By Darla Butterfield December 27th, 2025 I debated even writing this blog post. I felt like I've said all these things before, so why not just reshare a previous post? But that persistent nudge wouldn't leave me alone…someone needs to hear this message, a fresh take on it from where I am in this moment. Maybe that's you. I opened my Bible to the book of Revelation, my final book in this year's reading plan, and I knew decisions would need to be made soon. Should I read thr

November 23, 2025 I asked God what He wanted me to know about the upcoming women’s Bible study I was leading. It was January of 2025 when I asked Him, and this is what He showed me:    He has  entrusted  them to me.       I see each of their faces in my mind. I say their names one-by-one. These are His people. His children. The most precious things to Him in the entire world. He’s like a Master entrusting the most precious thing He has to me.     What a privilege! He calls me

By Christi Morley August 30, 2025 I couldn’t take my eyes off the flame. As a little girl, I wasn’t allowed to play with matches or...

By Darla Butterfield August 6th, 2025 The First Storm One year ago this month, my life was shaken. The phone call came on our...

By Darla Butterfield May 6th, 2025 My phone buzzed and I eagerly read the text from my husband following his much anticipated second...

By Darla Butterfield April 3rd, 2025 “Mom, I want the paint to dry faster! Why won’t it hurry up and dry? It’s taking forever!”...

Rachel has been with Arise since joining our first Bible study in 2021, and she shared with us this testimony from her experience: In...

by Darla Butterfield January 18th, 2025 Has anyone asked you what your word for the New Year is? When I saw this question...

I still cringe when I think about it. What I heard my little boy saying really cut me to the heart. This picture was taken just days...

By Darla Butterfield August 3rd, 2024 I opened my fridge recently to find an unpleasant surprise…a worm wriggling around right in front...

By Darla Butterfield July 12th, 2024 It was five years ago this summer that the trajectory of our lives was forever changed. My...

By Darla Butterfield June 4th, 2024 I remember sitting in my van in the school parking lot in the beginning of 2020, 3 kids buckled in...

By Darla Butterfield May 28th, 2024 Today is the last day of preschool for my youngest child. It marks another “last” event in...

By Darla Butterfield May 8th, 2024 I remember staring down at my phone in disbelief at my husband’s words a year ago. His text messages...

By Darla Butterfield May 1, 2024 “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in...

By Darla Butterfield April 28, 2024 Last night as I was spending time in God’s Word before bed, I was reflecting on the verses I had...

By Darla Butterfield April 20, 2024 Spring has sprung and the flowers here in the Pacific Northwest are in full bloom…along with...

by Darla Butterfield December 6, 2023 Last year at this time, my world was being turned upside down with uncertainty over my husband’s...

by Christi Morley November 18, 2023 “This ministry is taking off, Christi, and it’s because it was God’s idea.” Last week when my friend...

By Darla Butterfield I’ve been looking out the window a lot today. The slight chance for snow or any sign of flurries has had me...