When I was in junior high, I loved to go to my best friend’s house after school. Of course, I could go home to the tiny, silent apartment my mother worked hard to provide for us, but she was working long hours and I was home alone a lot. So I’d much rather go home with…
Category: Family
I’ll Hold You
“You hold her, I’ll hold you, and God will hold me.” Altho we have known this couple for decades, it wasn’t until this past week that I heard this heart-wrenching story of their last hours with the little one they lost. The mother and I were standing in her kitchen chatting when she told me the…
Why the Wait?
She had sat on that pew for 80 years. When she was a young bride, she had moved into the house next door to the church. Every Sunday she came to church and sat on that pew listening to the Scriptures with her heart. As her family grew, she brought them to church with her. …
Why We Still Like Each Other After 47 Years of Marriage
“Hey, Honey, you don’t have any idea where our wedding photos are, do you?” It’s our 47th anniversary today (Monday) and I’m beating myself up because our wedding photos are nowhere to be found. Husband is kind and offers to help me look for them. We go to our well house where many photos…
Empowered
As a young woman, I had my life planned out for several years ahead. I was nearing graduation from a three-year training program for international service and had been accepted at a prestigious college in the Boston area where I planned to finish my degree. My Summer was to be spent in a study…
Nine Ways God Helps Us Overcome Worry
I let one particular worry throw a dark cloud on my thoughts at least once every day. The dread that this worry brings makes my stomach twist. But I’m learning to identify the source of this worry. This isn’t God’s voice. This fear-mongering is from my soul’s enemy who hates me and wants to…