Almost every Sunday morning our new brother in Christ stands before us to read the Scriptures. I'll call him David. David often tells us about someone who is in need of our prayers. Sunday after Sunday I am grateful for the transformed man I see. David has been attending our church for decades. ... View Post
Uncle Tom’s Advice to Children
I am listening to the world-changing book Harriet Beecher Stowe published in 1852: Uncle Tom's Cabin. Words that Stowe used are painful for us modern readers to hear. Stories she told make us shudder. However, Stowe painted a picture of a time we Americans need to remember. The oft-times beautiful ... View Post
Learning How to Teach from Miss Judy
Our children and I remember with joy the art classes we all took as one of our homeschooling subjects. Many pencil, colored pencil, and watercolor pencil pictures from those days decorate the walls of our house. Last Wednesday I gave myself a present. Twenty-four years after our family's first ... View Post
What We Want for Our Children
From the looks of the orders on the counters in our warehouse, many mamas are thinking, planning, and preparing for their upcoming school year. It is a good time to reflect on what you really want for your children—for the fall, for their lives, and for eternity. In Psalm 72, King Solomon prays ... View Post
Rich and Powerful
People compile lists of the world's richest people and refer to the president of the United States as the most powerful person in the world. Some of the rich and powerful use their wealth and power to help others. That's good, but wealth and power are not the only ways to help others. During a ... View Post
Ideas Change But God Remains Constant
The world's ideas about what is best for children change over time. When our children were in the early elementary ages, I used to sit with my arms around their shoulders during church while they leaned on me. One day a dear friend who was a retired a school counselor praised me for doing this. ... View Post
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