Ascend

1 John 3:1-2 See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. 2 Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not…

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Ep 38: Can I Trust You With My Life?

Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and Co-Hosts Cheryl Nembhard, Joanna la Fleur and Abby Paterson as they discuss their FAVOURITE Marriage and Relationship advice they heard this past week … and feature their FAVOURITE piece of jewelry and why. Grab a cup of coffee or tea, pull up a chair .. and join the conversation around…

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Q & A with Marcia Shelton – Families in Crisis

SHL: What does SEE HEAR LOVE mean to you in the context of your work? Marcia: See through a lens that is not bias, through eyes of Christ – imago dei, that we have to recognize brokenness but also see hope, hear truth, but just our own conclusions – Hear the voice of pain and fear and hurt – needs…

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Ep 25: Loving People Back To Life

When asked what See Hear Love means in her context of work, Guest Host Marcia Shelton responded this way: See through a lens that is not bias, through eyes of Christ – imago dei, that we have to recognize brokenness but also see hope, hear truth, but just our own conclusions – Hear the voice of pain and fear…

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Where The Rubber Meets The Road

Don’t panic. I’m with you. There’s no need to fear for I’m your God.  I’ll give you strength. I’ll help you. I’ll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you. {Isaiah 41:10, The Message} Okay, then. Isn’t this just the most encouraging verse?! I so love the line that says, “…keep a firm grip…

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Conditional Trust

Conditional Trust Everyone has dealt with the suffocating sense that is fear. Whether it is heart-slamming-cold-sweat type of fear, or the looming uncertainty of the unknown – fear all stems from our humanness. In my opinion, we can boil most of it down to want to control something we can’t. Isaiah 41:10 starts with something…

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Mom Hero

Mom Hero Hello April and Hello Autism Awareness Month! I do love that we can take this month to shine a light on Autism and what that means to so many people. Sometimes we just don’t know what we don’t know – especially if it doesn’t affect us directly. So let me encourage us all…

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He Is Writing Caleb’s Story

He Is Writing Caleb’s Story … Have you ever known something with your head, like intellectually, you comprehend an idea or a truth? Then something happens, its like a light goes on, or your eyes are opened and all of the sudden you really “get” it? It becomes something that goes from your head to…

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Just To Hear His Thoughts

Just to hear his thoughts… Imagine a 2 year old in an 18 year old’s body – your son you love desperately but all you want to do is have a conversation – hear his thoughts. Welcome to Randy & Nadine, the parents of Caleb, a beautiful 18 year old boy with Autism. It is…

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His Life-Saving Resurrection

His Life-Saving Resurrection Romans 6:6-11 The Message (MSG) Could it be any clearer? Our old way of life was nailed to the cross with Christ, a decisive end to that sin-miserable life—no longer at sin’s every beck and call! What we believe is this: If we get included in Christ’s sin-conquering death, we also get included in his…

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