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Promised Peace

Dependence on God, Faithfulness, Family, God's Promises, Hardship, Hope, Tim's Writings, UncategorizedAugust 25, 20226KViews 0Likes 0Comments

WRITTEN BY TIM LABRECHE I got a call on Thursday night from my mom. Dad was in his chair but wasn’t getting out of the chair to get ready for bed. She needed help. I went over and helped get Dad out of the chair and standing by his walker. “Okay, dad, now start…

Come. Rest. Recover.

Faithfulness, Friends, Hardship, Hope, Prayer Directives, Tim's Writings, TrialsMarch 1, 20223KViews 0Likes 0Comments

WRITTEN BY TIM LABRECHE There he sat on the tattered couch in the silence of his quiet home. Broken. Shattered. Defeated. In the past month, Dean had the following spoken to him. “Surgery is the only option, but it’s still not a guarantee.” “I was expelled because…” “I was expelled because…” “Comply or lose…

Glory in Impossible Situations

God's Glory, Hardship, Hope, Prayer Directives, Tim's WritingsApril 30, 20203KViews 0Likes 0Comments

WRITTEN BY TIM LABRECHE The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against me, ‘My own strength has saved me.’ Judges 7:2, NIV Reading that into context, the Midianite army that Gideon was about to face had 135,000 valiant warriors ready for battle.…

Step Out of the Boat

Faith, Hardship, Tim's Writings, Trust, WaitingApril 6, 20204KViews 0Likes 0Comments

This past weekend marked a significant milestone in our family. Before I get to what that was, let me give you a little backstory… In 1995, I started as a manager at a small coffee shop in Holland, Michigan. I worked there for ten years and loved every minute of it. The owner of the shop became…

Unlimited Opportunities

Dependence on God, Encouragement, Hardship, Overflow, Prayer, Tim's WritingsOctober 1, 20193KViews 0Likes 0Comments

WRITTEN BY TIM LABRECHE Is there something you would love to see done in your life that just seems impossible? Is it the adult child who has walked away from the family, vowing never to return? Do you have a family member who is sick that you so desperately want to see healed? Are you…

Abundance in Adversity

Cheryl's Writings, Hardship, Overflow, Prayer DirectivesMay 29, 20193KViews 0Likes 0Comments

WRITTEN BY CHERYL WELLS There is abundance in adversity. This seems like it may not be true, but I am going to tell you that it is. For sure it is! I have experienced it in the past and I am in the midst of a season of adversity which is hard a lot of…

Philadelphia

Hardship, Tim's Writings, TrialsNovember 6, 20172KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Today I woke up in Philadelphia. I didn’t plan on waking up in Philadelphia. I was supposed to wake up this morning in warm and sunny Orlando. But something happened beyond my control. Something I had no say in or control over. I had a choice. I had a choice between getting angry and frustrated…

Learning Through the Pain

Hardship, Rest, Tim's WritingsJanuary 1, 20151KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I’ve been dealing with some chronic pain for almost four months now. It comes and goes. Sometimes the pain is somewhat dull, but constant. Sometimes it’s very sharp, and suddenly takes my breath away. Even as I start to write this, I’m experiencing a dull, distracting sensation. I’ve seen doctors and specialists. I’ve had numerous…

Unending Comfort

Hardship, Relationships, Tim's WritingsAugust 1, 20142KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I have been blessed to not have to deal with a lot of death of people close to me. Besides my grandfather passing away in 1994 and a dear friend about 15 years ago, death has, for the most part, kept its distance. My father has a genetic heart disease that has the words cardiac,…

Spring!

Change, Cheryl's Writings, Growth, HardshipApril 1, 20142KViews 0Likes 0Comments

We are being taken from where we are, to where we want and need to be! Winter is over and the dark, cold days that labored on and on, are gone for now. We have lived long enough to know that nothing lasts forever, right? Can we see though, that it had a…