If I’m not careful, I can get discouraged very easily. Life’s little tasks start to seem overwhelming, my duties as a wife and mother start to weigh me down, and discouragement starts to settle in and make a home. Do you ever have days like this? Do you ever struggle with finding the joy of… Continue Reading
Have you ever had one of these days where you just long for Jesus to come RIGHT NOW! I had one of those moments last night. It wasn’t because “this world is so awful and heaven is such a better place”, or “oh my kids are so awful, I need rescuing”. Nope, it was “please… Continue Reading
“For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.” Psalm 117:12 It is overwhelming to think about God’s compassion and kindness. Kindness is a resounding theme that I am trying to instill in my children. I want my children to show kindness and mercy to one… Continue Reading
I have long been familiar with the potter and the clay analogy that Paul uses to describe the fairness (or unfairness) of God. (Romans 9) But it is still a hard concept to swallow in our humanness. Just prior to this in verse 11 he says, “So what should we say about this? Is God… Continue Reading
Thoughts from Madalene Harris Whether we admit it or not, unbelief and disobedience are the underlying reasons for a complaining spirit. God’s Word Is clear: “do everything without complaining or arguing.” this is a command, not an option. He doesn’t qualify the statement and excuse us if things suddenly go wrong, and it’s not our… Continue Reading
Yesterday, I wrote about trusting God in all the details of life. I guess I should have seen it coming. Because today that trust was put to the test. Oh, it wasn’t a major life altering circumstance. Well, unless we can categorize being without running water life altering. And actually, in our sweet, living the… Continue Reading