Giving Thanks in Difficult Circumstances
Inside: There are some situations in our lives where it can be hard to see the good. It can be easy to lose hope and fix our eyes on the…
Encouragement
My Top 5 Favorite Homemaking Tips
As young wives and mothers, we don’t all come into homemaking knowing how to care for and take care of a home. Maybe it wasn’t modeled by our mothers,…
Encouragement on Difficult Days
When our families go through battles with illness we know, as the mom, there seem to be no sick days for us. We may have restful days as we battle through…
When We Complain
Do you find yourself easily offended or angry? Complaining about the circumstances in your life? Blaming others for the issues in your life? Upset over the person who overlooked your…
Loving Your Young Adult/Teen Child in the Difficult Times
This week I’m sharing some articles from around the web that may be a help to those with difficult situations with teens or young adults in their homes. I…
Thanking God in the Negative
The message excerpt I’m sharing below is taken from a radio program that I believe every parent should listen to. It is by Ney Bailey and she is sharing a…
Don’t Waste Your Mornings
I was listening to Don’t Waste Your Mornings Ask Pastor John Podcast and appreciated the wisdom he had to offer on making the most of our mornings. In our…
Dealing with Guilt
I just finished reading Look at It This Way: Straightforward Wisdom to Put Life in Perspective by Jan Silvious and her chapter entitled, “Feeling Guilty Doesn’t Mean You Are”, was helpful in…
Look Well to the Ways of Your Household
She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Proverbs 31:27 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior,…
9 Questions to Examine Your Heart
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is…
When We Waste Time
“To waste time is to squander a gift from God.” ~ John Blanchard I’m pondering this thought in the title (When We Waste Time) as I’ve been going through old…
10 Characteristics of Humility
Inside: What are the Characteristics of a Humble Person? How does a person who is humble live differently from one who is prideful? The choice I would like to make is…
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Psalm 34:5 has been a verse that I have meditated on and prayed over this past week. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed….
Determining the Best Choices for Your Family
My children are grown, and I’m now watching my daughter raise her little ones in such a different time than I did. I didn’t have internet, cell phones, or…
What Does it Mean to Deny Ourselves?
“After Jesus had announced the cross to his disciples, had been rebuked by Peter, and had rebuked him in turn, Mark tells us: And he called to him…
So Great A Salvation: What to Say When you Preach the Gospel to Yourself
It’s likely you’ve heard the admonition to “preach the gospel to yourself.” But do you have a practical, systematic way for doing that? What do you say when you preach…
Two Good Questions to Ask Your Church Family During Fellowship Time
We were visiting with some friends the other night and talking about interacting especially with the young adults at church. Sometimes it is hard because our interests…
6 Simple Steps to Planning Ahead for the Lord’s Day
Inside: A list of six simple tips to help you prepare for Sunday morning worship with your church family. It does amaze me how we can attend all the various…
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