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One of the hardest parts of being a working parent is staying organized.  It can be such a challenge just to keep up with the everyday basics of life.  

When my children were at home, that struggle also extended to them.  Keeping three kids organized and on track was difficult for them, and we often all felt very overwhelmed!  

Emilie Barnes was in the same situation when raising her children. To get her family organized, she put together some very simple, and easy ideas to help them (the early beginnings of KEEP IT SIMPLE!).  

Here are a few things that ...

Do you wear glasses?  I do.  Without them, my world is fuzzy, undefined and incoherent.  Glasses help bring everything into focus, bringing order to my life. 

This is exactly what Brad Mattes does so skillfully with his daily commentary.  Standing firm on a biblical worldview, Brad provides a Christian perspective to the Life Issues^® swirling around us.  His insightful observations challenge me to think critically, and of course, biblically on decisions we make every day.

In this day and age when truth is subjective and based on personal values, Brad's profound Christ-centered angle on the current events is certainly ...

There's something proverbially refreshing about springtime.  Other than spiritual intake, what is a surefire "rejuvenator" for you?  Here's some inspiration from a few of our friends . . .

God's provision of things like the following are guaranteed rejuvenators for me:

• A date with Carrie
• A belly-laugh with Graham, Maggie, Benjamin and Emma
• A dinner with all of the above asking them questions
• A time of tug-of-war with Jeffrey the Lab Dog
• A run or bike ride down a country road
• A team project completed
• A time helping a team member discover and use their strengths
• A brand new idea ...

For over 60 years, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has been committed to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all by every effective means available . . . this weekend in Japan, bicycles became the newest means to share hope!

"This is an opportunity for us as Christians to go beyond the church walls and demonstrate the love of Christ," Franklin Graham shares, "God can use something like this to further His Kingdom in ways we don't see or understand now."

In an effort to aid a helpless and hopeless situation near the coast of Japan, the ministry presented an elementary ...

What a difference a week makes!

1)  Yesterday, my life was filled with pain. 

2)  Everything that's wonderful is what I feel when we're together. 

3)  Is this the little girl I carried? 

4)  You make me happy when skies are grey. 

5)  Grab your coat and snatch your hat.  Leave your worries on the doorstep. 

6)  I used to think maybe you loved me, now baby, I'm sure. 

7)  I've got something I can laugh about; I feel good in a special way.

8)  It will help us ev'ry day, it will bright all ...

I have been enjoying the current series on "Revive Our Hearts^™" as Nancy Leigh DeMoss has been teaching on the themes in the book, The Incomparable Christ by J. Oswald Sanders.

While Nancy has been preparing our hearts in anticipation of Easter later this month, these Gospel messages have also brought many to Christ.  The response to this series has been overwhelming as listeners have come to know the Lord for the first time or are experiencing His presence in a new way.

Listeners like Kim who shared with Nancy, I heard your program today about having an intimate relationship ...