A Father’s Reassurance Today I was reading Ghost Boy while waiting for an appointment. While I’m only halfway through the book, one portion arrested my attention for the remainder of the day. Martin is a man who was trapped inside his own body for 12 years under a misdiagnosed,mysterious neurological…
God Wants to Use You Do you ever think about what God wants to do with YOUR life? Not your pastor’s. Not your ministry leader’s. Not your spouse’s or child’s life… No- YOUR life. God wants to use you to make a difference in this world! Many times, we think…
** Post includes 2 book girls’ devotional giveaway  Initially…. Years ago, when I was a young single girl (don’t even try to figure out how long ago this was!), I kept my tiny apartment in mint condition. Every article of clothing hung gracefully on the hanger and all articles faced…
At the beginning of the year, I set a book reading goal of 36 books for the year. While I feel certain that I typically read more than 36 books in a year, I haven’t tracked the number of books I’ve read in a year in a very, very long…
TODAY ONLY! My friends at Dayspring are having an incredible $5 sale today that I really wanted to pass on to you! I don’t typically post a “for sale” blog article, but this sale was too good to pass up because it has so many great things I would typically…
**Post includes book giveaway Do you think of Jesus as a friend? Your Savior? A good man who lived thousands of years ago? Because what you believe about Jesus defines who you are. For the March Bible reading challenge here on the blog, we finished Hebrews and we’re in the…
** Post includes a book giveaway for Karen Ehman’s new book: Keep It Shut! Words. I love them so much. They carry weight and authority. They can beautifully display love and affection. But oh when they slip out without a filter, how dangerous and damaging it can be! This week…
Typically Thanksgiving is the season we count our blessings, but this sweet new book, A Star for Me, teaches us to continue counting our blessings through the Christmas season. This beautiful large board book (8×10) is accompanied by a sparkling gold star ornament. As you read through the book, you can…
** Post includes children’s book giveaway! I cannot believe how quickly time is flying! Last week was an abnormal week for me from a schedule standpoint and it’s been all I could do to keep up with our family advent on a daily basis. This year we are enjoying Ann…
I thought it wasn’t good enough, but it was all I had. Who gives a broken gift? No one. It is simply not the thing to do. In my mind’s eye, I can imagine the widow in Jesus’ New Testament example, turning those two small coins over and over again in her hand….
** Post includes a book giveaway! I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 Memorizing Scripture is such an important part of growing our faith as Christians. In the Christian school where I attended, each student in the school memorized a section of…
How was your Thanksgiving? Our family spent the day together, just the 8 of us and we had a wonderful time together. I rekindled my love for cooking and baking the old-fashioned way and I’m thankful for the opportunity to enjoy that. It seems that on a weekly basis,…
