God’s Cause and Effect
If I eat a hot French fry, then … Continue reading God’s Cause and Effect
Advice for My Graduate: & Maybe Yours too
Today my oldest son graduates from high school. A couple of months ago major milestones seemed to begin approaching in rapid succession. College acceptance letters, senior pictures, cap and gown arrival, sports banquets, and the last day of school all resulted in a sense of completion. As I am privileged to have this front-row seat to the series of events quickly moving him into adulthood, … Continue reading Advice for My Graduate: & Maybe Yours too
God Sees
Whether you are coming or going, slumbering or taking care of little ones, catching ladybugs or smelling the roses, God keeps watch over you forever. Continue reading God Sees
From Breakfast to Bedtime: Strategies for Teaching God’s Word to Children
Our cap-and-gowned daughter posed beside the university fountain. Tears blurred my view through the camera lens. Already? I thought. Another milestone. After graduation Megan drove toward her new apartment. My husband and I followed and reflected on memories of her earlier driving experiences—the day she rode her bike with training wheels and then (in what seemed like a short time) the day she learned to drive a … Continue reading From Breakfast to Bedtime: Strategies for Teaching God’s Word to Children
Discipling Future Missionaries
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.“ Mark 16:15; NASB “There are only two kinds of people,” he leaned toward our three children. He whispered and his eyes sparkled. One half finger wagged at them and how cool is a cut-off finger after all. Awed, they devoured each word from a man they considered as old … Continue reading Discipling Future Missionaries
Days • A Mother’s Poem
The morning begins staccato… Continue reading Days • A Mother’s Poem
Family Worship Recipe { by Brian Roberts • guest post }
Here is the tasty, delicious, and mouth-watering recipe for worship in the home: Continue reading Family Worship Recipe { by Brian Roberts • guest post }
When It’s Time to Settle Down
Our four-year-old grandson gazed up at me with wide blue eyes and posed a question that melted my heart into a puddle. Never mind that this grammy was beyond exhaustion. That this little one’s Pop and I had already enjoyed a day of race cars, building blocks, and train tracks galore. We had made it through the bedtime routine, including multiple Bible stories, a “bonus” … Continue reading When It’s Time to Settle Down
5 Prayers for Strength
Five Scripture inspired prayers for strength we can pray for ourselves and others. Continue reading 5 Prayers for Strength
Red, Yellow, and Blue, Let Colorful Art Refresh Your Children and You {by Kathy O’Neill, Guest Post}
Red, yellow, blue and every color in between swirl around my art room. Paintings of sunflowers, green ocean waves, and an orange tiger crouching behind tall grasses dot the walls. Children’s owl collages and color wheels splash color across others. Totes hold crayons in flamingo pink and seafoam green. On the shelves colorful paint containers stand at attention, waiting for the next art class. But … Continue reading Red, Yellow, and Blue, Let Colorful Art Refresh Your Children and You {by Kathy O’Neill, Guest Post}
