REN MANNING https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html The Best Laid Plans – Part One: Encouraging Words about Trusting God’s Timing for Your Journey When Plans Change “We Should Never Have Come”: An Easter Story – Part One Optimus Prime, Fighter Jets, and Forgiveness—Morning Mercies from the Hand of God and the Heart of a Five-Year-Old Changing the World One Drumstick at a Time—A Soulful Look at the Flavors and Faith that Bring Us Together Blog Consider the Source: Plugging Into the Power of God The Innkeeper’s Do-Over: A Second Chance to Prepare Him Room- 6 Purposeful Ways to Make Room for Jesus this Christmas When Our Best Is Not Good Enough A Message to the Truth-Seekers: Beliefs Change – But Unshakable, Absolute Truth is Found Only in Jesus Put That In Your Pocket: How to Hold on to God’s Wisdom for Life’s Journey Here’s Looking at You, Kid: Observations on the Fine Art of Being a Child What Are You Serving This Thanksgiving—Or More Importantly Who and Why? Five Ways to Bring Purpose to Your Day An Uncommon Gathering of Gratitude – Celebrating the Wonder of God’s Provisions this Thanksgiving To Such As These: Protecting Our Children’s Childhood How to Survive Growing Old Together: Remembering the Best and Laughing at the Rest – A Marriage Story A Chair, Pirate Coins, and Time: Encouraging Words about How We Turned a Family Vacation into Intentional Moments that Matter Feeling His Pleasure: Three Powerful Truths That Bring Joy in Perseverance Filling Gaps: How God Uses the Differences that Separate Us to Draw Us Closer and Strengthen Our Marriage No Waste in the Wait: Learning the Benefits of Patience and Embracing God’s Timing Scraping the Bottom: The Panic of Feeling Empty and the Promise of Being Filled The Fourth Annual Hallelujah Easter Tea: Creating Family Traditions that Last Long After the Last Teacup Has Been Put Away A Message to Mamas: The Answer to all the Unanswered Questions of Motherhood The Colors at Sunset: Trusting God When Pruning Seems Pointless About A Work In Progress: How the Gift of Patience Can Strengthen A Marriage and Transform an Afternoon We Are Healed: An Easter Story – Part Two Hail the Pickleballers and Thank God for the Pool: #Persevering Subscribe He Said, She Said, GOD SAYS: 7 Marriage Essentials with Practical Advice from Real- Life Couples and the Scripture to Back It Up No More Stepping Over Shadows: Learning to Walk in the Light of God’s Promises The Process of Winning: Encouraging Words about Trusting in God’s Promise of Victory It’s A Wonderful Life : Every Bit of It. Encouraging Words that Remind Us God Never Wastes a Single Detail of Our Story From Potty Chairs to Prayer: Encouraging Words About How Everyday Struggles Lead Us to Pray Without Ceasing Peace in Purpose: From the Yorkshire Dales to Daily Life- Encouraging Words about Bringing Home the Lessons I Learned on an English Sheep Farm Packing Day: Encouraging Words about Travel Must-Haves and What every Couple Should Pack  13 Prayers for Western North Carolina After Hurricane Helene Room at the Table: Sharing God’s Love Through Inclusive Hospitality This Thing Called Family: Finding Guidance in God’s Word for Every Family Challenge State of Mind – A Marriage Story: Measuring Age by the Heart, Not the Years Stay Brave: Maintaining a Settled Courage to Trust God’s Battle Plan When Facing Life’s Giants The Two Words Often Missed in Psalm 23 From House to Home – Part One: Encouraging Words about Moving Beyond Perfection and Furnishing Your Home with What Truly Matters  From House to Home – Part Two: Encouraging Words about Moving Beyond Perfection and Furnishing Your Home With What Truly Matters The Ripple Effect of Prayer: Encouraging Words about How God Uses Our Prayers to Reach Far Beyond What We Imagine The Best Laid Plans – Part Three: Encouraging Words about Trusting God’s Timing for Your Journey When Plans Change The Best Laid Plans – Part Four: Encouraging Words about Trusting God’s Timing for Your Journey When Plans Change Flip-Flop Casserole: Encouraging Words about How Life’s Mishaps Become the Ingredients for God’s Best Recipes The Best Laid Plans – Part Two: Encouraging Words about Trusting God’s Timing for Your Journey When Plans Change Bumps, Bruises, Stains, and Scratches: The Scars That Make Life Worth Living- A Marriage Story Best Get On The Door: Discovering the Secret to Staying Afloat on the Turbulent Sea of Marital Bliss