Hi, everyone! It's been a while, hasn't it? I apologize for the little break we've had from Encouraging Word Wednesday. I was so busy at the end of the school year, while I was preparing to go to Kenya and trying to be sure my kids were at all the events with all the projects complete...you know. You've been there. After returning from Kenya, I found myself in the same predicament I usually ...
Faith
The God Who Makes All Things New
The sun is shining, birds are chirping, and it's the official first day of spring. After weeks of rain, I feel as refreshed as the green grass is starting to look. It's like the world is waking up and starting over. Fresh. Bushes and trees that seemed dead a week ago are blooming, full of life and light and vibrant colors. The air is crisp and cool and full of ...
Let Faith Be the Legacy You Leave
I hope you'll join us for Encouraging Word Wednesday this week and that this brief look at the life of David and what we can learn from it will encourage your faith today! Sometimes, I can read entire chapters of the Bible and be struck by only a handful of words. They stay with me, convicting or comforting, offering wisdom when it's needed. That's exactly what happened as I read the ...
Why Should We Pray? How to Develop a Life of Prayer
Prayer is powerful so what keeps us from praying? How can we develop lives of prayer? One of my kids is always "hungry." So much so that it's a running joke between me and one of my best mom friends. If she sees me talking to that particular child, she walks up to me and says, "But, Mom, I'm hungry." Because she knows, as well as I do, that if this kid is making ...