Christian Living - MandyGunter.com https://mandygunter.com Striving for biblical literacy and hope in a broken world. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 04:42:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/mandygunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-MG-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Christian Living - MandyGunter.com https://mandygunter.com 32 32 227822906 Special Needs Parenting – The Hidden Humor https://mandygunter.com/special-needs-parenting-the-hidden-humor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=special-needs-parenting-the-hidden-humor https://mandygunter.com/special-needs-parenting-the-hidden-humor/#comments Fri, 31 Jan 2025 04:42:50 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=741 There are some unique experiences that come with being a special needs mom. I have the pleasure of knowing lots of parents in the same club- many in person and a lot online. These are some of the toughest human beings on the planet and while many conversations focus on...

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]]> https://mandygunter.com/special-needs-parenting-the-hidden-humor/feed/ 1 741 The Forgotten Healing – Limping Not Skipping Towards Eternity https://mandygunter.com/the-forgotten-healing-limping-not-skipping-towards-eternity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-forgotten-healing-limping-not-skipping-towards-eternity Thu, 16 Jan 2025 02:56:42 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=728 I had a distinctly unpleasant conversation with a person recently. I suspect if you also talk with human beings, you have those interactions from time to time too. 😉 As any good overthinker would do, I replayed the conversation in my head repeatedly, trying to make better sense of it....

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]]> 728 The Great Advent – The King Is Born https://mandygunter.com/the-great-advent-the-king-is-born/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-great-advent-the-king-is-born Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:06:21 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=709 The Pattern of Scripture Advent. If you look back to its Latin origin, you’ll find it means “to come” or “the arrival,” and is usually used in reference to something or someone important. Christians celebrate Advent, the arrival, of Jesus at Christmas. The extraordinary, humble birth of Jesus altered the...

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]]> 709 A Decade of Homeschool – The Most Common Questions https://mandygunter.com/a-decade-of-homeschool-the-most-common-questions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-decade-of-homeschool-the-most-common-questions Tue, 03 Sep 2024 02:49:33 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=670 This fall kicks off our tenth year of homeschooling! I am far from an expert but a decade of this lifestyle has taught me a few things. In celebration of this milestone, I want to share with you some lessons I have learned and address questions we are commonly asked!...

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]]> 670 The Suffering Tree – Trembling Branches and Secure Roots https://mandygunter.com/the-suffering-tree-trembling-branches-and-secure-roots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-suffering-tree-trembling-branches-and-secure-roots https://mandygunter.com/the-suffering-tree-trembling-branches-and-secure-roots/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2024 01:09:35 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=654 Lament is not the absence of praise. It is simply the path through pain to praise.

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]]> https://mandygunter.com/the-suffering-tree-trembling-branches-and-secure-roots/feed/ 2 654 Echos in the Valley https://mandygunter.com/echos-in-the-valley/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=echos-in-the-valley Wed, 05 Jun 2024 03:05:59 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=644 I recently found myself in the garden, tending to some flowering bushes I have attempted to grow over the past couple of years. My beloved dog is buried amongst the fragrant gardenias and sweet olive trees. I had Molly for almost 14 years. As college sweethearts, Chris and I took...

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]]> 644 God’s Astounding Sovereignty in Broken Bodies and Hurting Hearts https://mandygunter.com/gods-astounding-sovereignty-in-broken-bodies-and-hurting-hearts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gods-astounding-sovereignty-in-broken-bodies-and-hurting-hearts https://mandygunter.com/gods-astounding-sovereignty-in-broken-bodies-and-hurting-hearts/#comments Mon, 20 May 2024 02:27:32 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=602 And on my knees, gently shaking CJ’s unresponsive body and between my sobs begging him to wake up, I heard my most desperate prayer groan out of my mouth, “Oh God, HELP!”

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]]> 559 Mary Magdalene- When The Claws of Fear Are Defeated with Faith https://mandygunter.com/mary-magdalene-when-the-claws-of-fear-are-defeated-with-faith/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mary-magdalene-when-the-claws-of-fear-are-defeated-with-faith https://mandygunter.com/mary-magdalene-when-the-claws-of-fear-are-defeated-with-faith/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2024 02:27:49 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=529 Mary. Mary Magdalene stands outside the empty tomb. The disciples have looked in the tomb, and finding it empty, returned to their homes. But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where...

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]]> https://mandygunter.com/mary-magdalene-when-the-claws-of-fear-are-defeated-with-faith/feed/ 4 529 The Suffering Table https://mandygunter.com/the-suffering-table/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-suffering-table https://mandygunter.com/the-suffering-table/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2024 16:30:46 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=522 God has repeatedly brought a verse to mind over the last few weeks. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief, and as one from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Isaiah 53:3 My husband, Chris,...

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