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What's On Your Information Diet?
What is on your plate of content today? You’ve probably checked your email, browsed Instagram, and visited Facebook; you’re kindly here...

Amber Thiessen
Apr 14, 2021


Learning To Welcome Again
Armed with new recipes and fancy dishes, a whirlwind of tidying the house ensues to prepare for company. Growing up, we didn’t have...

Amber Thiessen
Mar 31, 2021


Mom, Do You Feel Like You've Got This?
It’s that confidence every mother longs for, to feel like you’re doing a good job and gaining some type of ‘success’ as a mother. All the...

Amber Thiessen
Feb 17, 2021


How To Represent Jesus In A Secular World
“In the eyes of much of Western society, Christianity is the bad guy (or at least is fast becoming so).” Cultural values have been...

Amber Thiessen
Jan 27, 2021


Enjoy Jesus Through The Spiritual Disciplines
Have you started a bible reading plan this year? Or made other goals for your spiritual growth? Setting goals for the year can be...

Amber Thiessen
Jan 13, 2021


Never Too Old
“Mom, I don’t want to get old because I don’t want to get lines on my face.” This from my 4 year old daughter. My first response was a...

Amber Thiessen
Jan 6, 2021


6 Quotes for the Downhearted
Born in England in 1834, Charles Spurgeon heard and accepted the gospel during his teenage years. Not much later, at the young age of 19,...

Amber Thiessen
Dec 23, 2020


The Tension Between Gifts and Guilt
On the verge of Black Friday, in the throes of online Christmas gift shopping, hoping that delivery will be on time for our stuff to...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 24, 2020


On Trading Our Fears
What kind of fears have you experienced in your life? It's a really vulnerable question. I remember taking a daladala to the city by...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 10, 2020


Deep Discipleship | Book Review
When you consider your spiritual growth, which places, people or ministries come to mind as significant for you? Maybe it was the youth...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 3, 2020


Growing Together | Book Review
"Would you consider mentoring me?" Isn’t that one of the most nerve-wracking questions a Christian woman could ask another? Or maybe,...

Amber Thiessen
Sep 1, 2020


The Complexities of Our Heart: Knowing, Desiring and Choosing
These summer months have built many new family memories, as we’ve explored some new campgrounds, and trails. With childrens’ propensity...

Amber Thiessen
Jul 13, 2020


A Story Told Through Objects
Objects tell a story. An old low German Bible, pieces of sea glass, and an arrow head; Tanzanian fabric that hang as curtains, a small...

Amber Thiessen
Jun 11, 2020


How the Resurrection Changes Everything
Confusion descended upon those who followed Jesus. He was dead. Their own lives were in danger. The hope they felt as they were with him,...

Amber Thiessen
Apr 28, 2020


The Gentle Heart of God
Have you felt weary? Struggling with the weight of sin, the guilt of not measuring up, the pain of suffering circumstances. Do you wonder...

Amber Thiessen
Apr 24, 2020


The Truth We Can Touch
Water. Bread. Wine. These are the signs and symbols of our Christian faith. What impact do they have on us? ...if any at all. We find...

Amber Thiessen
Apr 6, 2020


2 Reasons We Value Community
What's it been like for you in this season of isolation? Those of us who carry introverted tendencies, may find ourselves enjoying the...

Amber Thiessen
Apr 2, 2020


How to Find Lasting Joy
In the world today, even in the midst of a pandemic, women are experiencing a crisis of unhappiness. Perhaps it is even it's own...

Amber Thiessen
Mar 25, 2020


Lies That Sound Close to the Truth
"Before the lie, there was a Liar... Before there was death, there was the lie" Right in the beginning, we see a picture of perfection....

Amber Thiessen
Mar 19, 2020


3 Reminders As We Let Out Our Creative Side
I am not an artist. During my childhood years, I stayed as far away from art as I could. I grew up as a first born child, who was endowed...

Amber Thiessen
Mar 2, 2020
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