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Bumps Are Okay!

Life is not always easy. In fact, sometimes life is just plain bumpy and overwhelming. Life's 'bumps' (trials) are okay, though! In this blog, let's be encouraged to view life through the lens of the Bible and God's grace, while maneuvering the twists and turns of this extraordinarily bumpy life.

The blogs are written by a daughter and mother team:

~Blogger, Sharon Czerwien

~Blogger, Debbie Christopher

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Debbie Christopher

May 12
1 min

I Can Still Say Happy Mother’s Day…

By: Debbie Christopher ~~My dear Mom and Mother-in-Law are celebrating their first Mother’s Day in Heaven together this year. I’m ‘sure’...

Sharon Czerwien

May 7
2 min

Monster Truck Dirtiness (is Okay)!

~By Sharon Czerwien I am sorry if this main picture is too gross to look at! =] At a homeschool resource center, I was teaching a class...

Debbie Christopher

Apr 30
2 min

The Flip-side of the Humble Brag

By: Debbie Christopher ~~I first became aware of the term ‘humble brag’ a few years ago when it was a repeated point of conversation on a...

Sharon Czerwien

Apr 23
1 min

Thanks, Mr. R...Bumps are Okay!

~By Sharon Czerwien While recently picking up my daughter from our church’s AWANA program, a neat husband and wife stopped me to show me...

Debbie Christopher

Apr 16
3 min

May my Words…Be Gracious

May my Words be Gracious By Debbie Christopher...In my previous blog post, I set out to discuss the meme “Lord, please keep one hand on...

Sharon Czerwien

Apr 8
1 min

Top 8 Easter-Related Songs

~By Sharon Czerwien Happy Easter Weekend! Some like to call Easter Sunday Resurrection Sunday. I like this label! The resurrection of...

Debbie Christopher

Apr 2
2 min

Let the Words…1

By Debbie Christopher ~~I'm sure you have heard or seen the meme, “Lord, please keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my...

Sharon Czerwien

Mar 26
3 min

A Lesson from a Bullet Proof Vest

~By Sharon Czerwien I recently taught a group of homeschool students how certain professions need access to bullet proof vests. These...

Debbie Christopher

Mar 19
2 min

“She” was Faithful, Indeed!

By Debbie Christopher ~~I was so excited Thursday when we first saw our new car baby unloaded at the dealership. "She" was BEAUTIFUL, and...

Four Encouraging Christian Songs that Deal with the Dread of Night

Sharon Czerwien

Mar 12
2 min

Four Encouraging Christian Songs that Deal with the Dread of Night

~By Sharon Czerwien Have there been times in your life when the nighttime was dreadful? Maybe these nights involved fear and anxiety or...

Debbie Christopher

Mar 5
2 min

Easing the Pain

By: Debbie Christopher~~So, how does my hairstylist’s thumb help answer a deep theological question? Truly, this strange sounding...

Three Encouraging Bible Verses During Times of Stress

Sharon Czerwien

Feb 26
2 min

Three Encouraging Bible Verses During Times of Stress

~By Sharon Czerwien Can you think back to a dark time in your life? Perhaps it was a tough trial or a fearful set of circumstances. For...

Debbie Christopher

Feb 19
2 min

Love Notes

By Debbie Christopher~~As part of Valentine’s Day, we can leave love notes on someone’s desk…or we can take notes on ways to ‘say’ I love...

A Lesson from a Track-Cleaning Locomotive

Sharon Czerwien

Feb 12
3 min

A Lesson from a Track-Cleaning Locomotive

~By Sharon Czerwien For several years, my son (and husband) have been fans of YouTuber, Jim Zimmerlin. To fans, he's better known as Jim...

When you Finally See the ‘Finished Picture’

Debbie Christopher

Feb 5
3 min

When you Finally See the ‘Finished Picture’

By Debbie Christopher...Have you gone through a Bible Study, either as a group or individually, and come away thinking, “That was a great...

Sharon Czerwien

Jan 29
3 min

What's "Oh-No" to YOU??

~By Sharon Czerwien Since my last post was weather-related, I thought I’d stay with a weather theme to finish out this month. I wrote the...

Debbie Christopher

Jan 22
3 min

Recognizing Clarity

~by Debbie Christopher We concluded part one with a short list of possible to-do or call to action phrases that could be used with...

Debbie Christopher

Jan 15
2 min

Debbie’s Word for 2023

~~By Debbie Christopher...As we enter the new year of 2023, I'd like to introduce my new word for the year. But, first you'll have to...

Competing Weather Models—What to Believe???

Sharon Czerwien

Jan 8
3 min

Competing Weather Models—What to Believe???

~By Sharon Czerwien The majority of the country had a weather doozy right before Christmas! I hope that you Bumps are Okay readers were...

Debbie Christopher

Dec 30, 2022
2 min

So, How did WE Do?

~~By Debbie Christopher...At the beginning of 2022, I introduced my Word of the Year in a blog entitled, 'Purpose' (Link). In this...

Bumps Are Okay!

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More info under the "Books and Bio" Section or CLICK HERE

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