Posts with the tag “amy-carbo”

On a recent visit to a local short-term residential treatment center (formerly called a “group home” in the Los Angeles foster care system) — I made the mistake of momentarily taking off my metaphoric...  Read More

“He has been showing me that whenever I try to mother apart from Him, it not only results in sheer hypocrisy, it also hinders my kids from a clear view of Christ.”I was out with a group of new acquain...  Read More

“We can only work with willing hands when we have a deep trust in His sovereign hands.”    I have been so blessed to read the first three posts in this series. Meredith has presented a thorough look a...  Read More

I think it might have been early on in my marriage that my heart was first pricked by the words of James 1:19. They came to mind again later in life as I sought wisdom in managing difficult friendship...  Read More

"We can no longer settle for these middle-ground views, which come from comfort and complacency, and lead only to complicity."    Read part 1, part 2, and part 3.I wrote in my first post that I was "s...  Read More

"..what I'm really talking about is the Gospel. There is hope and healing here for those who find themselves in any unplanned situation..."These last few weeks have been disturbing for me, to say the ...  Read More

"Invite God Himself into your PMS...it is a blessing to get a monthly reminder to draw near to Him."    My husband and I often joke about a day early on in our marriage when I was being particularly e...  Read More

"...when our hearts are fully surrendered to God, there go our words."I recently discovered that one of my elementary school-aged kids had written a "bad" word in a journal. (Never mind the fact that ...  Read More

"I want to seek first His kingdom. I want to seek the city that is to come! I want to seek the things that are above, where Christ is. Don’t you?"    One of the most controversial topics I could write...  Read More