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Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. That is the name of a documentary my husband and I recently watched on Netflix. It was the story of one man’s journey to better health after realizing that he was “one cheeseburger away from a heart attack.” It recounted …
We have full power today! PTL! So thankful for God’s protection. We prayed for protection with the kids, and then thanked God last night with them again for answering our prayers, because… Yesterday, while I was driving on some slick back roads, my car …
I am writing this on my ipod. We have no power at our house, and we haven’t since Friday night. Saturday night I was awake most of the night because I was afraid that the gusts of wind, some up to 75 mph, were going …
Do you write letters? I feel sorry for those who don’t know the joy of writing and receiving a personal letter. They don’t know what they are missing. In today’s world of efficiency and productivity, a hand written letter is undervalued. Why put all that …
I have to admit that I was surprised by one element of our media fast: I felt less stress. There was a layer of simplicity to life that took me back to when my kids were young and we didn’t have a computer. Although I …
Last week Peter announced that our family was going to do another media fast. The kids were less than enthusiastic, and it is always hard for me for a few days, but then I am glad “Daddy” thought of it. 🙂 Seems the idea of …
Moms, when you are not sure how to deal with your children, when discouragement sets in and you fear that “this child is the one” that will walk away, and you can’t seem to get through to their heart, can I offer you some …
A reminder, “Be not weary in well doing.” I’ve had so many friends this week who are really going through hard times. They’re discouraged, overwhelmed, dealing with sick friends, combative family members, big decisions that weigh on them, discouragement over spiritual failures, and women who …
Q:How do you raise kids that love others well? You do that by modeling Christlikeness and by not living like a Pharisee. You remember the Pharisees in the Bible, right? They had this outward show of religion. It was all about the outside–looking good, …
One of my greatest concerns for the younger generation is this notion that  God’s Word is subjective. This is, of course, a result of the culture we live in, which screams that the only truth is that there is no objective truth. Christian mothers, …