Bible truth is the foundation for the Christian life. The Bible will help you be the mom you long to be, it’ll show you how to have a solid, biblical marriage and it’ll teach you to have the mind of Christ.
When it comes to Bible study, we can be bombarded with information, rules, guidelines, and Bible study techniques. And there are plenty of Bible study tips that include reading plans, Bible apps and which book of the Bible to open first. But what if you’re brand new to Bible study and you don’t know how in… Read More
When it comes to Christmas, I fight being a Scrooge. Not that I don’t enjoy making gingerbread houses with my grandchildren. Or driving far and wide for an impressive light display. Or belting Celine Dion’s Christmas album at the top of my lungs. I love every bit of that. But sometimes all the festivities seem… Read More
Are you too busy? There’s nothing wrong with being busy. After all, most of us have no choice. After all, as Christians, we’re called to love others and do good works. So, being busy is a good thing. That is, unless in our efforts to do good things, we miss Jesus’ call to do the… Read More
A couple of years ago my husband and I visited St Augustine, Florida. St. Augustine claims to be the oldest city in the United States. One of our favorite spots in the city was the Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest stone fortress in the continental United States. Built in 1672 when Florida was… Read More
I’ve never considered myself to be smart. Even though I made nearly perfect grades and earned scholastic awards in college, it was my memorization skills and not my brain power that won the accolades. As a young woman, I pretended to know things, but that just made me appear arrogant and boastful. When my three… Read More
Darkness fell more quickly than we expected. My husband and I were sitting in a deer stand in the middle of the woods. The October air was perfect, and we’d spent a pleasant three hours listening to scampering squirrels, watching for signs of deer, and drinking in the beauty of autumn leaves. Just as… Read More
Have you ever wondered how to grow spiritually? The key to spiritual growth was illustrated right before my eyes when my oldest daughter and her husband had twins. They were small and hungry and spit up a lot, so our days were consumed with making sure they were fed and we all smelled clean. … Read More
I’ve always wanted to be pretty. My mom is pretty. My sister is pretty. And until the morning after third grade Open House, I thought maybe I was pretty, too. I arrived at my classroom still floating on air. Open House the night before had been glorious. Our classroom felt like a party. My classmates… Read More