I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every…
Read morePsalm 116:5 (New International Version) The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. Last night I did a rare and crazy thing. I stayed up half the night reading. It takes a remarkable story to keep me turning pages into the wee hours of the morning.…
Read moreOur light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. –2 CORINTHIANS 4:17 Sickness. Poverty. Pain. Struggle. Temptation. mptiness. Lonliness. Hopelessness. Loss. Death. Mourning. All light affliction? Paul, who had been stoned, jailed, and beaten, wrote these words to…
Read morePride over the potty? Yeah, it’s possible. But let me explain. I have been a Mom for a long time, now. Nearly 17 years. There are certain things that I have “down pat” by now. Or should have, right? You know, the Mommy basics. Important things such as: Table manners,…
Read moreIsaiah 66:2b (New Living Translation) “I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at my word.†I live with a 91-year-old man. He is overweight and sits with his legs apart so his belly can hang between them. He has bad breath, feeble legs, and a…
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