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Growing More Into Mother and Wife

By Gina Sternfels God has me learning through prayer! I am becoming more self-aware as I dig deeper into prayer.  It has been interesting to hear God’s voice or movement calling me to be better as a mother and wife.  God spoke to me in my most recent journal entry and left me with some […]

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Remember to turn to God in your decision making

By Gina Sternfels What are you going to be when you grow up? This question is asked often as we grow up. For some, it may be obvious, but others they may go to college and figure it out. How many of us invite God into that decision? My youngest son is a high school […]

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Just Rest in a Bible Study

By Gina Sternfels Have you ever taken the time for a bible study with others? I participated in a Bible study this Lent, and what a gift the Lord placed in my life. I didn’t plan to add anything to my schedule as it was already full, but my heart was heavy when a friend […]

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God’s Lenten Preparation for Me

By Gina Sternfels Looking ahead to Lenten preparation, what are you planning to do with God this year?  Do you wonder how God is calling you closer to him? Where in life does he want you to focus? Is it obvious or are you trying to figure it out? Recently, I have been blessed to […]

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“A voice cries out in the wilderness, prepare a way for the Lord!”

By Gina Sternfels We sang this song in church last weekend and that verse has been in my head since then, and it has been a gift.  Yes, a song in preparation for Christmas, but also it is an excellent line in the song to keep me focused on what matters most right now in […]

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Blessed By A Prophetic Word

By Gina Sternfels On a Monday, a friend called and shared something with me. He was participating in a small prayer group, and I came to his heart, and these were the words to share with me.  “God has you right where he wants you.” I was grateful he called to tell me. As a […]

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A New Birthday Tradition

By Gina Sternfels I always get excited to do something special for birthdays in our home, and October is a month full of birthdays for us. A few years ago, I started a new tradition. I go to a daily Mass on my family member’s birthday as an offering for that person. Of course, I […]

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God, how can I build your cathedral today?

By Gina Sternfels At a recent Catholic conference, I was reminded of the story of the three brick layers that resonated with me. A man walked up to the men working. He asked the first man what he was doing, and his response was, “I am laying bricks.” Next, he asked the second man, who […]

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Living My Vocation of Marriage Better

By Gina Sternfels   God has me present in my vocation as a mother and a wife. To do my best for my family, I must be sure I care for myself and my relationship with my husband. For us, that is time together to focus on our relationship with God, our father.      […]

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Icons are ‘Windows into Heaven’

By Gina Sternfels Being a mom with three boys at home, I missed my creative time and space. I love to paint, but my duties were away from the brushes. However, it has been on my bucket list for years to take an Icon painting class, and finally, I was able to do an online […]

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Mary, our Mother, here for us

By Gina Sternfels In the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus shares, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and, Love your neighbor as yourself” Luke 10:27.   When the apostles asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor,” he […]

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