May 5, 2015
Mother’s Day isn’t a sunny flower-filled day for a lot of women. You may be an empathetic soul and understand that certain women (those struggling with infertility and those who have lost a child) will have a hard time on Sunday. But did you know that there are others for whom Mother’s Day hurts? It’s not […]
Read More →February 13, 2015
On a bitterly cold and blustery day, one of the most depressing days for many young college women, I witnessed something that warmed my heart. Young women today have been inundated with the world’s philosophy that their worth is measured by snagging a guy, compounded by a second lie that only the beautiful girls […]
Read More →November 26, 2014
You probably want the grace you offer at your Thanksgiving meal tomorrow to be something special. But if you’re like me, the challenge of cooking drives the words plumb out of my mind and I’m left with, “Thanks for the food, Lord!” Maybe the following prayers will help. A Puritan Prayer of Thanksgiving from the 1600s: […]
Read More →November 24, 2014
Have you considered enlarging your table and guest list at Thanksgiving? It’s a great opportunity to include others as you pause to give thanks to God for his provisions. Granted, that pause is getting shorter these days with Gray Thursday/Black Friday sales inching earlier all the time, but there still is a moment at least […]
Read More →November 11, 2014
Ever notice how November has gotten to be crammed full of noteworthy days? Halloween kicks off two months of a frantic pace of activity. Here’s a partial rundown of the last eleven days: November 1 All Saints Day and National Deviled Egg Day November 2 International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church November 3 Sandwich […]
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