A fresh reminder. This day–every day–is a gift. The good days and the bad days. The easy and the difficult. The bright and sunny and the dark and gloomy. Every day we […]
The Gift of a Day
Love and Broken Hearts
Life is precious. Why something so obvious needs to be said is beyond my scope of understanding. But it’s true. Humanly speaking, we often take life for granted. We live like today–this […]
Not So Long Ago–In a Land Far, Far Away
It was only a month ago that we arrived back home from our visit to Madagascar. The temperatures here today are in the single digits, with a wind chill below 0 degrees. […]
Looking for Direction in 2015?
We are all going somewhere. As a matter of fact, our culture is one of the fastest moving in the world. Not only are we driven, but much of the time we […]
A Farmhouse Christmas
I have never guest hosted before, but it is a privilege to share with my readers No Ordinary Baby, written by my sister-in-law, Jeanne Munton. We celebrated the Munton Christmas at their […]
Why Give?
It’s the season of giving. We give to those we love and to those in need. Some of us give to those we don’t even know. We give because God gave first.
Life is Hard, But God is Good
There is just no way to sugar-coat it. Living in Madagascar is no easy task. As beautiful as the landscape can be, it can also be just as harsh. When the summer […]
When A Porcelain Throne Becomes A Throne of Grace
It’s a good thing I don’t believe in coincidence or I might choose more carefully how I write. My last post was a clear message of faith over fear. Choosing to NOT […]
Keep Calm and Read a Book: Ten Books That Have Impacted My Life
I was nominated by a sweet friend on Facebook to name ten books that have stuck with me over the years, but decided it was easier to blog about it rather than […]
Feeling Like Job/Scripture Challenge: Job
No one names their baby Job. Parents would never want to give their child a start in life that says, “I know this name brings to mind someone not so pleasant, but…I’m […]
The Prodigal in the Pew
Wow. The preacher steps on your toes and doesn’t even apologize… He doesn’t need to, really–it’s not his fault that the Truth comes, walks straight down that aisle… right into the pew. […]
What Do I Know of Holy?
Sounds like a tall task to me. If you had seen the tree-climbing, roof-jumping, I-can-do-anything-a-boy-can-do, tomboy that used any excuse to get out of doing the dishes, you would never have believed […]
“I’m a Missionary’s Helper”
I love to give. I give to love. If you are aware of the book, The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, you’ll remember the five basic ways we show love: Acts of […]
The Battle of 2014
“In the ancient world, a city without walls was helpless before it’s enemies… to have it’s walls complete was evidence of divine favor and meant that the inhabitants could carry on life […]
The Picture of a Know-it-All
It never fails. When I prepare a lesson to teach my sixth graders on Sunday mornings, I ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING. It’s funny to me that these eleven and twelve-year olds, many that […]
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