‘I have been to the Mountain Top’ Those words are a memorable line from the last speech given by civil rights activist and minister, Martin Luther King Jr. They are a part of many words he spoke in his last …
God Saw You Before Your Journey on Earth Began
” You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.” Psalms 139:16 NLT You saw who you created me to be …
Are You Doing What is Right and Good Before God and Man?
Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. 2 Chronicles 14:2 NIV This statement caught my attention as I read though this chapter some weeks ago. Here was a king thrust into leadership …
How To Thank God in Your Everyday Life
“I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.” Ps. 9:1 Giving God thanks in the midst of a difficult situation shows hope, trust and courage in someone or something …
Why Teachable Moments Matter in Your Motherhood Journey
” A teachable moment is an unplanned event during the day that adults can use as a learning opportunity for kids. When a child displays an action or behavior that can be used as a learning tool, parents and providers …
What is ‘The Blessing’?
What is ‘The Blessing’ ? The Jewish code says, “Blessings are generational, leave a heritage and pass on a legacy.” I once read about Jonathan Edward who sat down with his eleven children every single day. He spent an hour …
This is What I Really Want – That My Children Grow Up Feeling Safe in This Scary World
“Most things are good, and they are the strongest things; but there are evil things too, and you are not doing a child a favor by trying to shield him from reality. The important thing is to teach a child …
Why Not Give God Thanks Today
“Thanksgiving reminds us that no matter what befalls us in life, we can take the charred remnants and we can reconstruct a life unimaginably richer than that from which the shards and pieces fell.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough How do …
When Giving Thanks is Hard as a Mother
” Thanksgiving is what God wants you to do, especially when giving thanks is hard as a mother.” Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you felt like God had abandoned you? I have felt this way before. …
When God Calls You Out of The Familiar
The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make …