In Train Up a Child…Train Up a Mom, we looked at starting with memorizing a verse a week. I shared that my family was beginning with Philippians 4:18, followed by Romans 12:2. The Bible is FULL of great verses to hold in our hearts, and …
Patty’s Chocolate Pound Cake
Patty Chaney, Guest
Grace to Grow
“…nevertheless not as I will, but as You will.” (Matthew 26:39) Recently I was asked, “What has it cost you to grow as a Christian?” I thought for a few moments, taking a quick trip back down the highway of life remembering and reminiscing, seeing …
Heroine of the Faith
We read in Hebrews 13:7, “Remember your leaders, who spoke the Word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.” While I have many living heroines and mentors, many of my heroines died long ago. Each one …
Tracey’s Spinach Salad
At my house, even those who normally turn their noses up to spinach will eat this unusual combination. If the dressing recipe is more than your family likes on their salads, refrigerate the unused portion for later. You can use it for other types of …
A Day of Small Idols
“It’s my kitchen island! I’ve always wanted one! It’s mine. Mine! “The new kitchen goes nearly the whole length of the house. There was this little deck, you see, and it was always hot because the sun shone straight on it. So we filled it …
Is Divorce Contagious?
There is no question that we influence the behavior–for good or bad–of those around us, particularly in the area of relationships. King David is an example of someone whose marital sins were passed on to the next generation to his son Absalom, who committed adultery …
Frozen Margarita Pie
Patty Chaney, Guest
Praying Through Discouragement
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him. Psalm 42:5 Some mornings it seems like nothing goes right. I wake up to a messy house and find that we are …
Priorities for the Day
Have you ever questioned your ability as a mother? Felt inadequate? Felt yourself sinking? That was the situation I found myself in a few years back. I was writing in my prayer journal one morning when I was abruptly interrupted by some sibling squabbles, name …