Merry Christmas
Psalm 131 (NIV, ©2010) Psalm 131 A song of ascents. Of David. 1 My heart is not proud, LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. 2 But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like…
My husband is a twin. He and his sister couldn’t be much more different, but as tykes, they spent their days playing and getting into mischief together. When it was time for supper, one evening, their mother called them to come in, but neither heeded and they continued with their play. When their father returned…
Exodus 18:18You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone. When we were visiting our son at CMR, we saw a fantastic object lesson in living colour. Teamwork works! The cadets were charged with accomplishing a variety of different …
2. God communicates with me through the Holy Spirit: If you’ve ever read the book Pinocchio, you will remember little Jiminy Cricket. Jiminy’s sole ambition was to see the very best for young Pinocchio. Jiminy encouraged, prodded, protected and interceded on Pinocchio’s behalf. Pinocchio was trying to become the best boy he could be and…
The Greatest Mentor I’ve been studying a lot, lately, about what it means to be a mentor. I was amazed that when I put a shout out to social media about what it means to be mentor I only got three answers: always protect the other person’s dignity; don’t force your opinions on others,…
Recently, I was recalling some memories of our homeschooling journey. As I moved through them, one of the children sort of laughed and commented that he did not remember doing THAT. This particular memory is one of my homeschool favourites and he didn’t remember. I began to wonder if the children really understood what an…