by Tara L. Cole | Nov 9, 2015 | Online Bible Study, Search for Significance
For years I’ve felt shame about the way I look. As a kid I used to hide under big t-shirts and sweatshirts, so no one could see what I looked like underneath. During the summer months when I was a teen, I wore jeans so no one could see my skinny legs. Then at...
by Tara L. Cole | Nov 6, 2015 | Pouring Out
Sex Trafficking is a hard topic. It’s hard to talk about, to read about, to believe it’s happening just a few miles away. Just like you, I have wanted to walk away. As I have read about girls being gang raped and drugged so they would be compliant, and children...
by Tara L. Cole | Nov 2, 2015 | Online Bible Study, Search for Significance, Uncategorized
I noticed it first when I was a teenager. During class at church, I would joke around about God zapping us if we messed up. The jokes faintly veiled a false truth I believed in my heart–God would get me if I messed up. This thought process continued on as...
by Tara L. Cole | Oct 28, 2015 | God's Story
When Tara first asked me to share a story, I really wanted to share a finished one. I’m sure you know the feeling. Everyone loves a nice story, that is not only encouraging and inspiring, but begins and ends definitely and has all the question marks neatly...
by Tara L. Cole | Oct 26, 2015 | Online Bible Study, Search for Significance
For years the frying pan lady followed me around. Every time I would mess up on the job, in my home, or as a parent she was there to beat me over the head with her frying pan for not doing better. Her accusations cut to the core, “Why can’t you keep it together?” “Why...
