by Janel Breitenstein | Sep 7, 2017 | closeness and intimacy, compassion, emotion, encouragement, faith, God's will, helping others, relationships
Missed the first post? Grab it here. I must have been seventeen. I still remember the room and where I was sitting in it. Sadly, I don’t remember the exact nature of the trauma that had come upon one of the youth group members, which was explained as we listened in...
by Janel Breitenstein | Sep 1, 2017 | challenging, conflict, current events, discouragement, enduring love, helping others, humility, love, quotes, shareables, social justice
At some thoughts one stands perplexed, above all at the sight of human sin, and wonders whether to combat it by force or by humble love. Always decide “I will combat it by humble love.” If you resolve on that once and for all, you can conquer the whole...
by Janel Breitenstein | Aug 29, 2017 | closeness and intimacy, community, compassion, emotion, friendships, humility, Ideas, relationships
It was after lunch. We stood on the curb before we walked out to our respective cars. She’d divulged some hard stuff, stuff that could easily be embarrassing outside of the little table we’d shared inside. I was about to step off the sidewalk—and then I thought what...
by Janel Breitenstein | Aug 24, 2017 | closeness and intimacy, closeness; intimacy, compassion, emotion, enduring love, failure, faith, fear, Gospel, helping others, identity, love, Marriage, sex
The power of shame continues to make my mind fizz. (Yours might, too: This post on shame in parenting has drawn more readers than any other post on this site, bar none.) But now all those thoughts are bubbling over what shame might look like in a marriage; in our most...
by Janel Breitenstein | Aug 21, 2017 | children, community, discouragement, education, encouragement, enduring love, free download, Holidays; Occasions, humility, kids, prayers, Printables and Freebies, teachers/educators
It’s happening. Tomorrow, I’m sending all four kids to school for the first time. Lunch box chaos, carpool lines, field trips extracurricular activities, homework, track and field day–these are all mine at the crack of dawn tomorrow. There’s...
