We Don’t Have Problems
* Affiliate links included. I was watching a talk show recently when a little boy and his family were invited up on stage. You could tell by the way he walked that something was wrong. The host asked the mother to explain the boy’s condition. In a voice choked with emotion she said that her son had no skin covering his legs or 70% of his body. (I don’t remember the lengthy name of the disease, but there is no {Read More}
Book Club Picks for Spring 2015
* Affiliate links included. Have you had a chance to check out Mentoring Moment’s new book club, Faithful Friends? In January we read The Nesting Place: It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect to Be Beautiful by by Mcquillyn Smith and Mended: Pieces of a Life Made Whole by Angie Smith in February. Our group meets on a private Facebook page where our conversation is seen only by participants. We read at our own pace and comment and discuss throughout the month. {Read More}
More Facebook, Please!
* Affiliate links included. Everyone has their own opinions on the usage of social media. You love it, hate it, or lie somewhere in between. Currently, my involvement on social media is pretty limited. You won’t regularly find the latest thing my kid said, an exercise selfie, or what I’m having for dinner. There is nothing wrong with sharing those things. That just isn’t what I think to do in the moment. I am actually trying, though, to share more {Read More}
Lord, I’m so Humiliated
* Affiliate links included. One sunny Sunday in Florida I was glowing over the opportunity to attend a Christian writers’ conference running simultaneously with a huge convention in Orlando. I had come the day before and excitedly checked into my hotel just a couple blocks away from the convention center on International Drive. This was the big time for a small town woman like me. I was raised in a little rural community in northeastern Ohio and had lived in the {Read More}
Your Titus 2 Calling – Yes, Your Calling
*Affiliate links included. “Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.” ~ Titus 2:3-5 Oh, how this {Read More}
Child Support and God’s Faithfulness
*Affiliate links included We were both single parents when Jerry and I met. He had been alone for six years and his three sons lived with their mom an hour away. My son, daughter, and I were a contented trio; their father had left two years earlier. I admired how Jerry spoke of his sons with love. His visits with them were at his parents’ house and usually required an argument with their mom before she’d concede. Seeing him struggle {Read More}
Staying on Track without Losing It
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” I have just come through one of the most demanding times of my life physically and mentally. Our son and his wife were having our second grandchild and he was trying to come midway through the pregnancy. My daughter-in-law was put on bed rest and their one-and-a-half year old still needed full-time care while daddy worked. To compound the situation, they live several states and 11 hours away {Read More}
Foster a Love for the Nations in Kids
* Affiliate links included. “And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 The Great Commission demands that we work {Read More}
Now They All Know I Love Them
* Affiliate links included. Timmy’s family had recently moved to a small town where he had begun second grade. One day he rushed home to tell his mother that his class was planning their Valentine’s Day party. They would each hang up a decorated sack to receive Valentines and the children would give them to whomever they wanted. And Timmy wanted to give everyone a Valentine. “I want to tell each one I love them,” he said. Timmy wanted to {Read More}
Closer to Your Heart
*Affiliate links included. Closer to Your Heart “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 We’ve started a book club! In February we will be reading Mended: Pieces of a Life Made Whole by Angie Smith. Join us in our private Facebook group to discuss.
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Bars
* Affiliate links included. When I began my gluten-free journey last year, I mourned the loss of cookies, cake, and bread. My wonderful son surprised me with the yummiest treat ever — gluten-free chocolate chip cookie bars. Friends who tried them could not tell the difference between regular homemade chocolate chip cookies and the gluten-free version. The only difference between the two is the type of flour used — unfortunately there are no calorie or fat differences. What’s Caleb’s secret? King {Read More}
Meeting God in the Valleys
Over the last month, my family has been walking through a valley of life. My husband started experiencing chest pain right after the New Year. After an unsuccessful trip to his primary care physician, we ended up in the ER over that weekend. His symptoms were worsening and we couldn’t wait until the following Monday to see his doctor again. Thankfully, all the tests involving his heart came back normal. No signs of blockages or anything serious. Still the pain {Read More}
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