Equipping Women to Live a Set Apart Life
At different times in my life, I have received a clear call from God. These calls require me to act; to step out of my comfort zone and serve God’s purpose for my life. I wish I could tell you I promptly responded with willing obedience, but this has not usually been the case. […]
The summer before sixth grade I was standing next to my best friend at church camp and we were rapping: For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139: […]
As parents, we are called to pass our faith along to our children. “they in turn will teach their own children. So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting his glorious miracles and obeying his commands. Then they will not be like their ancestors— stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful, refusing to give […]
To be honest, I have always had a hard time with this verse. Rejoice always? Is that even possible? Why should I rejoice? What if I don’t have anything to rejoice about? Drawing further into a life of joy has required me to wrestle with these questions. After all, rejoicing is part of having […]
My alarm goes off at 6:00am. Through blurry eyes I reach over to my night stand and turn it off. As I roll back onto my pillow I close my eyes and say a quick prayer: Good morning Lord. I give this day to you. I am still very tired, so please help me wake […]
Prayer is a powerful tool, but many Christians don’t take advantage of it’s full potential. Why? Because the most powerful way to pray is with others. “Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.” Matthew 18:19 […]
Something about getting dressed and looking nice makes me feel good. But as a stay-at-home mom of an active toddler, some days (more than I care to admit) I don’t end up getting dressed until afternoon. On some days I wouldn’t even call what I do “getting dressed” since I just switch from pajamas to […]
I am an avid rule follower. It makes me physically sick to not follow rules, even ones which don’t matter very much. For example, our rental agreement says we are not to let weeds get over 6 inches high (no joke). Well, this spring, during a busy time of year, we had lots of weeds […]
Girls can be mean. If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a harsh remark of another female, you know what I mean. This is not to say boys can’t be mean too, but there is something about girls, we just know the perfect thing to say that will cut like a knife. Most […]
What is joy? Stop and ask a random person in the grocery store and they might tell you it means happiness, or even a great happiness. But happiness just doesn’t cut it for me, not even great happiness. It doesn’t truly capture the essence of joy. When I looked it up in the dictionary I […]