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Friendship Boundaries: Level Setting

My friends will tell you that I am the most welcoming person they know. I don’t say that in arrogance, but in complete awareness of myself. You see, there is such a thing as being too welcoming, being too friendly. My “welcoming” personality has gotten me in a lot of trouble. A LOT. I think the worst situation was when I was having a fall festival at my house and I invited some strangers… er acquaintances to my party. They seemed really nice THE ONE OTHER TIME I MET THEM…. Hindsight is so 20/20. Well……they turned out to …

The Transforming Power of Your Words on Your Children

This post is hitting me hard. I have lost it more than a time or two on my kids. Most of the time it was under extreme stress, but that doesn’t make it okay. I have learned to be more cautious with words toward my children and I have seen the fruit from it.
As parents, we know all the Bible verses about how children are supposed to obey their parents so they will have a long life and be blessed. However, I think a lot of us tend to skip past Ephesians 6:4 which says, “Fathers, do not

The Transforming Power of Words on Your Marriage

Words almost destroyed my marriage several years ago. Thankfully, God transformed both my husband and me, so that did not happen.
You see, words have power. Just think about it, how did God create the world? By His Words. With our words, we can tear down our homes, our friendships, our jobs; or we can build them up. With our words, we bless or we curse.

I was using all the wrong words. I wasn’t doing a whole lot of blessing, but I was doing a lot of cursing and complaining. And I wasn’t doing it intentionally. I …

Heather Bowman