Proclaiming God's Faithfulness
Prepare your family for an emergency? Many of us think: Those things may happen to others, but not to us – right? Now we probably wouldn’t come right out and say it, but we think it, at least I do. It really shook my faith when two incidences happened relatively close together and to people I know and love. First, our 18-month-old son went from
This is the 23rd year we are setting aside a week to pray and seek the Lord about His plans for us and our family. When I look back I can see some of what that consistency has accomplished. Many things would not have happened if we had not set aside this time each year to connect with the Lord and each other. It brought
My name is Phyllis. I’m a to-do list junky. Yes, that’s me. I always have half-a-dozen of them started. One for homemaking. To-dos for my website. Things I need to talk to Dan about. Of course, there is one for each of my children, Eric, Emily, and Rebekah. One for myself. You name it, I have a list for it. I thought Google Calendar would
What thoughts are crossing your mind? Planning a big meal for family or friends can easily consume our thoughts. Cleaning your house can do that too. Wherever your thoughts are, I’d like to invite you to step back, rest awhile, and take another look at the cross. Most Christians have at least one cross — a necklace, or perhaps one on the wall. I have one
How To Build a Vision – One step at a time. “Purposeful Planning is life planning, not simply homeschool planning. Matters of the home (both physical and relational), your marital relationship, the Lord’s calling for your family, your finances, your children and their character, as well as your homeschool plans, are all addressed. The Sather planning sessions began as a couple and later became a
Forget About Setting Goals – Really? What! That was my reaction when I read the title of this article by James Clear. Needless to say, it only took a couple of seconds for me to click on it to read it. My plans have plans. I’m a planning kind of girl so not having goals seemed very strange to me. After reading his article I’ve
I would like to suggest that you do something different this year. Let me explain. Dan and I got married in July of 1984. By 1995 we had: Completed 4 years of medical school – we were told a lot of marriages don’t survive medical school Completed 3 years of residency – we were told a lot of marriages don’t survive residency Had 3
