When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers,
they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be
burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.
~ Isaiah 43:2 ~

I received the following e-mail today from our homeschool consultant. It reminded me once again of how hopeless we are without the Lord. I asked permission to share it with you and she graciously said I could. I hope you are blessed by it as I was. Phyllis
When you encounter a problem, where do you [...]

I awoke this morning to the sound of distant thunder. A light rain quickly escalated into a real spring thunder storm. As I lay in bed listing to the thunder and rain and watching the lightning illuminate my bedroom walls, my ears began to hear a sound that seemed strangely out of place.
One solitary bird [...]

As a homeschool mom, one of the things I’ve always told my children is to “Watch out for the ‘buts’ when we study God’s word.” This was always good for a laugh when they were younger.
Recently I was reminded of this again when a speaker I was listening to said the same thing, “Watch out [...]

One of my biggest challenges when our children were small was managing to have time to spend with the Lord without dozens of interruptions. During one of our planning weekends I mentioned this to my husband. We talked about Suzanna Wesley and her habit of throwing her apron over her head so she could be [...]

Being a mother is a very difficult job! It calls for many hours of thankless labor, often during the middle of the night when no one sees or cares. There is the work of training and disciplining in addition to countless diapers to change and meals to make.
I’ve been at this business of mothering for [...]