We live in a busy culture–too busy at times. Let me remind you that we work to live; we ought not live to work. Spouses who spend their entire lives giving their best shot to the company often make a sad discovery as they grow …
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Last week I shared a dear friend’s Crockpot Lasagna recipe. Today allow me to introduce you to a wonderful homemade chicken noodle soup courtesy of sweet friend Lori Lauth. My children love this soup, requesting it often. While it is not technically a crockpot recipe, …
Meeting Yourself Coming and Going
Matthew 6:33-34 Do you ever feel like a juggler trying to keep all your balls in the air? There have been many days I have felt just that way trying to keep husband, family, job, church, relationship with God and so many other things going. My …
Marriage Is God’s Initiative
He draws our heart to someone that He has chosen for us. He impresses on our heart a desire to meet and know this person. He brings about a profound change of mind and heart toward this person. He creates in us a willingness to …
When Mama is Given Out
Matthew 11:28-30 When I was a child my mom would come to the end of a busy day, put her feet up as she sat on our brown lumpy suede couch and declare, “I am given out.” In my youthful ignorance I assumed she was …
Do I Trust God?
I always thought I trusted God. But situations came up that showed me I didn’t really trust Him as much as I thought. Instead, I trusted in others and myself. For example, years ago when our firstborn left for college, I lamented to my husband, …
Compassion Around the Kitchen Table
“I am the man who has seen affliction Because of the rod of His wrath. He has driven me and made me walk in darkness and not in light” [Lamentations 3:1-2] Around the kitchen table is a place of compassion because it is also a …
Crockpot Lasagna
Want a homecooked meal this week, but you’re short on time? My friend Michelle shared this recipe for crockpot lasagna some ten years ago and it’s still a family favorite to this day. Last night while cooking supper I multi-tasked and put together crockpot lasagna …
Preparing for the Grandparenting Years
Lydia Harris’ book, Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting, is an outstanding tool for the grandparenting years. More than a self-help book, Grandma Tea, as she is lovingly called by her own grandchildren, has provided a wonderful mix of thought-provoking questions, inspirational guidance and clear direction from God’s word in this fascinating Bible …
Children Are a Blessing
Psalm 127 When Les and I first married we had a neighbor named Betty. She had three daughters nearing their teenage years. I would see Betty occasionally walking around her yard saying something out loud. One day I ventured close enough to hear Mrs. Betty …