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When my firstborn was two, I recall being so frustrated one day that before I knew it I was out-of-control and screaming at this sweet little girl. She looked up me, an adult more than twice her size - terrified. I slunk to the floor crushed and sobbing. I couldn’t mother like this. I said to myself, unless she is running out in front of a car – no more screaming – and for the next 30 years, I rarely did.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me”. (Psalm 51:10, KJV)
Are you are discouraged today? Perhaps a dream has been shattered? Maybe your future looked bright, but all of a sudden uncertainty loomed like an angry sea. Being ‘discouraged’ simply means you have lost your ‘courage’. From time to time we all lose courage, because… from time to time life is hard. Talk to the […]
I have many favourite verses, and this is one of them: “But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart”. Can you imagine all the things Mary had to ponder? All the things she had to think about and mull over and couldn’t tell anyone? From the moment of this […]
Awe Christmas. Snow falling gently, Christmas music playing, baking cooling – isn’t it a shame that everyday doesn’t feel like Christmas? Perhaps your day looks nothing like this idyllic image. Sure Christmas is right around the corner but as a Mom, you’re stressed to the max. To you, December means more pressure, more money, more […]
It’s Christmas – Say Yes! What if the individuals in the Christmas story didn’t say “yes?” What if they said “that’s too much to ask, I can’t do it”. Or, “what will people think, what you are saying is impossible”. I’m so glad there was a: “Yes” from God to send His only Son. A […]
We Are Not Home Yet I remember my first mission venture. After 17 hours flying time, not to mention layovers – I arrived at the airport … not at my destination which was 2 hours up country; just at the airport. I looked around. Nothing looked familiar. No one looked familiar. I didn’t know […]