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My soul, wait thou only upon God

Biblical EncouragementApril 19, 2010364Views 0Likes 0Comments

"My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God" (Psalms 62:5-7). I’m still working on expectations…

What are your Expectations? What should they be?

MarriageApril 12, 2010429Views 0Likes 0Comments

Have you ever been told that you shouldn’t have expectations? I have. The time that comes to my mind instantly is when I was first getting to know my husband Dan. I had only known the Lord for 5 years. After making a commitment to not date anyone who wasn’t a Christian, I hadn’t had…

We started to teach our children from a very early age that this was the proper way for a believer to begin each day.

What Will Your Children Find You Doing?

ParentingFebruary 26, 2010405Views 0Likes 5Comments

The other morning during my quiet time I found myself watching for my coffee-drinking daughter to appear so we could exchange greetings and smiles. I hadn’t realized how much I look forward to that first glimpse of her each morning. From there my thoughts moved to reminiscing about where my children find me each morning. I’ve always had…

If you know me at all, you know that I am not a risk taker. Our children used to tease me about the commercial where the little boy was wrapped in bubble wrap — “That’s Mom!” they would say in unison.

Do You Take Risks?

ParentingFebruary 15, 2010363Views 0Likes 0Comments

I recently heard this quote by Grace Murray Hopper, “A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships were built for.” If you know me at all, you know that I am not a risk taker. Our children used to tease me about the commercial where the little boy was wrapped in bubble wrap…

A Message to Garcia

ParentingJanuary 27, 2010348Views 0Likes 0Comments

Once again I want to welcome the new subscribers to my ezine. I will try to send you worthwhile articles that will challenge you to Proclaim God’s faithfulness in your daily life. Today I was reminded while I was praying for my particular “mountain” this morning that I was unable to do anything about it,…

Molly Green of Econobusters.com will be giving away five copies of the Purposeful Planning bundle, which includes the e-book, MP3 file, and the Purposeful Planning Handbook.

Molly Green asks, Do You Purposefully Plan?

HomemakingJanuary 22, 2010393Views 0Likes 6Comments

Once again I want to welcome all the new subscribers to my newsletter. I hope you will find helpful information here and that I can challenge you to not only plan more purposefully, but to help me proclaim God’s faithfulness in our lives. Molly Green of Econobusters.com will be giving away five copies of the Purposeful…

This is where my book, Purposeful Planning differs. It outlines a plan that includes both husband and wife, and even brings the children alongside.

Give it a chance…

MarriageJanuary 9, 2010465Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’ve been reading a lot of different thoughts about New Year’s resolutions and planning. A lot of them had some very good ideas and prompted me to add to my plans of what I would like to accomplish in 2010. One flaw that I saw in all of them is that they were all personal —…