The Connection Corner
A daily source of encouragement and inspiration to connect your heart to hope and faith.
Daily Devotional
Hope in Life’s RiptidesAugust 6, 2026 - 7:00 am
Kindness Delivered to Your DoorAugust 5, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Greener Grass TrapAugust 4, 2026 - 7:00 am
Fireworks Fade, Freedom LastsAugust 3, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Power of a PauseAugust 2, 2026 - 7:00 am
What To Do with Unanswered PrayersAugust 1, 2026 - 7:00 am
Rescued From Life’s RiptideJuly 31, 2026 - 7:00 am
Clear Truth in an Upside-Down WorldJuly 30, 2026 - 7:00 am
Wisdom Works When You ListenJuly 29, 2026 - 7:00 am
Trusting God in the FreefallJuly 28, 2026 - 7:00 am
HEART OF THE ARTIST
Holding on Through HeartbreakJuly 5, 2026 - 7:00 am
Faith That Falls ForwardJune 18, 2026 - 7:00 am
From Dusty Bibles to Daily BreadJune 14, 2026 - 7:00 am
Leaving No SurvivorsJune 7, 2026 - 7:00 am
When Joy Fills RoomsMay 31, 2026 - 7:00 am
STORIES ABOUT SONGS
One Way Through the ChaosJuly 26, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Gospel Still Changes EverythingJuly 12, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Beauty in the Broken RoadJune 28, 2026 - 7:00 am- From Dusty Bibles to Daily BreadJune 14, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Leaving No SurvivorsJune 7, 2026 - 7:00 am
Stories About Songs
- One Way Through the ChaosJuly 26, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Gospel Still Changes EverythingJuly 12, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Beauty in the Broken RoadJune 28, 2026 - 7:00 am
- From Dusty Bibles to Daily BreadJune 14, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Leaving No SurvivorsJune 7, 2026 - 7:00 am
From Complaints to Calling
Bri Dunn, Daily DevotionalI was so frustrated I was about to scream.
So dramatic. I know.
But I was scrolling my phone, and I could not take it anymore.
I’m talking about how so much “mom content” online is so unnecessarily emotional and sad. Like, “Oh, you’ll miss breaking your ankles on these Legos. So don’t blink. They grow up fast.”
Yes, I know there’s some bittersweetness to that, but it’s like people want me to be sad all the time that my child is growing up.
No way. I refuse. Healthy things are supposed to grow.
But there I was — complaining about it again. Frustrated, again.
I felt the Lord gently pressing on my heart telling me, “Bri, do something about it or quit complaining.”
I didn’t love that…but it did get me thinking. I sat with the Lord for a minute, and I told Him, “You’re right. If you want me to start something that can actually encourage new moms, I will.”
I don’t have it all figured out. But I know this: I don’t want to live stuck in complaining when God is calling me to make a difference.
Maybe it’s time to stop circling your same frustrations too. Replaying those same worn-out thoughts never helps, so instead pay attention to what God is doing. He is always doing something new. Sometimes the new thing God wants to grow starts when we stop dwelling on what frustrates us and start paying attention to where He’s leading us.
Even here, even now… And I’ll miss what God wants to do through me if I stay stuck in complaining.
Maybe you’ve felt that too—frustrated, worn down, catching yourself complaining over things others do that you just don’t agree with.
I know you want to scream, but move into faith. Go from complaining to action because it could be that the very thing you’re tired of seeing is the very place God wants you to make a difference.
So, step in. Speak life. Build something better.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
Blueberries and Blessings Abound
Daily Devotional, Denise PaganoIt’s funny how something so small can change everything.
Back when my kids were still small enough to fit their hands inside old coffee cans, summer meant one thing: blueberry fields. When I think about it, I can almost feel the sun on my shoulders, hear the cicadas, and see their little fingers turning purple before we’re done.
We’d pick until the cans were heavy, sneaking a few along the way. Then we’d head home for the real work — washing, sorting, and freezing. We stacked bag after bag away to last us through winter. Blueberry smoothies, muffins, oatmeal… we ate them with everything.
And you know, at the time, it just felt like a sweet tradition.
Now I hear how something as small as a cup of blueberries can benefit your heart, your brain, and even your focus within hours.
Like I said, it’s amazing what little things can do.
One of the most important ‘small’ things we can do is stay close to God. Jesus said it’s like a branch staying connected to a vine. It’s not about striving, and you don’t always see it right away—but the branch quietly receives life and nourishment from the vine.
That’s where I tend to miss it sometimes. I look for big moments that feel significant. But most of my days are made up of small choices where I’m turning my attention back to God, whispering prayers, or choosing faith when it would be easier not to.
It doesn’t feel like much.
But neither does a single cup of blueberries.
Small, consistent choices in faith aren’t insignificant—they’re formative. Over time, they’re how strength is built, quietly and steadily.
So maybe today isn’t about doing more. Maybe it’s about staying connected. Staying near. Staying open. Like a branch that doesn’t try to produce fruit, but simply refuses to disconnect from the vine.
And over time, often without even noticing, something in you begins to grow.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
Purpose in the Pain
Brenda Price, Daily DevotionalGrief doesn’t knock. It breaks the door down and rearranges everything inside. There really aren’t words for it. When you lose someone you love, it’s like everything reminds you of them.
I read about a mother who lost her son in a tragic car accident. The loss left her numb, angry, and searching for God in the silence.
Even though people tried to help, there were no easy answers—just a deep, unrelenting void. But through her grief, something sacred began to take shape inside of her.
She noticed how many other parents were grieving in isolation, unsure where to turn or even how to begin healing after the loss of a child.
So she did something courageous. She opened a small grief counseling center, specifically for parents who have lost their children. She doesn’t try to offer quick fixes or easy theology. Instead, she offers understanding, a space to mourn, a space to simply… be.
“I still feel the pain,” she says, “but now it has a purpose. I get to walk with others in their grief.”
Blessed are those who mourn, scripture says. That’s not because mourning is good, but because God meets you there. And over time, He can begin to shape those broken places into a shelter for someone else. God truly can create beauty from the ashes.
Maybe you are walking through grief this Mother’s Day week too. I get it. It’s hard, but I want you to know that God will never waste your sorrow.
Nope. He is better than that.
Lean into Him. Trust that He is holding you, even here. And when you’re ready, let Him begin to bring comfort—not just to you, but through you.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT