by Tara L. Cole | Oct 14, 2019 | Abide, God's Stories
The early morning light shone through the window onto her Bible. My Mom had a cup of steaming coffee in her hand as she studied the open pages. Her feet tucked under her on the Indian patterned couch. When she heard me enter the room, she looked up and smiled. A...
by Tara L. Cole | Sep 30, 2019 | Abide
Do you get caught up in the chaos of life and never find the time to connect to Christ? Each morning you get up with good intentions to have quiet time alone, but a kid wakes up early or your alarm doesn’t go off and you rush into your day. Around the...
by Tara L. Cole | Sep 22, 2019 | Abide, God's Stories
We know connecting with God is important. We know the helping our kids grow up to love him is equally important. As Moms, it’s one of our biggest goals. But we’re often left scratching our heads as to how. We love God, and we want our kids to love him, but how...
by Tara L. Cole | Sep 9, 2019 | Abide, God's Stories
This month Mickie Smith shares her God Story and what he has taught her since she retired a year and a half ago. I met Mickie at church and have loved getting to know her and her husband Randy over the last few years. Like all of us, she got caught up in life and...
by Tara L. Cole | Aug 26, 2019 | Abide, God's Stories, Parenting
Crystal Wheeler has been through many challenges in her life, especially over the last two years. On January 4, 2018, her husband passed away leaving her a single Mom with four kids. Through all the challenges, from parenting alone and finding a place to live to...
by Tara L. Cole | Aug 19, 2019 | Abide
One morning this week, I woke up weary. It was my middle son’s birthday, and I felt like the day should be focused on him, but my attitude was one of defeat. I even wrote in my journal, “Father, I’m so tired.” I was tired of handling the kids by...
