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 [...]
Sleepless Night, Endless To Do List
’For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.’ ~Romans 8:6 So here it is, one in the morning, and I cannot sleep no matter what. I tried reading, tried watching a movie, even took a melatonin; but the thoughts just keep [...]
Too Busy for ‘The Word’?
‘Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.’ Proverbs 16:3 Recently I have felt a bit stressed. Everything is actually going very well, aside from my husband losing his job, but I am not actually all that worried about that. I am still working as a nanny and also part time [...]
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 [...]
Forgiveness and Marriage
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you. –Ephesians 4:31, 32 My goal with this site has always been to encourage women how to [...]
Day 1: Mission Nicaragua
As many of you know I have been working the last several months to raise money, along with the other 8 members of my team, to go on a mission trip to Managua, Nicaragua. There have been many challenges, and up until a week ago we were still waiting for the Lord to reveal the [...]
Can Personal Stress Lead to Sin?
Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. Psalm 40:4 With all of the uncertainty and stress in our great nation right now, I am sure that it would be no surprise to anyone if I said that [...]
Why Would God Allow Such Sorrow?
There is one common question that I hear non-Christians or even some Christians questioning their faith ask, “If there is a God how can He allow this to happen?” There are a number of things I have heard people respond to this question with in an effort to defend their faith and their God, but [...]
