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Everyone needs a great friend, especially us moms. We dream about someone who is loyal, trustworthy and kind. We visualize a friend who would never leave us under any circumstances, someone who would completely understands us, someone who would listen. God gave Jesus to us because He knew that we needed someone just like Him.
There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. (Proverbs 18:24, NIV)
Dear Mom, A quick-tempered person finds themselves in all kinds of trouble. You either know someone with a short fuse, or sweet mom – it’s you! Oftentimes we bury hurt and pain, without ever taking the time to work through it, and unfortunately, that never works. Burying something alive means just that, it’s still alive. […]
Dear Mom, If you are completely burnt out – often up until the wee hours of the morning trying to accomplish all your tasks, I pray that God renews your strength today. The Bible says when we are weak and completely spent, He is so incredibly strong. In a sense, we absorb the strength of […]
Dear Mom, During a fierce fire storm in Fort McMurray, Canada, I listened to a young man’s story, as he watched everything he owned go up in flames. “I felt like Job,” he said. “Who, like me, lost everything, and amidst my devastation, I heard God whisper, “Will you still trust Me?” With a heart […]
Dear Mom, There is a purpose for everything under the sun. A time to work and a time to relax. A time to laugh and a time to cry. A time to keep and a time to throw away. A time to speak and a time to be quiet. A time to destroy and a […]
I watched a fascinating documentary. A lone polar bear was caught in a quick spring thaw. This big fella had been enjoying the end of winter; relaxing in the sun and frolicking on the ice, until the warm sun caught him by surprise and the ice starting melting beneath him. What was his welcomed friend […]