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Tag: hard times

Here’s Why We Do Hard Things WITH Our Kids

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Jess Connell

Doing hard things is admired in many circles. Decide to run a marathon, get your MBA, do a DIY remodel of an old house, or move into an RV and traverse America in a year, and people will fawn over it. Sometimes you can even get a reality TV show doing stuff like that. People are,…

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Why You SHOULD Ask, “Why, God?”

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Jess Connell

Sometimes we can feel like it’s wrong to ask, “why, God?” When hard times come, it’s often a natural question of our hearts… but I don’t think it’s a wrong question. The only concern I have is that I think we don’t ask it soon enough. I want to encourage you to ask it now….

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4 Helps for Hard Times

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Jess Connell

“O God, You are my God;  earnestly I seek You; My soul thirsts for You, my body longs for You, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” ~ Psalm 63:1 ~ In our 6 years overseas, we experienced a number of challenges: my husband inexplicably collapsed (all but unconscious) for 5 days,…

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