by Janel Breitenstein | Sep 30, 2015 | Africa, compassion, God's will, helping others, Home and Hospitality, poverty, practical
It was an opportunity. She needed a place to stay. We have room. Well, when we’re not hosting others. What we didn’t have a lot of was margin. And as I heard more details about her story, something niggled at me. Our family’s weaknesses seemed like a poor fit for her...
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by Janel Breitenstein | Sep 28, 2015 | children, closeness and intimacy, encouragement, Ideas, Marriage, practical, relationships
If you’re new to the love languages concept, check out the 5 Love Languages website. Click here for 20 ways to express love through words of affirmation, here for the post on expressing love through physical touch, here for the post on expressing love through acts of...
by Janel Breitenstein | Sep 25, 2015 | challenging, closeness and intimacy, difficulty, discouragement, encouragement, enduring love, Marriage, relationships
When I was last in the U.S., tinkering around in my mother’s kitchen, a remark caught my attention. “You know,” she said thoughtfully, “you and [your husband] are more different from any of your sisters and their husbands.” She and my dad are similar, too, come to...
by Janel Breitenstein | Sep 22, 2015 | Culture, free download, Gospel, prayers, Printables and Freebies
Author’s note: One my most beloved aspects of you, readers, is your inter-nationality. As you might tell by my life overseas, I have a deep appreciation for cultures other than my own; it shapes my life here. Allow me a brief diversion in these prayers for my own...
by Janel Breitenstein | Sep 17, 2015 | challenging, children, difficulty, discouragement, enduring love, faith, Marriage, relationships
It was standing in line at a quaint little cafe when I realized I’d lost it: my credit card. Fortunately, I had a pretty good idea where I’d left it. A grocery store had returned my shopper’s card, but not the Visa. Groan. But that’s when I (quite disproportionately)...
