by Donna Avant | Dec 14, 2019 | Say Yes to God
It’s twelve days before Christmas, and although the traditional Christmas song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” really begins on December 25 and ends on the eve of January 5, I awoke this morning determined to use my time of rest and recovery in a productive way. I had...
by Donna Avant | Nov 1, 2018 | Be Encouraged, Obedience, Revive Magazine, Say Yes to God, Six Responses to God, Women's Content, Your Faith Frontier
My four-year-old granddaughter, Addy, was intently playing in her room. She heard her daddy calling her from downstairs, “Addy, come downstairs. We need to go.” Addy was in her own little world of imagination, interacting with her dolls. She didn’t want to be...
by Donna Avant | Nov 1, 2017 | Be Encouraged, Marriage & Family, Marriage: Becoming One, Revive Magazine, Women's Content
The door slammed so hard, the entire house shook. My thoughts were, “Go ahead and leave. That’s what my dad did when I was sixteen.” Three pairs of precious eyes stared at me as I stood in the middle of the kitchen, surrounded by shattered glass. They had just...