Posts with the tag “amy-carbo”

God’s Heart for Foster Children
April 25th, 2018
On a recent visit to a local short-term residential treatment center (formerly called a “group home” in the Los Angeles foster care system) — I made the mistake of momentarily taking off my metaphoric...  Read More
by Cornerstone West Los Angeles
Parenting Wide Open
May 17th, 2017
“He has been showing me that whenever I try to mother apart from Him, it not only results in sheer hypocrisy, it also hinders my kids from a clear view of Christ.”I was out with a group of new acquain...  Read More
by Cornerstone West Los Angeles
The Good Work of Women, Part 4
September 14th, 2016
“We can only work with willing hands when we have a deep trust in His sovereign hands.”    I have been so blessed to read the first three posts in this series. Meredith has presented a thorough look a...  Read More
by Cornerstone West Los Angeles
Quick, Slow, Slow
December 10th, 2015
I think it might have been early on in my marriage that my heart was first pricked by the words of James 1:19. They came to mind again later in life as I sought wisdom in managing difficult friendship...  Read More
by Cornerstone West Los Angeles
The God Who Sees the Unborn
October 7th, 2015
"We can no longer settle for these middle-ground views, which come from comfort and complacency, and lead only to complicity."    Read part 1, part 2, and part 3.I wrote in my first post that I was "s...  Read More
by Cornerstone West Los Angeles
The God Who Sees
August 28th, 2015
"..what I'm really talking about is the Gospel. There is hope and healing here for those who find themselves in any unplanned situation..."These last few weeks have been disturbing for me, to say the ...  Read More
by Cornerstone West Los Angeles
There is No "I" in PMS
June 24th, 2015
"Invite God Himself into your PMS...it is a blessing to get a monthly reminder to draw near to Him."    My husband and I often joke about a day early on in our marriage when I was being particularly e...  Read More
by Cornerstone West Los Angeles
A Word On (Bad) Words
February 25th, 2015
"...when our hearts are fully surrendered to God, there go our words."I recently discovered that one of my elementary school-aged kids had written a "bad" word in a journal. (Never mind the fact that ...  Read More
by Cornerstone West Los Angeles
A Home Redefined, Secure, and Eternal
January 28th, 2015
"I want to seek first His kingdom. I want to seek the city that is to come! I want to seek the things that are above, where Christ is. Don’t you?"    One of the most controversial topics I could write...  Read More
by Cornerstone West Los Angeles