I gave birth to our fifth child a few months after my 40th birthday. She was the first girl to be born into my husband’s family in almost 70 years, and her arrival greatly altered the landscape in what was once “boy kingdom.” There are …
Where to Write Kindness
May’s Rooted in Christ theme is Kindness Kellie Renfroe founded Mentoring Moments in 2005 with two friends as a way to introduce women to the benefits of godly mentoring. Happily married for 23 years to Greg Renfroe, they have one daughter (13 years-old) and three …
May ~ Rooted in Kindness
John Maxwell said it this way, “No one cares how much you know until you show how much you care.” Mark Twain said, “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” The Psalmist gets to the heart of the …
Chocolate Gravy and Biscuits
If you’re not from the South or have relatives from here, you may have not heard of chocolate and biscuits. It’s sweet, delicious, dangerous, and leaves chocoholics wanting more. A true Southern delicacy. Forget Nutella on croissants–this puts that to shame! Start breakfast off right …
Worried Sick
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 …
Christian Idol Worship
(If you cannot view the video, click here.) “The Lord says: ‘These people come near me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been …
Don’t Allow Squawkers to Steal Your Peace
“Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit…” [Eccl. 7:9]. Squawking–even the word can irritate with its sharp and unrelenting sense of a warring spirit. There you are enjoying the peace and beauty of God when suddenly a flock of blue jays with their constant …
Walking in Peace
Walking in peace is possible through the power of the Holy Spirit. A lost world is watching; are we reflecting Christ today? Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of …
Finding Peace When You’re a Chick in Conflict
“We just need to talk and air out our differences.” “Let’s just lay our feelings out on the table.” “I’m an open book. I want people to know exactly how I feel.” “I needed to vent.” Step back. Take cover. The outcome of this encounter …
Peaceful Grandparenting: An Atmosphere of Worship
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9).“What is peace?” I asked my husband. But before he could answer I said jokingly, “Is it when the grandkids go home?””No,” he replied quickly. “It’s too quiet when they’re gone.” I’m …