by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Mar 2, 2023 | Faith, Prayer
When I started to pray more intentionally, I didn’t even know there were different aspects to prayer. I knew to give thanks and to pour my “asks” to the Lord, but that was it. There is a useful acronym A.C.T.S., I later discovered, that can be used to help walk us...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Feb 13, 2023 | Prayer
When you think of prayer, what image comes to mind? Is it someone you know? Maybe you think of a movie like “It’s a Wonderful Life” where the main character George Bailey prays a “ditch prayer” after realizing $8,000 was misplaced (“ditch prayers” were introduced...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Feb 6, 2023 | Faith
I have always prayed. Even before I knew who Jesus was, I prayed to God throughout my life. I believed that God heard my prayers, but my understanding of God and how He worked was extremely narrow and limited. My discipline or practice of prayer was equally narrow and...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Jul 22, 2022 | Parenting
Tomorrow we leave to move our son into his college dorm. Emotions come crashing expectantly and by surprise. It’s a culminating moment for a mama. It’s a theater screen in my mind as I play back snapshots and soundbytes of our son from womb to graduation. All of the...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Mar 1, 2021 | Faith, Fellowship
Why are difficult conversations so difficult? Many reasons come to mind but all have one thing in common: fear of hurting the person or making them feel less. And this is a legitimate fear because even the most well-intentioned discussions can have bad outcomes. I...
