Who in your life models gentleness? My mother, Lena, set an example of gentleness and passed it on to generations that followed her. Lena gave birth to her third son in a Russian hospital while her husband was in prison for preaching the gospel. They …
Throwback Thursday Link-Up: Cutting the Apron Strings
When we found out we were going to have a child, we began to dream of what he or she would become. We knew we would raise this child to love the Lord and follow His direction for his or her life. As young idealistic …
Safer in God’s Hands in the Middle of Africa
Our kids are born to spread their wings and leave the nest. That is a truth we all know, but it is so much different when you are the mom and your child is leaving the nest. Two weeks ago our youngest child walked across …
Summer Prayer for My Girls
One morning I had an hour to kill between appointments. Thankfully, I had a good book so I sat back and relaxed in my car. I celebrated the forced retreat, unable to hear the call of my messy house, dirty laundry, and tall grass. While …
The Greatest Journey
“I did not realize there was more. The beautifully wrapped shoe box was enough. I never imagined the box was filled with things.” As a child in an Eastern European orphanage, this now articulate young woman had once received a shoe box wrapped in Christmas …
The Walls of Fatherhood
Television interviewer Barbara Walters once said that the guests she interviews become the most emotional and “the walls come tumbling down” when they talk about their fathers. In the book Things I Should Have Said to My Father, author Joanna Powell collected hundreds of remembrances …
Throwback Thursday Linkup: God’s Signature Dishes
God has signed His name on my dishes. Really. At first glance you will not be able to see it, but after I tell you my story, I believe you will agree with me that God’s signature is truly there. You see, God is …
Choosing Gentleness
She was harsh with the other students. She snubbed her teachers. She intimidated me, and I was just a substitute secretary! Tianna was a sophomore in the small school where my husband was Director. She stood tall and proud and gazed down her nose at …
Share the Gospel: Use Words
“Share the Gospel daily. If necessary, use words.” Before my husband and I began our journey to serve as international missionaries, I clung to this phrase. I would justify to myself that I had indeed been obedient to the great commission because I had lived …
Grilled Corn
If your family enjoys fresh corn, why not try a new way of preparing it? Take corn still in the shucks and place it on a hot grill. Turn it every 10 to 12 minutes. Cook for 25 minutes. Take it off of the grill, …