Cardboard Messages Reveal Changed Lives

Kelley Lane held up a large cardboard sign marked with a message in bold, black letters: “Frazzled Mom.” She then flipped the sign around to reveal a much different point: “Free and Strong.” Standing before a crowd of about 150 women, Kelley shared the story of...

August 2019 Prayer Connection

Devotion: The Power of Friendship His feet thumped as he ran up the steps to my room. I could hear him coming as soon as the back door closed behind him. A few seconds later, he burst into my room with eyes wide open. “Guess what, Mom? THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN!” The words...

Finding Freedom through Her Story

We’ve heard it before: Words can hurt. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Our words in stories of struggle and triumph can have a powerful effect on others and ourselves. Words can lead to freedom. Just ask Samantha Payne, a young mother of four, and an Army wife...

August 2019 Friends of Stonecroft

Hello, (name of group). As you sit at your tables today, I’m sure you’ve been chatting with those next to you. I’d like to take a moment to get an overview of what you talked about. Can three or four of you tell us the topic you discussed? (teasingly) Just the topic,...

August 2019 Prays Guide

Devotion: The Power of Friendship His feet thumped as he ran up the steps to my room. I could hear him coming as soon as the back door closed behind him. A few seconds later, he burst into my room with eyes wide open. “Guess what, Mom? THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN!” The words...