How to Love Your [Political] Enemies

by rachelrains // October 20, 2020 // No Comments

“In the end, we LOVE people into belief. We do not argue them into belief.” – Tim Keller The political season seems to bring out the worst in all of us — on both sides of the fence. No one... Continue reading →

Changing Life Seasons… {Travel On}

by rachelrains // October 16, 2020 // No Comments

I rediscovered Yellowstone National Park pics from fifty years just a couple days before we left for own family trip two weeks ago. I was only a year old on that trip. My parents had just bought a camper and... Continue reading →

[A Holy Marker… ] My Mama’s Cancer Journey

by rachelrains // September 29, 2020 // No Comments

“Falling leaves are summer’s way of telling us goodbye.” – unknown Three incredibly difficult seasons have come and gone since I last posted to the A Meaningful Journey blog site. All I can say is… God and cancer can move... Continue reading →

If We Make It Through December…

by rachelrains // January 2, 2020 // No Comments

The second half of 2019 brought a flurry of rollercoaster twists and turns for our family… and in God’s amazing grace, all for the good! God works like this ya’ know… not on our schedule… and not at all as... Continue reading →

The Secret [Lesson] of Life…

by rachelrains // December 10, 2019 // No Comments

Humility isn’t exactly a characteristic we value much less elevate nowadays… “Humility has a dank and shameful smell to the worldly, the scent of failure, lowliness and obscurity.”* But Jesus came into this world humble in birth and he died... Continue reading →

How Much Should I Give… #GivingTuesday

by rachelrains // December 3, 2019 // No Comments

The holiday season is a time when we think about giving… Especially, nowadays, with #GivingTuesday! But how much should we give… The woman with the oil gave all she had!? ************************* Five years ago, I issued the very first Love... Continue reading →

Learning Trust, Finding Gratitude… and Counting it all Joy!

by rachelrains // November 26, 2019 // No Comments

With a heart exceedingly full of GRATITUDE is how I’m planning to celebrate this season of Thanksgiving… I’m grateful for answered prayers! Some of which were decades in the making… And as someone currently walking out of a desert season... Continue reading →

How to Love Others… {Mr. Roger’s Style}

by rachelrains // November 21, 2019 // 17 Comments

This past summer as I was leaving church one Sunday morning, out of nowhere, I had the thought “I wonder if Mr. Rogers knew what he was doing when he wrote the song “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” My suspicion... Continue reading →

To LOVE, or Not To Love!?

by rachelrains // October 17, 2019 // No Comments

The Christian life really comes down to this “to LOVE, or not to love!?”* God IS love… and God commands us as His children, his fruit-bearers – if you will, to love! Our sole responsibility as Christ Followers is to... Continue reading →

#theLoveChallenge

by rachelrains // October 10, 2019 // No Comments

The Love Challenge is growing up y’all… Not only does #theLoveChallenge have a new logo, in just a few, short days, I am attending my first writer’s conference to begin the process of pitching and publishing The Love Challenge as a... Continue reading →