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  • The Question Parents Can’t Answer on Google: Will my child be okay?
    Sunday, August 19th, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    for David, and myself Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7) In the past week, I have Googled everything from sparrow photos, tossed broccoli salad, what causes insomnia, and where to find a halal sheep farm near me. More than revealing my… Read More

  • The Key to Rest in Midst of Life’s Riot
    Sunday, August 12th, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    @audreycfrank We are desperate for rest. It was this great need that drove me to plan a vacation with my husband and three children to a remote national park this summer. No technology, just sand and sea. We unplugged for eight days and tried not to go nuts as we rediscovered how to do much of nothing. Over that week the many bumps and bruises caused by blind busyness were healed and hearts were renewed.… Read More

  • The Mother’s Well: Help for Weary Mothers and Hurting Children
    Sunday, August 5th, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    @audreycfrank And as she sat there nearby, she began to sob. God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. Lift the boy up and take him by the hand…' Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and… Read More

  • An Assigned Portion
    Sunday, July 29th, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    @audreycfrank Psalm 16:5, NIV “Lord, You have assigned me my portion and my cup, and have made my lot secure.” Everything that comes is assigned. Elisabeth Elliot called this the great simplifier for all of life. Our loving heavenly Father has assigned all that comes. Assignment entails willing acceptance of what comes, however. The Israelites wandered in the desert, all ate of the same manna. But many did not please the Lord and died before… Read More

  • Come Let Me Show You: God’s Promise for our Children
    Sunday, July 22nd, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    @audreycfrank “Mommy, come see this! Look at this!”  In her excitement, my young daughter forgets I am driving as she pores over her doll magazine in the backseat, wishing to share everything with me.  “This doll has her own spaceship, Mommy!” she exclaims. “Look! Look!” I peek in the rearview mirror while trying to keep my car safely between the lines on the road. Her enthusiasm is contagious and I find it very difficult to… Read More

  • Worth the Risk
    Sunday, July 15th, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    @audreycfrank This week the world held its breath as teams worked tirelessly to rescue twelve children and their soccer coach from deep beneath a mountain in northern Thailand. One volunteer, a former Thai Royal Navy Seal, gave his life when he was overtaken by a flash flood, his oxygen supply not enough to sustain him in the powerful waters. An expert diver, avid runner, and cyclist, he was trained and equipped with the highest possible… Read More

  • How to Face Bad News
    Sunday, July 8th, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    @audreyfrank I journeyed to an unknown land Far across the sea. I stood upon the darkened shores, I heard the ocean breathe.   I listened for the sound of hope, but Everything was still. I wondered if the sun would rise, This new realm to reveal.   I was afraid, my heart grew faint, This place was not my rest. In panic, I searched troubled skies For someone who would help.   I did not… Read More

  • The Only Way to Really Change Your Mind
    Sunday, June 24th, 2018     Audrey Frank     2 Comments

    @audreyfrank I went to bed with Condemnation and woke up with it the next morning. It had started in the place of self-scrutiny, with the instruments we all like to use to measure ourselves. Beauty, Success, Energy, Health, Finance: Fill in your own tool. I had measured and weighed my Self and did not like what I saw. By the time I fell into bed I was exhausted and weighed down like an anchor chained… Read More

  • How to Walk Through Criticism
    Sunday, June 10th, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    The critic stood on a ridgeline, high above the dusty road where King David and his mighty men walked. Foam gathered in the corners of his mouth as he shouted down curses in the name of the Lord on the king. With cracked and calloused hands, the critic grabbed the nearest rocks and pummeled David and all his men with stones. "Get out! Get out, you man of blood, you scoundrel!” (2 Samuel 16:7, NIV)… Read More

  • Crushing Life or Being Crushed By It?
    Sunday, June 3rd, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    @audreycfrank Admirers eagerly pressed forward as the beautiful actress swept through the adoring crowd. “She is crushing life,” one said, eyes glowing with a dreamy mix of veneration and envy. A rumored yoga expert, clean eater, human rights activist, and size 2 waistline, this woman seemed to have everything. Even the very shoes she wore sold out online within five minutes, purchased by young girls and middle-aged women wishing to somehow capture a bit of… Read More