Rules, Rules, Rules
Ray’s Sunday morning lesson prompted me to think about rules. God loves us too much not to give us rules to follow. The same is true for wise mamas and daddies. Don’t go out into the street. Don’t get in…
Category God Is Still in Charge
When Paying Attention Points to Our Creator
On Sunday afternoon, I was listening again to Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, a book I recommend for teens and young adults to read before becoming involved with a possible future husband or wife. The book presents a powerful message…
“You’re So Lucky”
Every once in a while someone tells me I am lucky. I gave up on luck years and years ago. I believe instead in the God Who blesses. Everything good that happens to me is one of His blessings. Everything…
Disappointments in Our Children’s Hearts
One of the hard things that we mamas have to face is disappointment in the hearts of our children. When their closest friends move away, when they don’t get to play in the game—even when their balloons pop before they…
You Can Trust Him
For a few days, I want to share with you scenes from the life of prolific blind hymnwriter Fanny Crosby, as presented by the Homeschool Dramatic Society earlier this month in Cookeville, Tennessee. How I love being with these children…
Patriot Day
Our friend Miss Katherine and her mother walked home from church in Gainesboro, Tennessee, on December 7, 1941. When they got back home, Miss Katherine’s father was glued to the radio, listening to the news about Pearl Harbor. Not long…