Several years ago I found a refrigerator item that had been misplaced to the kitchen pantry. I actually found it quite funny and began to question my four little ones. “Ok guys, who put the milk in the pantry?” Each of them got quiet and began nervously looking to their
We all love and crave friendship. Even, if you are a serious introvert, like me, friendship is important. It is fun to talk and laugh with others, to enjoy food together and to have someone with whom you can discuss various parts of life with, like parenting, marriage, singleness, organization,
“Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” – John 8:12 Jesus is our physical light in a dark world. He is the warmth of a candle which comforts us in
Have you ever had days… months… maybe even years in your life when it seemed like you were in a “prison” of suffering that you couldn’t escape? Maybe you’ve grieved the death of a loved one, the halt of a dream, or you’ve been chained to a long road of physical or
I cupped his chin into one hand and made him look into my eyes. God still loves you, buddy. He will never, ever stop loving you. This boy of mine has a hard time remembering this. His sin is ever before him – that thorn in his side that has
“What does it mean to walk by faith? It means to obey God’s Word in spite of the feelings within us, the circumstances around us, and the consequences before us.” – Warren Wiersbe The heat of the day was fading as the sun began to set. She grabbed my
His body was broken. Literally. We listened to the emergency room doctor as he described the state of my husband’s shoulder, which was now in too many pieces to count. One small misstep on winter’s ice and a nasty fall had shattered not only bones, but also the next
We called it the Faith Course. Every summer, I’d hop on a bus to chaperone another group of girls from our youth group at summer camp. They played big ball volleyball on the sand court and wrestled over a greased watermelon in the lake. Those adventurous girls got bruised, but
After waiting hundreds of years, the promised Messiah finally arrived in the darkest of times. Unrest, fear, and death would adequately describe the time in history God chose to fulfill His 700-year-old promise to the Jews and give them their much-awaited Savior. I’m reminded when reading Isaiah that God does