Author Archives: Gina Smith

The Ache

Happy Canada Day to our Canadian Sisters!! We are incredibly blessed to have authors who hail from Canada and we wanted to wish all of our neighbors to the North a Happy Canada Day! May God’s blessings,  protection and peace continue to fall on Canada. image courtesy Amydeanne The AcheRead the Rest…

What does a Family Look Like?

Congrats to Pam J, winner of last week’s Family Counter Giveaway, Your First Year of Motherhood by Daily Guideposts.   “If a couple doesn’t have more than 2 children, I don’t think it is considered a real family!” I was talking with a friend, and she was asking for advice.Read the Rest…

I Was Never Called to Raise “Godly Children!” and a GIVEAWAY

1 Samuel 1:27-28 “I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.’ And he worshiped the LORD there.” As my children have beenRead the Rest…

God’s To-Do List

I like order. I like my house to be clean. I like everything in its place! It makes me feel “in control.” Over the years I have been learning that it is not necessarily a bad thing if everything is not in order all the time. That sometimes people call, drop by, or have a need. SometimesRead the Rest…

Discomfort? Rejection? Sacrifice?

I have been reading through the book of Genesis and am being challenged by the life of Noah. Sure; I’ve read it before, but God has been opening my eyes and reminding me of some things. The days were evil and Noah was living his life faithfully before God. GodRead the Rest…