Author: Tricia Hanks

In The Presence of God

Oftentimes, my husband asks me things like this:

“What do you want to do this evening?”, “Where would you like to eat?”, “Would you rather go to the movies or stay in tonight?”.

My answers are usually something along these lines:

“Whatever you want to do”, “Wherever is fine with me”, “Doesn’t matter to me”.

These types of responses are not what he would like to hear most of the time.  However, they are actually the truth.  I don’t care what we are doing, I just want to be with him.  Being with him is enough for me.  It’s not about what we are doing…it’s that we are together.  That’s the prize for me – simply being with him. Continue reading “In The Presence of God” →

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Wherever He Leads I’ll Go

Bring It On

More than 16 years ago now, I stood at my bathroom vanity on the phone and listened as my father explained to me how he didn’t think we were going to get much of a break between the death of my mother – whom we had buried only two weeks prior – and the death of my brother, Robin.  I struggle with writing this now almost as much as I struggled with comprehending the reality of the situation then.  My brother had been diagnosed with cancer about two years before.  He was five years older than me, and had been my hero growing up.  He was Superman.  He was adventurous, athletic, brave, beautiful, and I was pretty sure he could leap tall buildings in a single bound.  It was unthinkable that at just 38 years old he had already found his kryptonite, but it was unbearable to face the loss of both my mother and my brother at the same time. Continue reading “Wherever He Leads I’ll Go” →

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From Tranquility to Terror

FROM TRANQUILITY TO TERROR

Our youngest daughter, Autumn, moved to Hawaii this past September.  She wanted to have an adventure.  Just a few days ago her adventure turned into something she hadn’t quite bargained for.  She was sound asleep, having worked late the night before, when the alarms first went out. Continue reading “From Tranquility to Terror” →

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Jump-Start Your Relationship With Jesus Using These Simple Steps – Part 3

This is the third part of our series for the Christian seeking to improve your relationship with Jesus.  To link to Part 1, click HERE.  To link to Part 2, click HERE

In Part 2, we finished looking at the 1st of 4 steps in jump-starting your relationship with Jesus.

  1. Analyze
  2. Apologize
  3. Adjust
  4. Advocate

It can be a difficult thing to fully Analyze Your Friendship with Jesus, and it is the most time-consuming of the 4 steps.  We previously looked at Signs of a Bad Friend and Signs of a Good Friend in order for us to be more honest about our relationship.

Now that you have a more clear picture of where your relationship stands with Jesus, it is time to move on to the second step. Continue reading “Jump-Start Your Relationship With Jesus Using These Simple Steps – Part 3” →

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My Biggest Regret as a Christian Mom

To Tell the Truth

I’m going to be brutally honest with you…I’m not sure I have always been the most compassionate mother of all time, or even of any time.  When my kids were little – and I have three – I mastered a course in How Not to Hear Your Children’s Voices.  It was included in a much bigger educational catalog that I completed as part of the PhD I received in the Life of a Working Mother.  Some of the prerequisites for my particular degree include:

  • Oh Yeah, You’re A Teenage Bride
  • Let’s Take A Toddler to College
  • Let’s Take Two Toddlers to College
  • Yep, You’re Taking Another Toddler to College
  • Why Can’t Anyone Take Their Socks Off The Right Way
  • Where Do Ginger Babies Come From
  • Life Is Not A Fairy Tale
  • Is Colic Contagious
  • What to Do When Your 5 Year Old Contracts a Rare Disease
  • Mini-Vans Are Sexy

Continue reading “My Biggest Regret as a Christian Mom” →

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Jump-Start Your Relationship With Jesus Using These Simple Steps – Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the steps you need to take to jump-start your relationship with Jesus.  (You can link back to that article by clicking HERE.)  Those Steps are:

  1. Analyze
  2. Apologize
  3. Adjust
  4. Advocate

(Please understand, this series of articles is designed for the born-again believer.  If you are not already saved, the only way you can jump-start your relationship is by accepting Him as your Savior.) Continue reading “Jump-Start Your Relationship With Jesus Using These Simple Steps – Part 2” →

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Jump-Start Your Relationship with Jesus Using These Simple Steps – Part 1

Recently, a lady in my Sunday School class shared that someone had told her not to take little things to Jesus.  Jesus isn’t to be bothered with little things.  He has too much to do.  My first thoughts were that Jesus is supposed to be our friend.  He wants a relationship with us.  Do you only talk to your friends about the “big” things in your life?  What a bizarre perspective!  My real friends and I talk about everything.  Silly things, things that don’t matter, things that make us happy, scary things, big things, medium-sized things, and yeah…little things.  If a person only talked to me about the big things in their life, I have to say, I don’t think I’d really consider them a friend.  That’s weird.  We wouldn’t really have a relationship. Continue reading “Jump-Start Your Relationship with Jesus Using These Simple Steps – Part 1” →

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Gone With the Whim

PICTURE THIS

Right now, I want you to think of the most beautiful wedding you have ever attended or seen pictures of.  Maybe it was your own, but for me…I always picture the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Continue reading “Gone With the Whim” →

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Abide in Me

Abide in me, and I in you.

There are many lessons in John 15, as is the case in all of Jesus’ teaching.  Something came to me in such a profound way today from it.  It was something I’ve been struggling with for several months now.  I felt I had a really good understanding of what the Lord was trying to teach me, yet there seemed to be something missing.  Like I wasn’t quite done with it yet.  Today…I got it, and I wanted to share it with you, because that’s what I do.  I want everyone to know how good our God is, and I know there is someone somewhere who can relate to my experience.  So…let me back up just a bit. Continue reading “Abide in Me” →

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