by Sabrina McDonald | Feb 1, 2024 | Parenting
A friend of mine has worked almost her whole life. Even in elementary school she helped her parents keep their restaurant going. So it was quite a shock to her when she had to stay home for three weeks while she changed jobs. “It was so boring!” she said. “I would get...
by Sabrina McDonald | Feb 27, 2020 | Stepfamily
I write and speak about blended families quite often. Once I was on a panel discussing stepfamily ministry, and a woman later asked me if I could give her a list of scriptures to use in her church for stepfamily ministry. I gave her a few off the top of my head, but I...
by Sabrina McDonald | Jan 22, 2014 | Widowhood and Grief
The best way to describe the last three years for me would be to call them a barrel ride down a long river—always uncomfortable, frightening at times, but not without occasional calm and continual overwhelming beauty. My journey started when my first husband died, and...
by Sabrina McDonald | Jan 9, 2020 | Spiritual Growth, Widowhood and Grief, Biblical Worldview
Recent school and church shootings have people saying things like, “It’s strange to think these people thought they were going to have a normal school or church day. Innocent people moving along with their lives as usual. Now, it’s over for them. Why would God allow...
by Sabrina McDonald | Jan 31, 2024 | Parenting
For good or for bad, we parents are the biggest influences in our children’s lives. The way we live creates an impression on kids for the rest of their lives. As scary as that sounds, that’s exactly how God designed family to be. The Bible teaches that parents are to...
