Rare Faith Blog

By Lena Mattice

Throughout my life, I’ve heard so many people say things like:

• Why does it seem like some people have it easy?

• Why is life so hard for me and not for others?

• Why does i

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By Roseanne Dawes

We went into education because it was safe. My husband taught for seven years in the classroom and was in administration for 15 years in the same building. He had tried to change bu...

By Heidi Dahlke

Seven years ago, I set a goal: to complete a Spartan race with my husband and our 14- and 11-year-old sons. We had spent months preparing in different ways, training and getting ready...

By Helen Huntsman

Seeing $1,450.72 withdrawn from my checking account could mean something exciting… or something awful.

Seeing $1,450.72 withdrawn after realizing I’d lost my debit card?

Yeah. Rea...

By Helen Huntsman

You know that saying, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead?”

I’ve decided that people who say that have never been tired.

Today I’d like to share a bit about my experience with chronic fati...

By Rochelle Lloyd

Sometimes the things that we want can take a long time to come to fruition. Leslie Householder likens it to having a baby. Even if that baby is a little later than expected we know ...

By Laura Curtis

For a year and a half my husband and I had been remodeling our home and making it more functional for our family and our lifestyle. In the process of this major renovation, we were le...

By Lena Mattice

A few years ago, I set a goal to do a side plank on the beaches of Hawaii once I reached my goal weight of 140 pounds. I was so excited about that goal, and I was even more excited ab...

By Heidi Dahlke

My struggles with weight began early in my marriage. My husband was hardly ever home—he was a teacher and coached three different sports—so I spent a lot of time alone. That was the f...

Tamara Shimmin

We were living the dream, only the dream wasn’t what we had imagined. My husband and I had purchased an RV with the hopes of traveling the country, visiting all the state and national ...