by Deb Kalmbach | Uncategorized
Welcome to Pearl Girls™ Mother of Pearl Mother’s Day blog series—a nine-day celebration of moms and mothering. Each day will feature a new post by some of today’s best writers (Tricia Goyer, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Beth Vogt, Lesli Westfall, and more). I hope...
by Deb Kalmbach | 10x10, Girl Rising, girls' education, hope, World Vision
My husband Randy and I attended a screening of the stunning film Girl Rising the other night. Produced by Paul Allen and several businesses that have partnered through 10×10, a global action campaign to promote girls’ education, Girl Rising is a...
by Deb Kalmbach | blessings, faith, Laura Story, peace, prayer, suffering
Tonight when I was browsing on Facebook, I saw a post that I immediately shared on my timeline… words to a song by Laura Story called Blessings…What if your blessings come through raindrops? What if your healing comes through tears? What if a thousand...
by Deb Kalmbach | alcoholism, comfort, compassion, difficult relationships, faith, God's faithfulness, grace, letting go, love, loving others, surrender
I called my homeless brother yesterday. I only wanted to say that I love him. He couldn’t hear that. He thought I was trying to intervene, judging him. He told me his life is miserable, the party’s over–not that there ever was a party, I thought. I...
by Deb Kalmbach | Uncategorized
Sunday’s Coming! Who can forget Tony Campolo’s incredibly powerful message from a number of years ago, It’s Friday, but Sunday’s Coming? Just in case you’ve never heard it, Tony Campolo, a pastor and university professor, recounted a sermon...
