by Mary Capalbo | Feb 3, 2021 | Anxiety, Blog, Daily Life, Faith, Sovereignty of God, Surrender, Trust
In the distance I hear the gentle hum of a snow blower, and the scraping of a shovel. As I sit by the window, I can see snow being flung into the air as neighbors do their best to battle our first real snowstorm in decades. I know we too will soon bundle up and head...
by Mary Capalbo | Feb 5, 2020 | Blog, Contentment, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith and Fear, Perseverance, Prayer, Sovereignty of God, Surrender
I was recently having a conversation with a close friend and she said something that has kept echoing in the back of my mind ever since. We were discussing frustrations in life and she said, “Our culture is so focused on being comfortable, that the moment...
by Andy Steen | Dec 4, 2019 | Blog, Christmas Events, Commitment, Faith, Gratitude, Holiday, Perseverance, Surrender, Trust
Amazingly, Advent has begun again in earnest. Advent is a season of waiting, and the way we celebrate it reveals what we are most interested in. Unfortunately, since I was a kid I’ve viewed Advent as a countdown to Christmas: only two more candles to go until we open...
by Mary Capalbo | Nov 20, 2019 | Blog, Christian Living, Contentment, Encouragement, Faith, Gratitude, Holiday, Obedience, Remembrance, Sovereignty of God, Surrender, Trust
Leading up to our wedding day, one thing people kept telling us was that it would go by in a blur. With all the planning and anticipation that we put into that day, I wanted to savor every minute. I can still recall some moments so clearly because I remember forcing...
by Mary Capalbo | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog, Faith, Perseverance, Surrender, Trust
It’s was like it appeared over night! All of the sudden our neighbors had this giant vine growing in their front garden bed. We ran into them a few days later, and they shared with us that they thought it might be a pumpkin vine. Apparently last fall they had...
by Mary Capalbo | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog, Daily Life, Faith, Surrender, Trust
You know the saying, “it’s going to get worse before it gets better”? I usually thought of that phrase growing up when my little sister and I would clean our room. It always seemed to look more like a tornado had gone through it in the midst of our...
