Her beautiful, faith-based and Christ-centered poetry have thrilled our hearts in the past! We are blessed and honored to welcome Shiriel to our blog with a fresh creative expression for 2025… At long last, Gratitude I had not thought To be thus taught Of love… Through silences, Through absences, Through talk of other women, And…
Sometimes when we suffer abuse and oppression in our marriages, in our homes, in our families, we feel like nobody cares, nobody believes us, nobody sees or knows or hears, especially God. Today we will think more about that. Is God paying attention or not? There’s just something about this condition called domestic abuse or…
As we approach this holiday season, we look forward to gathering with family. Our focus turns from being consumed with life to the blessings we have received throughout the year. We stop and recount the times of God’s faithfulness when jobs were lost, houses foreclosed, physical needs were at a premium, and hope seemed dim….
Our God is so gracious to include the true story of a narcissistic abuser in His Word. Our Sovereign God has helped us and prepared us and has chosen us for such a time as this…and He also helped, prepared and chose a godly woman, Abigail, for an amazing true story during the times of…
As we continue to explore Grief or Relief today, please know that whatever your particular loss, God is near. He is the One who has the name of Comforter and Helper. His promise in His Word is to be near the broken-hearted and those who are crushed in their spirits. In fact, Jesus our Savior…
One Sunday morning in March, Glorie Christos (who was formerly known as Little Wife) sat down in her usual place in the church auditorium. She looked around at the gathered congregation wishing she could somehow connect. She noticed there was a guest speaker, actually the former pastor of the church. After a good time of…
“Mom, when will we have a place to live?” “Soon, honey. I know we will find a place to live real soon. The Lord will help us. He always helps us. He already knows where our new home is and will be leading us there real soon.” Glorie Christos (who used to be known…
After her escape from Big Man, Little Wife filled her days with job hunting, apartment searching and driving her children to school and their activities, trying to keep life for the children as normal as possible, all things considered. There was so much to consider and many life details to be worked out. They stayed…
The very next day Little Wife called the local police station. “Hello, is this the police? Yes, my name is Little Wife and I left my abusive husband yesterday. Yes, his name is Big Man. Yes, my children and I left him yesterday with nothing but the clothes on our backs…and a little bit of…
Little Wife peeked quickly at her phone on the counter top as she prepared breakfast for Big Man. There was a message from a friend who she was not supposed to have any contact with. Big Man had warned her not to communicate with that friend or there would be serious consequences. The message simply…