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Let’s face it, life is not always easy! We get knocked down, pushed and sometimes, we fall, to a point where it is so hard to get back up. Life comes with all its joys and also its heartaches. When the darkness comes you have a hard time seeing your purpose in life. You lose all sense of balance from joy of simply waking up each morning and smelling the roses. You become blinded by your current sadness and situation that you fail to even see the blessings of the past, present and even the future. But when you put your trust in the Heavenly Father,Read More →

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I recently went with Chris to take a group of students to a youth rally this past Friday and the theme was Surrounded. As I stood back during the altar call, I saw a flood of students raising their hands in surrender to the Lord but what stuck out the most were those who came and prayed with them, hugged them and loved on them. They were SURROUNDED by a sea of people who truly showed their support. In life, we go through things that make us truly happy and there are those who are sincerely happy and rejoicing with us! They give us highRead More →

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I have always been a little sentimental when it comes to cards, notes, artwork by the kids. I think I have all the cards that Chris has given me over the last 13 years of marriage tucked away somewhere. We have moved several times but I have some tucked in my dresser drawer. I also have kept little notes from the girls or some of their artwork tucked away also. I am a collector of these items. I love reading over them! I have to honestly say that the last few months, I have struggled very badly with bouts of depression. I thought for sure IRead More →

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Fear is crippling. Fear says a lot of things and when you hear fear a lot, you start believing it. Fear is learned for the most part unless it is part of the fight or flight response. For example, I try not to tell the kids I am afraid of something unless I have tried it. Like riding roller coasters-I don’t like to ride them and they scare me because I have tried them. Fear keeps you from doing anything you set your mind to, especially the thing that God wants you to do. I have let my fears get in the way a lot.Read More →

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Beautifully Broken’s new logo is brought to you by Simple Designs by Jennifer. I am so blessed to have had her be a part of this vision of mine by doing the logo! It simply means that through Christ death we have freedom to choose to live. I have come to learn and understand that depression is an illness…like the common cold(I know, it’s more complex than that) sometimes you get it from time to time and get better. With depression, there are days where I can have the most positively awesome day and then really dark days. I am learning to choose to LIVE. Sometimes,Read More →

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This Mother’s Day—I want to pay tribute to my family! I am the wife and Mom that I am today because of them! Chris, my wonderful husband, has been so patient with me the last 11 years! He has had to put up with my weird antics and my mood changes (Frequent changes)! Not only do I consider this man to be an amazing husband, but he has been and still is,  such a wonderful best friend! I love him and even like him! I love spending time with him, even if it is just watching the news! He makes me laugh even though hisRead More →

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3 kids and 13 family members in all, lost in the storm… This couple is about our age and have been in the ministry for awhile, their names are Pastor Dante and Dolor Lingo. Pastor Dante and Dolor Lingo now fondly call the Impangs, Tatay and Nanay(A father and mother). Pastor Impang is one of the leaders of a ministerial association in Tacloban and he had a list of pastors that were directly under him. The Lingos are a part of that and when the news of the typhoon was coming, Pastor Impang called the Lingos to seek shelter at his church which was moreRead More →

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Many of you all know about our struggle with Zac this past year with sickness and we have been to many specialists that have not provided with any explanation as to why he has been sick. BUT, thankful, that the doctors are looking! I believe he has become a pin cushion the past year. He also stopped growing for about year after he turned 6 months old. His appetite has been very good but it’s like he has hard time absorbing nutrients and has constant diarrhea. He has also had a hard time healing from cuts and bruises…the site gets infected easily. It seems hisRead More →

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The alarm goes off at 7am and Chris gets ready for church and leaves the house by 8 or 8:30am sometimes he gets up even earlier. Most days, the kids seem really easy to get ready and we go out the door with no issues, no blowouts and no temper tantrums…But on Sundays, it’s probably the hardest day to be a Mom and a pastor’s wife… I literally pray for a TON of grace to flood over my life and especially my heart in dealing with the little people in my life on a Sunday! Sometimes it’s just hard to even recognize grace and IRead More →