Letting Go of Emotion
More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope. ~Romans 5:3-4 We all have rough days. Days where the kids are miserable and demand that everyone around them are miserable too. Days where the demands of marriage, parenting, friendships, housework, budgeting, running [...]
Blessings of Mother’s Day
What does mother's day represent to you? For many mothers its a time to be served instead of serving, to be shown acknowledgment for the love and sacrifices you make daily for your family. For me it means even more than that. When I became a mother is when I first truly saw God...“The noblest calling in the world is that of mother. True motherhood is the most beautiful of all arts, the greatest of all professions. She who can paint a masterpiece or who can write a book that will influence millions deserves the plaudits and admiration of mankind; but she who rears successfully a family of [...]
New Year, New Beginning
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? ~Luke 14;28 Here we are, at the start of a new year. One full of high hopes and goals, wonder and excitement. New years eve is not only a celebration, but it is symbolic for [...]
Unveiling Satan’s Lies
A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the [...]
Finding Blessings in the Little Things
”Every moment and every event of every persons life on earth plants something in their soul.” Thomas Merton Today is one of those days where i have to remind myself that the Lord is in it all…somewhere. Some days you just have to look harder for Him. Today, I am having to search, dig even, through the [...]
God’s Sense of Humor
He repays everyone for what they have done; he brings on them what their conduct deserves. Job 34:11 I came across this verse as my daily devotional and it made me chuckle. I realize to most people this verse is a promise for good deeds to be noticed by our father, God, and not [...]
