Proclaiming God's Faithfulness
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 for the ‘buts’ when you’re reading God’s Word.” What
This was to be our first “normal” day of homeschool since returning from our vacation. Have you ever noticed that God’s idea of “normal” is often very different from our idea of “normal”? [Tweet “Have you ever noticed that God’s idea of “normal” is often very different from our idea of “normal”?”] As I was finishing a great quiet time this morning, feeling rather satisfied
It was one of the most exciting days of our lives! We had just bought our first home. It was Saturday, July 3, 1992. We had waited two years for a house in this neighborhood to be for sale. Ten families from our church lived here and most of them homeschooled their children. That was our plan too and after years of living very isolated
We left Friday morning, March 30th, at 4:30 AM to drive to Tucson, Arizona. It was pitch black and raining. As we drove through the blackness I found myself watching for some sign of daylight. At one point I even asked my husband what time it would begin to get light. I would peer into the distance in an attempt to catch a glimpse of
Proverbs 23: 5a “Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?” [Tweet “Proverbs 23: 5a Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?”] This verse is talking about riches, but as I read it several days ago I sensed the Lord asking me to look for the things in my life that I was setting my eyes upon that were
Today is my son’s 16th birthday. That in itself isn’t very amazing if it were not for the facts that he was a preemie and then was diagnosed with leukemia at 16 months. The delight we have in celebrating his birthday each year just doesn’t diminish with the passing of time. He and I just returned from spending two days at the University of Minnesota
. Ties and Offerings Everyone loves a cute kid story and laughing is good for you Our son Eric had gotten a new sport coat and his first “real” tie just before we visited his grandfather in AZ. He wore it to attend church with them and was so proud. When the time came for the offering the pastor announced, “Now we will receive our
