Drawing on a combination of real life struggles and experiences coupled with in depth study and application of God's Word, Marilyn pours her heart into her writing. May you be touched by a message of faith and hope today.
God is on the Move in Iran!
As my plane took off into the horizon, the reality of ministering to our dear Sisters from the underground church in Iran gripped me with last minute jitters. Considering the absurdity of an American woman traveling alone to the Middle East in our current times, I sensed God reassuring my heart, “It’s just you and Me, kid.“ My stomach tightened as I flew farther away from what I knew was my home country, but eager for all God had planned to do in this distant land.
As our conference began, I was honored to be a small part of God’s good work in the hearts of our oppressed and persecuted sisters in Iran. But I have to admit, our surrounding circumstances were difficult, challenging, and eye opening for me...
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Transformed
MPD…Multiple Personality Disorder. That diagnosis scared me so entirely that I
wanted to run for my life—or more accurately, from my life. But despite my
ominous label and the reality of my emotional fragility, God held me tightly and walked
with me through a refining fire that completely transformed my old life from hell into a
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She Did What She Could
“She did what she could”… five simple, yet profound words. As a young mom, I always compared myself to other moms—only to feel lacking. It did not seem to matter how hard I tried to be the best mom I could be, or how much I tried to be like every other mom, I always felt a deep and discouraging sense of failure. I tried everything—cloth diapers, nursing, homemade baby food, consistent walks everyday, “Mommy and Me” infant swim lessons, “Mommy and Me” community classes, preschool, home school, traditional school, homemade dinners and desserts, stay-at-home mom, working mom—nothing seemed to make a difference. Read more
Why Be A Diva When You Can Be Divine?
I love the television show “Extreme Makeover, Home Edition”. The stories are heart-warming and intriguing as we learn the details of a family’s plight and their dire need for a bigger, newer home due to injury, illness or simply difficult circumstances. The needs are evaluated and then the family is sent away on an all-expense paid vacation while the makeover team works their magic. They are often assisted by citizens in the community who gladly volunteer their time, talent and resources to help a family less fortunate. It reminds us that there is still good in this world. Read more
Stronger From the Struggle
“What do you do well, Marilyn?” I couldn’t think of a thing, but it certainly was not motherhood.
I was young…too young. Married at eighteen and a mother at nineteen was a challenge enough, but coming out of a severely dysfunctional and abusive home made mothering a foreign language to me. How could I ever mother my children when my childhood was filled with painful memories of physical abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse? Young, wounded emotionally, and becoming a new mother was a disastrous recipe. Read more
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