What Are Your Thoughts on Gratitude?
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“To "give thanks to Him for all things," is, indeed, a very difficult duty; for it includes giving thanks for trials of all kinds; for suffering and pain; for languor and weariness; for the crossing of our wills; for contradiction; for reproaches; for loneliness; for privations. Yet…
To be honest the four to six week recovery time from surgery scared me more than the surgery. Like most busy mothers, I don’t have time to lounge around, or be sick, so this sounded more like a prison sentence than an opportunity.
My children, all young adults, are well capable of running a household, and…
My Beloved and My Friend – How To Be Married To Your Best Friend Without Changing Spouses
By Hal and Melanie Young – authors of Raising Real Men
Hal and Melanie have a way of writing that makes you feel as though you are sitting down and having a conversation with them.
What they write is…
What a choice!
I went with the pain. It reminds me that I need to take it easy, that I need to allow my body to recover, even if it is slowly.
I remember reading Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Paul Brand – pain is what lepers are missing – they can’t feel pain so they injure…
It’s strange, lying in bed in the middle of the afternoon and hearing the bustle of a busy household. Laughter coming from the kitchen tells me that Emily and Rebekah are cooking dinner. I wonder what they’re making – chili, yes, that’s what they told me they were making. Its fall, chili time is here.
I…
What woman doesn't want to live well? Way too often we are faced with our own shortcomings and failures that cause us to want to give up.
I have a solution. Grab this book and your favorite beverage and you’ll be set for an afternoon or evening of encouraging reading.
But don’t think this is just a…
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