Have you ever needed to do something but lacked the confidence or courage to do it? Go back to college? Give a presentation? Look for a new job? Move to a different city? I’ve so been there! Not just when it came to skydiving as I shared in the introduction, but also when it has…
Hands Free Life: Unimaginable Strength
“I want be on the swim team like Natalie,” Avery announced shortly after she turned six. She’d even put on Natalie’s team suit and Speedo goggles to show that she meant business. The suit was drooping in the rear and the goggles were on upside down, but this was no laughing matter. In fact, this…
She’s Still There: Fight for Your Life
You have to choose to be brave enough to believe that a uniquely beautiful life is still yours to have. And you have to choose to be bold enough to grab hold of the hope you have for the girl inside. The girl who’s still there. The girl who dreamed of — and deserves —…
With God on My Side I Can Be Brave
Editor’s Note: Calling all Jedis! In May the Faith Be With You, a 180-day devotional for the sci-fi, Star Wars, Trekkie, Comic Con fan, you’ll learn the highest, truest, and most rewarding way to a life of wisdom, adventure, and courage, apprenticing with the Ultimate Master Himself — Jesus Christ. We often hear at FaithGateway, “Can you recommend a…
How Perfectionism Stunts Children’s Growth
Type A Personality. First born child. Fiercely competitive. A strong-willed nature. These are just some of the things that defined me from a young age. I was my own worst critic and perfectionism was stripping the life right out of me. I remember practicing those endless piano scales over and over and over. I could…
The Mouths of Babes: Expressing Gratitude
I never stop giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. – Ephesians 1:16 One thing I’ve been trying to teach my boys lately is that the best thing you can tell a soldier is “Thank you for servin’ our country!” Well, recently our family was in a restaurant in Washington, DC, where we…
How to Help Our Children Be Brave
A few years ago, one of my children woke up in the middle of the night, wide-eyed and trembling with fright. She didn’t know why she was afraid. She just was. She has always been fearful at night, but this night she was very scared. No matter what I said, she couldn’t comprehend what I…
Annie Downs “Let’s All Be Brave” Author Chat Replay Video
In an epic moment, we welcomed back Zondervan author Annie Downs to talk about her newest book, Let’s All Be Brave. Annie was not only our very first FaithGateway LIVE Author Chat guest, but she is now our first repeat author guest! At the very beginning of our time together, Annie pointed out that sometimes it’s…
Let It Go!
Sometimes we just let go because we were supposed to let go. Not because something better is in view. God just makes it clear that the time has come. Letting go like that is the hardest. And the days after, when you have to stand by what you know is right – that’s when courage has…