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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

Sharon's Bible study books on this very topic are now available. The "Books and Bio" tab has more information, or you can click here.

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Debbie Christopher

5 days ago
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...

A "Broken Hallelujah" at Christmas is Good Enough!

Sharon Czerwien

Dec 18, 2022
2 min

A "Broken Hallelujah" at Christmas is Good Enough!

~By Sharon Czerwien My goodness...I have waffled back and forth about this Christmas-themed blog! I have thought to myself: Do I make it...

Debbie Christopher

Dec 11, 2022
2 min

When Someone wants to Bless you…Let Them!

By: Debbie Christopher...Not long ago, our pastor spoke from 1 Corinthians 12. His theme was based on the thought that we can’t grow...

Debbie Christopher

Nov 20, 2022
2 min

Fragile

Fragile By Debbie Christopher...October ended with an unexpected life event….unexpected, emergency surgery! I had my husband take me to...

Veteran's Day Interviews with Precious Military Children

Sharon Czerwien

Nov 11, 2022
6 min

Veteran's Day Interviews with Precious Military Children

~By Sharon Czerwien Today’s blog post is one of my *favorite* things I have done for this blog! I was privileged to interview military...

Debbie Christopher

Oct 23, 2022
3 min

Prayers from the Porch Swing

By: Debbie Christopher...Are my 'back porch swing prayers' insignificant? I love my back porch swing! I often refer to it as my ‘Think...

Sharon Czerwien

Oct 16, 2022
3 min

Bumps Are Okay (Yes, Even for KIDS!)

~By Sharon Czerwien I am very excited to share that my children’s book, Bumps Are Okay for KIDS and Other Biblical Lessons Learned from...

Sharon Czerwien

Oct 2, 2022
2 min

Hallelujah from the Back Row!

~By Sharon Czerwien I recently texted with my friend, Lindsay. I specifically messaged her about a Facebook comment I saw her make on...

Debbie Christopher

Sep 25, 2022
2 min

Actually…

~By Debbie Christopher Recently, our pastor was away leading a missions’ trip, and one of our associates presented the Sunday morning...

Bumps Are Okay!

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