clarity and volume as this young mother tells her story for the very first time. Her sister MOPS moms honor her with their giggles, knowing nods, and tears. Throughout the room, this scenario plays out at each table. The once silent room erupts in a cacophony of sharing, laughing, and crying. Kleenex, hugs, and “Me, too!”s are exchanged. Women are finding …

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WHEN YOUR HEART HURTS

Has your heart ever “hurt”?   Perhaps it hurt for someone who was going through a difficult time. Or, your heart may have ached to the point you thought you were going to die because of what someone did to you; or you unintentionally did to someone. Have you ever noticed that no one can heal your hurting heart? As a matter of fact, sometimes it’s even a puzzle to you why your heart hurts. Things can seem to be in place. Things can appear okay, but deep down, you know they aren’t.  As hard as you try to put …

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