“Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.” ~ Psalm 116:2 (ESV) “Don’t talk to your kids about God.” I exchanged a look with the woman sitting next to me at the young mother’s Bible study. Where was the teacher going with this? “Don’t talk to…
Call to me and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things you have not known.” (Jeremiah 33:3) We had five kids in seven years. Six weeks after our twins were born (numbers four and five) we moved from Pennsylvania to Northern Virginia. I had no friends, no family, no help,…
Did you know that your daughter needs your knowledge and experience? Whether she realizes it or not, your wisdom is a loving gift to her! How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. (Prov. 16:16) The phone rang late one night, and it was one…
Do you ever choose tasks or activity over talking to God? What our hearts need most isn’t to “get through this” but bring our longings and our fears to Him. “Oh Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you.” Psalm 38:9 (ESV) The days just after the world shut…
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; James 1:19 (ESV) “What would you say was the best thing I did for you?” Our oldest son was soon be taking off for college across the country, and I couldn’t help asking the question before he…
All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast. (Proverbs 15:15 ESV) “I hate pandemics,” said my 9-year-old nephew. “What’s a pandemic?” said his twin brother. That was after the whole world, including school, had shut down. Somehow twin number two hadn’t grasped all of the details….
I want to be a woman who doesn’t wither away under duress. To be a woman who has faith and preserves her soul. She has a real and gritty faith in God. But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed but of those who have faith and preserve their souls. Hebrews…
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