For the last few days, I’ve been thinking about how I can encourage you while you homeschool this fall. I thought back to 1990, when I was a brand new homeschooler and about what I wish someone had told me. I thought about what I would do if I were homeschooling this fall of 2021. This is the ... View Post
If My People . . .
A friend once told me that she thought perhaps women have trouble sleeping during their 40s because they need to be praying for their teenage children. Perhaps that is true. I know that lying awake in bed can go two ways for me. Sometimes I succumb to worry. Sometimes I believe God uses the quiet of ... View Post
Who Intimidates You?
God said that He created us in His image, and we believe it. We believe that each of us really is precious in His sight. Still, we sometimes find it hard to trust fully and deeply in our hearts that we are equal to other people. I recently had the opportunity to visit with a young woman with whom ... View Post
What Is Obscuring Our View?
We loved Dr. Jack Johnson, who became our friend after we moved here. By that time, he had retired from being a beloved physician in our little town. Whenever we saw Dr. Jack, he made us feel as if we were the friends he wanted to see most of all on that particular day. He lovingly made us feel, as ... View Post
A Welcoming and Listening Ear
"Welcome!" is much more than a word on a doormat or pretty lettering on a piece of home decor. We love for people to welcome us into their hearts and lives. We also love for people really to listen to us. How blessed are the children who have this kind of welcome from their parents from the very ... View Post
Sunday is a Day to Remember
In the movie version of Pollyanna, some of Aunt Polly's servants try to think of a reason to be glad on Sunday. They dread Sundays because they find each week's sermon negative and discouraging. Finally, one of them thinks of something they can be glad about on Sunday: they can be glad that it will ... View Post
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