Recently as I watched my daughter apply sunscreen to her two year old son’s face and body I was reminded of a vivid word picture a friend/chaplain had used to explain the word “lavish” to a group of summer campers. She asked “Has your mom or grandmother ever put sunscreen…
Read more“If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways” Psalm 81:13 (NIV) As a mother of young boys, I would often get tickled (or frustrated) if I felt that they were not listening to me. Sometimes it was comical, I would tell…
Read more“For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” Phil. 2:13 (ESV) Athletes will tell you, pain is involved in achieving extraordinary feats of strength and stamina. Mothers will testify- the discomfort, sickness and pain are part and parcel…
Read moreToday as I was talking to a friend I haven’t seen in a long time she announced she is going to be a grandmother for the first time. I congratulated her, asked “when is the baby due?” and said “it (being a grandparent) is the best.” With a slightly…
Read moreRom 5:8 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (NIV) His cherubic face upturned, his bottom lip quivering, my heart melted to mush right on the spot. My little boy was sad and it tugged…
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