"For who scorns the day of small things?" Zechariah 4:10 (HCSB)The Lord has been speaking to me a lot about the importance of faithfulness in the little things. No house stands without a foundation of small concrete blocks being built one on top of the other. All of us, no matter what degrees we have earned, all started out in kindergarten. Anything great starts out little. That especially goes … [Read more...] about Small Things
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Sticky Fingers
"Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him." Psalm 127:3 (NLT)In my once or twice a year effort to turn this house into a place even Mr. Clean would find acceptable, I can often bemoan and get frustrated over the never-ending dirt I find everywhere. Just when I think I have cleaned the last smudge on the wall and done the last load of laundry, I realize a new spot or … [Read more...] about Sticky Fingers
Intentional Conversations
"Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of a hundred and ten. And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel."Judges 2:8-10 (New International Version)I … [Read more...] about Intentional Conversations
Evidence of Life
"To all perfection I see a limit; but your commands are boundless." Psalm 119:96 (NIV)Have you ever been caught unaware by a visitor to your front door when your house was sporting that "lived-in" look? I have. I wish I was more like my mother-in-law, who never has anything out of place. But I am not. Never have been, never will be. While I do not want to live in filth, housework is definitely … [Read more...] about Evidence of Life
Mommy’s Helper
"Rise during the night and cry out. Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord. Lift up your hands to him in prayer, pleading for your children..." Lamentations 2:19 (NLT)I have three of the greatest teachers in the world and they live right in my own house. Their names are Chase, Jordyn, and Jenna and all of them are under the age of twelve years old. My husband, Rob, made an … [Read more...] about Mommy’s Helper
Making Jesus Famous
"In the future, when your children ask you, 'What do these stones mean?' tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever." Joshua 4:6-7Last year I decided to study the book of Revelation with my children. Now I am just … [Read more...] about Making Jesus Famous
