Mentoring, Leadership, & Homemaking
While traveling through the Appalachian Mountains, a couple stopped at a rustic country store. While the man sampled the hoop cheese and dill pickles, his wife talked with an elderly woman in a faded sunbonnet. In a few minutes the wife came over to her husband and whispered, “Do you know that they don’t get newspapers up here? And that little woman doesn’t even own a TV or radio. She doesn’t know anything that is going on in the world.” {Read More}
”Trust in the Lord with all your heart…” [Proverbs 3:5] Recently I moved some pictures around on my study walls. Now as I gaze up from my reading my eyes see a collage of photographs. Pictures of friends in days gone by. Days that were full of hopes and dreams, wonderful times of fellowship with the Lord and one another—and I give thanks. I remember the good times and the bad times, the testing and trials that each has walked {Read More}
My dad was killed in a motorcycle accident in August 2011. Witnesses could not tell why he lost control of his motorcycle on a smooth stretch of highway in Northern California, not far from the Oregon border. Nothing could have prepared me for that horrible moment when the coroner called my home to tell me the news. Yet when we spoke, it was as if something in my spirit recognized his spirit. When I asked him about his faith in {Read More}
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Sometimes, our minds race in every direction. As much as we try, we can’t stop critical thoughts from bouncing around in our heads. We busy ourselves, but everywhere we turn, doubt grips us. Irrational thoughts hound us. Insecurities taunt us. It’s a constant battle—one we cannot fight on our own. But God can—and does! Every minute of the day, every second of the night, our Lord wages war on the enemy’s darts. Psalm 140 says, “O Sovereign Lord, my strong {Read More}
“Is the Lord among us or not?” (Exodus 17:7) Remember all those Gothic romances—the gauntlet is thrown down, the tension rises and someone has to respond to the challenge. It was a moment of proving their courage, their confidence, and their commitment to the one whose honor was at stake and for them to show themselves honorable. Life is a series of challenges or if you prefer tests, it’s an obstacle course of possibilities and potential. Tests are there not {Read More}
I love clouds. We’ve lived in Toronto, in New York State, in Southern California and in Manitoba. We have traveled through most of the United States, a little in Mexico and I have been to Europe. Compared to all the places I have lived or experienced, Manitoba is by far the winner win it comes to clouds and sky. The skies can be a richer blue than anywhere else and the clouds have so much more depth! A few years {Read More}
“Your love O, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.” Psalm 119:90 A wise mentor once asked me when I was overcome with worry, “Kellie, was He faithful yesterday? He will be faithful today and tomorrow too.” It’s not that I forget His faithfulness or promises, more that I allow the world to hold my eyes and ears too long. It’s easy to become distracted by the cares of this world. It is equally important to recognize {Read More}
Abraham and Sarah waited on the Lord for a long time. He had told them that they would have a baby. I find it encouraging that after the wait, came the “laughter.” Isaac’s name means laughter. Psalm 27:13 says, I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. (NKJV) If you are going through a tough time, remember that the stars shine brightest when the {Read More}
[Today's post is the continuation of Words Without Knowledge, Part 1.] On Tuesday the orthopedic physician called while we were in the middle of our homeschool co-op classes. Part of me wanted to ignore the call. Surrounded by chatting mothers and children going to classes, I braced myself for the diagnosis: * No arthritis in either knee. * No OCD. The holes were there, however C’s cartilage was intact and covered the holes. This meant his bones had not fully developed {Read More}
We all need good mentors offering practical advise, wisdom, encouragement, and friendship. Here at MMCW you will find a storehouse of mentoring between generations, just as it should be.
