How do you remove weeds in your life? Just like weeding a garden or field, you must pull them out one at a time. Pulling horse weed out of my son’s oat field reminded me of the Parable of the Weeds told in Matthew 13:24-30. Unwanted growth poses strongholds in fields and people alike, but…
A year has passed since my last day as a homeschool teacher, but since March, my children studied at home again due to COVID-19. I’ve heard many discussions about the home-based education measures taken because of the pandemic. Views vary to the extremes. But major differences exist between the two: responsibility and investment. I still…
Ah, books. How I love them. I love the feel, the smell, but most of all, I love the adventures within their pages. Because reading benefits our lives and moods, it is a habit I hope gets instilled in children at a young age. Let’s encourage them to read wholesome books that help them grow…
I remember myself as a teen crushing on a boy from afar or wishing to be included in a certain group of girls. We never outgrow the need for acceptance. Somehow through the decades, we still yearn to be valued, included, seen, accepted, wanted. Today acceptance might look like belonging to a certain group or…
I wonder what the repercussions will be for this isolation mode we are in. It isn’t healthy to avoid others in person-to-person communication for too long. Good health requires physical touch. It’s a proven fact people need each other. We need to see each other, shake hands, hug, play sports, and dance, etc. To be…
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In the telling of the crucifixion of Jesus, there’s a lot of shouting, watching, sneering, and mocking going on. Thousands of years later, people still shout, watch, sneer, and mock. Wouldn’t it be nice to be uplifting and stop bullying? Does anyone else get stressed watching the news? So much anger and disrespect and negativity.…
“Who is that?” my husband asks as I strike up a conversation in the check-out line or start a conversation with a fellow shopper as I search for some hard to find item. To be kind is my goal, but not everyone sees it the same. “I don’t know,” I say, often with a smile…
God’s plans for our day are more important than our plans. I know this to be true, yet sometimes I resist. Going about my planned agenda, I may hum along. Then, KAPOW. Everything changes. I must put away my plans to attend to the needs of someone else. As we approach Easter, I wanted to…
Have you ever neglected to stand up for someone because of the fear of the crowd? It leaves a sickening feeling in the heart. People pleasing is a problem many of us struggle with. When I worked in hospital marketing, I invited some nurses out to eat so that we could discuss a project and…