Why Me Time Is Not Selfish

I have learned a lot in the past year as I struggled and strived through the first year of motherhood. It has been filled with exciting moments as well as those times when I have had to dig into the Lord’s strength. I either have …

Tips to Cut Grocery Costs

With the price of groceries going up weekly it is difficult to find ways to cut the cost of eating.  Here are some suggestions that may help. ·      Check weekly grocery ads and take advantage of “specials.” ·      Buy in bulk when possible and use …

Eve’s Daughters by Lynn Austin

 * Affiliate links included. Have you ever thought about how the decisions you make now will affect your children for generations to come?  Eve’s Daughters by Lynn Austin begins with three generations of women working together to put the pieces of their lives together. Through looking back at …

The Good Fight for their Souls

As a stay-at-home mother of four little boys, I constantly find myself in the kitchen. There are meals to be cooked, sippy cups to refill, a pile of dishes that seems to never end–and someone is hungry for a snack all the time. The kitchen …

3 Ways to Help Persecuted Christians

For weeks our brothers and sisters in Iraq have been enduring harsh persecution at the hands of ISIS troops as they storm the country.  I heard on Fox News, some Iraqi believers, when faced with death were converting to Islam — and being killed anyway. Since the founding of …

Inspired by an Obit

I don’t normally read the obituary pages in the daily paper. But when I do, I often see a photo that catches my eye. It’s usually of a person who looks especially young to have died or who looks like someone I would have liked …

I Know My God will be Faithful

God’s timing is impeccable. The Children’s Ministry magazine this quarter had a story in it that caught my eye.  It was about Willie, a 10-year-old Atlanta boy who sang the song, “Every Praise” for three hours until his kidnapper said, “Get out of the car.” …