When I was young I had a strange idea about God. I had read some of the Bible and every time I read a bit that should have been conclusive evidence that what I was doing was wrong, I would find some excuse. It was really the same excuse, regardless…
Read moreIt’s no secret my life is in a very scary place right now. In just a few days I will have to prove my abilities as a mother and defend my home and my family. I am at risk of losing my child. I am in a situation where he…
Read moreSpeed Limit: 45 mph Current speed? 0 mph Why? Because I’m sitting behind the short-bus. It has stopped every 35 feet along my entire route to Target. It’s riders slowly depart. Over and over. As friends have strongly suggested that knitting while driving is probably not a good idea… I’m.…
Read more“Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy! Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan, because of the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they drop trouble upon…
Read moreI read a devotional by Elisabeth Elliot the other day that really stuck with me. It was about pots. She was in the mission field and somebody was teaching her about making pots. I know them as “coil” pots – you take a long “snake” of clay and coil it…
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