She was a foreigner, learning the language and culture. I’ve never been outside the US. Her husband, father-in-law, and brother-in-law left this world much earlier than anticipated. I don’t want to imagine what it’s like to lose my husband. Or any other godly men in my life. She was forced into…
With school staring us in the face, one of my to-do items is to evaluate our family’s resources for morning quiet time with God. While this list of 7 Devotionals Your Kids Will Love is one of my favorites, today I wanted to give you a list of FREE Bible…
Welcome to the last week of our series on stopping negative internal chatter, this week we’re replacing negative inside chatter with praise! We’ve arrived at the last stop in Paul’s to-think list of Phil. 4:8: Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever…
Though I plan to milk the summer season for every drop it can offer, last week I began to think about fall Bible study. Whether you attend a church Bible study or a community study, sometimes it is difficult to know what to do and where to go. Today I…
Today our family celebrated the wedding of our daughter, Tiffany, to our new son, Zach. They both worked tirelessly for a beautiful wedding and it was such a privilege to see them united in Christ. I wanted to share a little piece of the wedding ceremony with you. I asked…
We made it to Friday, Bible Challenge Readers! No matter where you are in the reading, take a minute to check in so we can encourage one another, would you? I personally have a little catching up to do, but just a few chapters. I can’t tell you how much…
It was a dark stormy night. On top of that, we were camping deep in the woods of WV. Granted we slept in a cabin and not a tent. But that didn’t deter the snakes from crawling all over the walls of that log interior. It did prevent sleeping well…
So glad to bring you Whimsical Wednesday this week in our current series, “How To Stop Negative Internal Chatter.” Paul’s to-think list has charged our thought lives significantly as we’ve carefully dissected Phil. 4:8: Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is…
Why 5 Books for Broken People? Well, the 5 is random. Just honest. But the broken people are not. Perhaps having it all together is most appealing to some folks. But when I look at the people Jesus was hanging out with when he lived on this earth, I find…
Lord, Some days this Mama gets tired. So tired, in fact, that I just won’t know what to do except… set my face before You. When I come to You in prayer, I must first whisper “Thank You.” Thank you, Jesus, for my children. Thank you for their energy… and…
My regular readers know that I typically don’t post on the weekend. But I just had to write this down. It’s been bothering me all week… Sometimes the Bible keeps me awake at night. Yes, you read that correctly. It’s not that I can’t sleep so I turn to God’s…
It’s that “s” word again. I know. I brought it up earlier in the week and it just keeps creeping closer. Forcing this mama’s heart to consider the preparation and transition of …dun,dun,dunnnn. Back to school. My friend was over with her little ones today. One of the things we…
