It is okay to be dependent.
In the lecture Ray and I attended last week, Dr. Kelly M. Kapic taught that every person is dependent. God created us that way. There is no shame in being dependent. Oh, how we Americans need that truth to sink…
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Finishers
After my mother moved in with us, she finished a quilt she had begun many years before. Mother’s stroke in 2013 affected her speech especially. She struggled with words for the rest of her life. One day while Mother and…
Meals Together
In the early years of our homeschooling, I read For the Children’s Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macauley, daughter of Christian theologian and philosopher Dr. Francis Schaeffer. I also began to read books by her mother (and his wife), Edith Schaeffer. After reading The Hidden Art of…
An Immovable Spirit, Mind, and Heart
In yesterday’s post, I talked about my prayer that our generations be immovable. In other words, I pray that none of them will move away from God and His will. We would all like to be able to teach our…
Strong or Needy?
Annie S. Hawks was 37 years old when she wrote the hymn, “I Need Thee Every Hour” in 1872. I have sung it since childhood. I don’t remember how I felt about it then, but I know that it is…
“I’ve Got Time for You”
On Saturday night, Ray and I attended a pre-wedding party for the young couple I told you about recently. The event began at 7:00 p.m. in Nashville, which is about an hour and a half from our house. We left…