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Natural disasters.  Shootings.  Division. It seems as if these are the frequent headliners lately. I don’t know about you, but hearing of such tragedies is pretty disheartening and causes us to respond in different ways. Some folks remain in a state of fear and pity: “Oh how terrible!” Some quickly move on with their own […]

This week, our readings finally brought us into the New Testament.  It was such a dramatic contrast to go from reading the gloom and doom of the last few books of the old testament to these first few chapters bursting with hope and joy in our Savior’s birth. As we read Mary’s story, the angel […]

Not sure how I missed it, but I did. The big warning on the side of the taco shell box that states- do not use in toaster oven. Well, I did exactly what the box advised me not to do. I wasn’t trying to be rebellious. I was just trying to heat up some taco […]

Have you ever had one of those amazing cleaning days? The kind where the whole family gets involved in the work. Folding laundry, mopping floors, vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms.  Like little elves, everyone does their part. And voilá, within hours, your home is clean. What would have taken you all day is done before lunchtime. There […]

The evening before the birth of my second child, I went into a “nesting” phase, that time of urgency to clean and organize to prepare for my new baby. I had decided that our bedroom needed a splash of character, so I had bought a few frames and pictures to put up on the wall. […]

Have you ever prayed about a heart’s desire which no one around you seemed to fully understand? When I was pregnant with my oldest daughter, I felt a prompt from the Holy Spirit to leave my career and become a stay at home mom. I was surrounded by people who I believe meant well, but […]

“When you hoped for a twenty-bushel crop, you harvested only ten. When you expected to draw fifty gallons from the winepress, you found only twenty.” (Haggai 2:16) Have you ever felt like this? Maybe you don’t have crops or wine, or maybe you do.  Have you ever felt like your hard work had nothing to show for it? When I […]

As a married woman, I have believed the lie that “I’m just a wife.”  After all, my husband is the the leader of our family and the breadwinner.  What could I have to offer that would bring glory to God when my husband is so talented? I didn’t understand the fallacy of that thought until […]

The following is an excerpt from my prayer journal written last month: “Dear God, I have been having stomach pain for the past 3-4 days.  Everything I eat is causing me discomfort.  So, I’m hungry because I am afraid to eat anything as it will lead to discomfort. I decided to call in sick at work, […]

” I will bless my people and their homes around my holy hill. And in the proper season I will send the showers they need. There will be showers of blessing. The orchards and fields of my people will yield bumper crops, and everyone will live in safety…” (Ezekiel 34:26,27) “In this way, the will know […]