There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him.
If you have ever had to have surgery, you know that there are several steps leading up to your big day. I am scheduled to have a hospital stay surgery in two weeks. I have lost track of how many appointments I have had in the past year, in preparation for this operation. Today was…
If you are a parent, spouse, child or friend, chances are that there has been a time when you had something important to say but your audience was just not listening. As a mother, I try to communicate lessons to my children that will help them to grow and thrive. I want them to be…
I’m not much of a quilter. I enjoy sewing and I appreciate the beauty and intricacy of a fine quilt but I am by no means a master. In fact, while I was going through the process of my latest quilt, the biggest lesson I learned really had nothing at all to do with quilting. The…
The tables are cleared, pencils sharpened and the schedule printed. Does that mean we are ready? Ready for what? Hours are spent making preparations for a budget, choosing curriculum, planning space and a schedule and trying to forecast the temperature of the upcoming homeschool year. Two invaluable lessons I have learned after 14 years of…
3. God communicates with me through circumstantial signs The most popular ‘catch-phrase’, I think, in Christian circles is, “When God closes a door, He opens a window”. God daily guides me through those things going on around me. Abraham, around 100 years old, considered his tired old body all but dead. His wife, Sarah, was…
Have you ever questioned what it was you were supposed to be doing? I’m a doer. I’m busy. My husband chides me because I can’t seem to turn my mind off. Sometimes, in our family, it is difficult for my husband and my children when I get focused on doing. Doing school, doing chores,…