There are so many people in the world I don’t understand. Those I have never walked in their shoes. Those who have struggles I have not wrestled with; seen things I haven’t seen or been where I have never been. I met many of the precious people on my recent trip to India and I…
She knew the rules, followed the rules and then still got in trouble … with me. Her senior year my husband and I had lifted our youngest daughter’s curfew. In a few short months when she left for college, we would have no idea where she was going or what she was doing. It…
Changing diapers, making suppers, filing through carpool. Stuffing letters, answering email, packing boxes. At different times in my life, a battle has waged within me. In my mind, the clashing goes something like this: “Why am I doing this? There are so many important things I could be, should be, doing now. But instead I…
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There is no way I can handle one more “no”, God. I thought this desire was from You? Why do I keep hearing “no” then? Let me back up a bit. My not-going-to-quit-but-oh-how-I-want-to journey began with a nudging. Ever experience the nudge? That gentle push in your heart that you just have to obey or…
This is a day to pause, friends. To stop the busy, if only for a few moments, and reflect on all our Savior did for us. I’ve been reading through the book of Leviticus and Hebrews with Proverbs 31 Ministries’s First 5 app. The weight of the continual sacrifices which needed to be completed for…