Setting Boundaries

Keeping Your SPLACE at the Table

By LeAnne Parsons | March 11, 2026 |

Welcome friends, Month #3 of 2026 is here, and it feels like a turning point to me. I sense a quiet invitation woven into this season, not to rush, or force anything, or to pretend everything is fine, but simply to take the next honest step forward. I was chatting with a woman this past week while on a hike.…

I’m Sorry. How Can I Help My Wife Heal from All I’ve Done?

By Leslie Vernick | November 19, 2025 |

Morning friend, I returned safe and sound from Portugal. Thank you for your prayers. As we enter a season of Thanksgiving, I want to remind you of an important verse. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says, “Give thanks IN all things.” This is a hard discipline to practice. Notice it doesn’t say give thanks FOR all things. That would be impossible. But…

Can I Say No Without Being Mean?

By Leslie Vernick | July 16, 2025 |

Morning friend, I’ve been reading A LOT this summer and I have another quote I’ve been niggling on that I’d love to share with you: “There is no commandment that says we have to be upset by the way other people treat us. The reason we are upset is because we have an emotional program (internal) that says if someone…

When Healing Costs You: Choosing Truth When It Hurts Most

By LeAnne Parsons | May 7, 2025 |

Dear Beloved Reader, May is a tender and powerful month for me. It is my birthday month, a season of reflection, and this year, a sacred journey.. For several months, I have been preparing to share at the Called to Peace Women’s Conference, and as I pray over my time there, God keeps bringing me back to a simple, tarnished…