Try this at home. Here’s one feat I encourage every believer to attempt. Insert the names of loved ones into Scriptures, then pray the truths over family members and see what happens. Recently, I recognized the
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In All Things
I may have bitten off more than I can chew and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. While I believe the abundance of my favorite season’s harvest means more than picking apples in North Carolina, baking
Read moreWhen “no” means “I love you.”
As a parent, I flopped at saying “no.” Having grown up with an unreasonable step-dad, I preferred the kind and friendly “Maybe,” or “We’ll see,” which usually translated to
Read more“What Do You Want From Me?”
Jesus had a knack for asking the obvious. “Do you want to get well?”- to the lame man at the pool of Bethesda who’d suffered for 38 years. (John 5:6) “How many baskets of food
Read moreA Mother’s Prayer and Ultimate Sacrifice
As mothers, we need to do as Hannah did—no we don’t need to leave our children physically, but in our hearts we do need to leave them with the Lord. It’s our ultimate sacrifice for the ultimate gifts given to us.
Read moreThanking Cancer . . . Yes, Cancer
I knelt down beside his chair, took his hand and prayed. It was the most difficult prayer I’d ever prayed before . . .
Read moreThankful for What I Haven’t, by Nancy Lohr
It is one of my Lord’s mercies to know what to give to me and what to withhold.
Read moreWaiting in the Fast Lane of Life
Waiting is hard for me. I read of Sarah waiting for Isaac, Anna waiting for the Messiah, and Elizabeth waiting for John, and I’m amazed. I mean, can you believe Sarah waited about thirty years for a baby? Thirty years? I have a hard time waiting for my nails to dry!
Read moreLiving On A Prayer
For several years, I’ve been living on a prayer. “Lord, please sell our house.” I wanted with all my heart to move my family away from the non-family friendly neighborhood we’d found ourselves in. You
Read moreKeepsake Friends by Verna Bowman
Spending time with friends is an extravagant gift . . . You know, the kind of friends who love to chat over God and miracles and the deep meaning of life . . . those kind.
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