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Avoid the pitfall of comparing for no two journeys are the same. Sweet mom, if you have been thinking someone’s life looks easier than yours, do not be deceived. There are always things you know nothing about. Settle into God’s will for your life and be content. Comparing how we look, or our husband to theirs, or our family, or our home… is just not wise.
We do not dare … compare ourselves… when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise. (2 Corinthians 10:12, NIV)
Dear Mom, I was visiting with a close friend one day and poured my heart out to her. Things had been going dreadfully wrong for months and day-to-day mothering was getting the best of me. Over a cup of coffee, I exclaimed, “I just won’t make it, everything is going wrong, I am so […]
Dear Mom, Children often, ‘act out’ as their only means of expressing, “something is not right in my world.” As mothers, our reactions must be more mature than their outbursts. I heard a quote once that carried me through many troubles, “Blessed are the children whose parents have already grown up.” We need God every […]
Dear Mom, It was God’s idea that you should be born a precious girl. He saw your tiny body while still in your mother’s womb and knit you all together and confirmed, “she’s good!” It is God that gave you life, and He wanted you here on planet earth. Regardless of how you were conceived […]
Today, I would like to bless my Dad. He’s in his mid-80’s and still a warrior. No, he doesn’t duke it out at 80+ years old (ha) however, he does engage in the battle of prayer. Dad knows, God hears him when he prays, so he prays until God answers. We learn from you today […]
Dear Mom, I wonder what thoughts were in Mary’s mind as she lingered near the cross of her Son. Was she too hoping for a miracle? Her heart must have been breaking, surely angels would come and rescue heaven’s own – how could this be the end? We now know, it was not the end. […]