I praise The Lord she didn’t abort him. I praise The Lord she tested clean -meaning no drugs in her system and mostly for being a woman brave enough to say, I’m not in a place where I can provide for him. I was home packing and preparing the teen who had been with us…
Maybe a sip of water will help. The lump rising in my throat caused my voice to crack, “Yeah. Sure, we can meet at the store later this afternoon.” Another unexpected-all-to-sudden departure. Foster care. I love it and hate it with all of my heart. Truly. Last night from the porch while the frogs…
“The distraction. We live in a distracted culture….Multitasking is our new moral imperative.”Yes, and thank you IF: Equip writers for the morning reminder! And yet, I fear (for me but maybe you too?) many of us dabble in many things and are disciplined at nothing. Where should we begin? Maybe with the trendy…
We barricaded the living room entry with a recliner. Determined to have some post-holiday, HAPPY NEW YEAR-adult conversation with our friends. They have four children, and currently, we have four children who bring us to a ROARING 8 when we are together which is anything but calm but oh-so-necessary. Surely we aren’t the only parents who have…
“Thus far the Lord has helped us.” (1 Samuel 7:12) I could not think of a better way to start a year-end post than to share these words from Streams in the Desert by L. B. Cowman. “The words “thus far” are like a hand pointing in the direction of the past. It had been…
Is this thing on? Tap. Tap. Can you hear me now? I wasn’t sure if my computer would work it’s been so long since I opened it. You’ve heard you can’t be two places at once? It’s true. To be present offline is to be absent online. The…