We just watched one of our favorite movies, Cecil B. DeMille’s film classic, The Ten Commandments. Despite its epic budget, elaborate sets, and cast of thousands, it still comes short of capturing the truly incredible event of the first Passover in Egypt. The entire Passover …
Hill of Calvary
Make your own Hill of Calvary for Easter. This grass garden features the hill where Jesus was hung on the cross and a small tomb where he was buried and rose again. It makes a very symbolic centerpiece for your Easter table and it an …
Blessed Assurance
Before we left for the mission field, my husband and I attended a commissioning service. During the service, all the future missionaries took communion together. As I was reaching for my communion cup, I accidentally knocked it over, spilling the juice onto the floor. I …
We’re Having a…
In life, there are few things more exciting than discovering you’re carrying a new life. It’s a special season that includes attention to health, medical visits and research. Countless websites provide information on baby names and their meanings, a baby’s en utero development, as well …
When God Shows Up
She had charcoal black hair, olive-toned skin, beautiful black eyes, and a smile that could light up a room. As Elizabeth approached me at the Desperate for God women’s conference she began by saying how blessed she had been the night before by the message. …
What Pimples Prove
My youngest daughter was standing in the kitchen ready to practice her violin. Her oldest sister said, “What’s on your cheek?” “Nothing. Just a red spot,” replied the youngest. Two other kids crowded around her instantly, pressing their faces close to hers to inspect this …
The Open Gate
“I am the Gate.” One cold evening in March, some of our sheep got out of the safety of their paddock and were left stranded outside the barn, away from food, water, and the rest of the flock. My ten-year-old daughter and I tromped through …
Don’t Take Anyone Else’s Word
“Don’t take anyone else’s word for God. Find Him yourself, and then you too will know by the wonderful, warm tug on your heartstrings that He is there for sure.” Billy Graham
The Last Thing Standing
When the great Chicago fire of 1871 swept through the city, it annihilated everything in its path. More than 18,000 buildings were destroyed. One hundred thousand people were left homeless. A four square mile area of downtown Chicago was in ashes. Saddest of all, at least …
The Lion and the Lamb
Has your March weather been “in like a lion and out like a lamb?” Or the reverse? Sometimes when our spring lambing begins early, our lambs are freezing in lion-like wind and weather. On our farm, lambing and Easter usually coincide and provide a visual for …