LIFEstory Ministries

09/28/2026

09/22/2026

Don't miss these bonus gifts! 📣

09/22/2026

It's Here!! 🎉🙌

09/10/2026

Not Jesus + what the world says.
Not Jesus + what makes us comfortable.
Not Jesus + what everyone else believes.

Just Jesus.

Our NEW LIFEstory Guided Journal: Colossians & Philemon will help you slow down, dig deeper into Scripture, and refocus your life on God’s Truth.

Know Truth. Choose Truth. Live Truth. Speak Truth.

09/06/2026

📣 Something's been in the works and will be here SOON... 🎉

09/06/2026

❗❗ Amazon is currently running 10% OFF on our Mark journal!! Great time to grab one!
📌 AND stay tuned for another exciting update tonight!!

Whether you’re new to Bible study or a seasoned studier of scripture, our guided journal through the Gospel of Mark will move you to see your life as Jesus does. You can do this study alone or grab a few friends and use the Group Leader Guide included in the appendix. If you’re ready to mov...

06/05/2026

If you had asked Cari and me three years ago what we were doing with LIFEstory, our answer would have been simple.

We felt God calling us to share encouragement and hope through one email each week.

Each message would begin with a story and point back to a simple purpose—to help you live intentionally and focus eternally as you walk out your faith each day. At least, that has always been our prayer.

And honestly...

If only one person found a little more hope because of our stories, we believed it was worth it.

YOU are the reason we write!

What we didn't know 3 years ago...
..was that God wouldn't leave us there.

We started with fewer than 100 subscribers, and our email list has grown to over 650 people from over 7 different countries.

That's something only He could do!

We also never imagined that LIFEstory would grow beyond emails.

This year we published our second LIFEstory Guided Journal- The Gospel of Mark!

From guided Scripture journals to new digital resources, God has continued to expand this ministry in ways we couldn’t have planned.

God is full of surprises!

God has stretched us to step out of our comfort zones... rely on His strength, learn new skills, and take risks.

He has taught us to make plans and then hold them loosely, trusting Him with the outcomes.

He has encouraged us to share our dreams and our struggles with Him, with each other, and with you.

And then trust Him to use every story for His glory not ours.

In many ways, LIFEstory isn’t just something we write—

It’s something we’re living.

With every step of faith, Cari and I are learning to live intentionally and focus eternally right alongside you.

This month along with our stories, we'll continue celebrating by sharing some of the things we think God might be calling us to next!

Because one thing we know for sure is...

God is so faithful! And we are grateful!

04/05/2026

Because He is risen, we are invited into a new kind of life.
One marked by hope, freedom, and renewal in Him.
It's a daily choice who and what we will follow.
CHOOSE HOPE

04/01/2026

Join us TONIGHT! PM for Zoom link

03/27/2026

Reaching into the sweetener bowl at a coffee shop, I picked up a packet. The slogan on it read, “Always trust in yourself.”

I’m not sure why sugar packets are now dispensing pep talks, but I have to disagree with this one.

We cannot trust in ourselves. As followers of Christ, our trust is in God – not in self.

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” Jeremiah 17:9

In Scripture, the “heart” is more than our emotions. It’s the core of who we are – the center of our desires and motives. Our actions flow from it. And often, those actions are self-serving, rooted in a desire for comfort, control, or approval.

No thanks. The self-seeking center of me isn’t a trustworthy guide.

But when we shift our trust to the only One who is worthy of it, something changes. He reshapes our hearts from the inside out, aligning our desires with His will instead of our own.

That sugar packet slogan sounds nice, but a closer look reveals the flaw.

I’ll choose a different source for truth. One that offers real wisdom – not the artificial kind the world hands out so freely.

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.” Psalm 28:7 ESV