When we moved to Erie eight years ago and I decided to homeschool for the first time, I thought I knew what I was doing. I thought I understood the benefits. I was wrong on both accounts. It didn’t take long before I realized what I thought would come naturally to me was actually quite… Continue reading Our Homeschooling Story
“What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you?” James 4:1 NLT I was hoping for a quick fix. I thought it would be an end to the quarreling. Maybe I even expected to see peacemaking blossom before my very eyes. Surely, the… Continue reading A Quick Fix
November 22, 2015 “Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” Jeremiah 33:3 Four years ago, on this weekend, the Drakulic family left Ohio and traveled to Erie, Pennsylvania for Flagship’s first preview service. We met in a small, cluttered room… Continue reading 4 Years Later
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 Dreamers What do a musician, a nurse, an entertainer and a bookstore owner have in common? They all live in my house. Well, future versions of them anyway. Do you ever… Continue reading Seeing the Potential
Never Alone “Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your… Continue reading Wordy Wednesdays
Last week, I wrote to you about fear. I mentioned a doctor’s scary diagnosis and an unknown journey. As many of you were reading my words, my husband and I were headed south with our oldest son for an appointment with an eye specialist. That day will have forever changed our lives. Less than forty-eight… Continue reading Wordy Wednesday
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 People. Connection. Relationships. The two-day D6 conference was rich with all three. Matt Papa, our amazing… Continue reading Connected (Day 2)
“One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.” Psalm 145:4 I didn’t think I would make it here. I encountered one obstacle after another. I wondered if God was trying to tell me something. Maybe this wasn’t the year for me to go to the D6 Conference. Even Wednesday… Continue reading Connected
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