Unless The Lord...

July has been filled with weeding, and sowing, harvesting, and canning, and little else. The days are long and the nights are short, and the...

When she was born he would hold her hand for hours. He sang to her and brought her Matchbox cars to hold, but never would I have thought tha...

I think that perhaps God gave us daffodils to cheer us on these cold, wet spring days. Sunshine for my heart!

The days are growing longer; the skies, more blue. The sun is shining its warmth through the windows and onto my skin. I'm breathing dee...

I bolted out of bed as I heard the phone ringing early in the morning. None of us has been feeling well all week, and we hadn't set any ...

Free men freely work: Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease. -Elizabeth Barrett Browning

As a result, we are freed from the trap of beginning with grace and finishing by works. Too many of us are tempted to believe that, while Go...

I wake early to the sound of my husband crawling out of bed for his early morning run. It is too early for me, and so I turn to face the win...

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it. -- George Moore

Grandma says "It's good to get your disappointments in while you're young." I'm not sure what that means, but it has b...

There's a party in progress at my house as I write. Mac and Autumn's 3rd Annual Christmas Bash. They even had an ice cream cake that...

Autumn turns to winter. Winter turns to spring. And on and on. So it is with life. Wednesday afternoon, I felt like a guest in my own kitche...

I'm not good at it. I want to help everyone. I want to be able to do everything. I'm a people pleaser. The truth is, I can't be....

Still, a knowledge of the truth is the best defense against error, and that is why, just in terms of reading, our study of the Bible is so i...

The clouds parted this morning, and the sun came out. After three days of rain, the laundry has backed up. I'm trying very hard not to u...

Saturday ran high with emotion as we picked Mac up from his Governor's Scholar Program. He was thrilled to see us, but overcome with the...

Last week I posted a few frugal tips. In keeping with that theme, I thought I'd provide you with a few great links. Every Monday for t...

my dad as a wee one with his mother (far right) and extended family ...For one reason or another the family does not count as it used to do...

He used to stand in the backyard preaching to the birds. He'd spend countless hours sitting on the steps in the living room giving sermo...

My husband has recently been in contact with a large company that was interested in hiring him. It seems as though his name precedes him in ...