Heartbroken
For months, we’ve been praying for Ryan Schuhmacher as he battled cancer. Throughout the Diabetes Online Community, there have been numerous posts and updates about this precious family. Ryan’s wife Meri is a fellow blogger and the couple have four boys, three of whom have type 1 diabetes. For months, prayers have been whispered for [...]
Prayer
I’ve been struggling lately with my prayer life. As I study Nehemiah, prayer is a central focus of the book and of Nehemiah’s life so I’m taking a deeper look at my own prayer life. I pray quite frequently, usually in “spurt prayers” throughout the day, but I have a harder time spending quality time [...]
It’s not National Day of Prayer
A few weeks ago, the country celebrated National Day of Prayer. I wrote a brief blog post where I offered to pray for people on that day, and I received several requests — from friends and strangers alike. So today, while it’s not National Day of Prayer, I’d still like to pray for you. You [...]
Asking for prayers…
Before dinner earlier, I read an email that sucked the wind out of me. Kelly emailed Diabetes Advocates about the Schuhmachers and a dreaded diagnosis. The Schuhmachers are a precious family in this online community. Ryan and Meri are the proud parents of four boys — three of whom have type 1 diabetes. Meri blogs [...]
Look beyond yourself
Today is the start of another week, and I want to encourage you to look beyond yourself. Lately, my prayers have been all about myself. While I know God wants me to bring everything to Him, he also wants me to focus on others — to love everyone as He did. That’s going to be [...]
