Pregnant and desperate for new friends in my new town, I eagerly embraced the friendly stranger who walked toward me. Linda also looked like she was packing a watermelon beneath her tent-made-to-look-like-a-dress. She was so friendly, so sweet to me, I wondered if she was real. The problem was so were her children. “Yes…
JANUARY 15, 2016 An Unlikely Confidence LYNN COWELL “A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears….
[field name=video] Growing up in a very large family meant we had to be a frugal family. Early on, I learned to walk into a store and head right to the clearance rack. What you needed – or what you wanted – you always bought on sale. Heading into married life, I thought I was set….
“Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.” Genesis 16:1-2 (NIV) Why have you said, “no”, God? The whole situation didn’t make sense….
As I said on Wednesday, I am so glad Karen Ehman wrote her new book Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It & When to Say Nothing At All because this week, let’s just say I’ve had some issues! The winner of Keep It Shut is Laurie Lett. Please send me your full…
Dear Friends, I’m taking this time between Christmas and New Year’s to invest in some special time to invest in my family. I hope you will too! If you happened to miss the 9 Days of Prayer for Your Girl, this would be a great way to get the New Year off to a great…