Rare Faith Blog

By Marcianne Stewart

Every three to four months, I felt “off.” Then my thoughts went down the rabbit hole

• “Something is wrong,” 
• “I don’t like when this happens,” 
• “Life sucks,” 
• “I’ll never be...

By Andrea Mabey

Have you ever imagined a hot, gooey cinnamon roll—just dripping with icing—and suddenly realized you needed one? My son John says that imagining delicious food is 85% of cooking. And ...

By Amanda Permann

This spring, my daughter got engaged, which meant I had the exciting opportunity of helping plan her wedding—the first wedding for one of my daughters. While I had experience from m...

By Amanda Permann

In my Guided Mindset Mastery course, we were invited to experiment with the Law of Perpetual Transmutation by setting small, low-stakes goals. As Leslie Householder explains, this l...

Round 5 threw us a curveball!

First, a quick recap of Round 4, part 2:

Saturday 5/13/2023 - Celebrating Mother's Day

I made plans to get a pedicure while Trevan and Nick were at a father's-son's ca...

By Helen Huntsman

My husband’s voice comes from the kitchen, “Have you seen my car keys?“

I was upstairs folding laundry, and I was very confused. I responded with, “Pardon?“

You see, my husband of...

By Lena Mattice

That's My Lineman
He holds back two guys so your son can get,
around to make the tackle
He stands his ground, pushes other guys around,
so your son can make the play.
He never folds under ...

By Kathleen Taylor

"Ten years from now we'll see the physical realization of many of the ideas we nourish today. What we see today is a sum total of the thoughts, feelings, and actions we've fostered...

By Kathleen Taylor

About a year after my divorce I needed some cash. The only asset I had was our twelve passenger van. I don’t live in a big city with public transportation but I have been blessed t...

By Laura Curtis

Worry. Fear.
Worry. Fear.
Sleepless nights.
My mind racing—running scenarios over and over.
What if? What now? What will we do?

The concern consumed me. I found myself in tears const...