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10 Tips for Getting Your Kids Into the Word in 2022
When we had kids at home, I had a goal of a daily quiet time (Bible reading, memorization, and prayer) for each child before they left the house for school. I know. Tall order. Our kids attended public school, and I wanted God’s Word in their heads before they stepped out the front door. God’s…
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The Secret to a Joy-Filled Christmas While Juggling Pinterest-Perfect Holiday Expectations
My friend, Pam, always said that men believed in Santa Claus because when they woke up Christmas morning, everything had already been done. They neglected to see the behind-the-scenes work: baking, cleaning, shopping, etc. Know the feeling? Joy bursts from the Christmas story like fireworks on the Fourth of July. When we still had kids…
Read More Answered Prayer: Great Expectations
Is it wrong to place expectations on God when it comes to prayer? I’m currently working on a picture book on prayer. Here’s a quote: “I heard your prayer. You thanked Me for breakfast. You’re welcome. Is that such a surprise?” asked God. Kaitlyn stirred her cereal. “I guess not,” she said. “I just didn’t…
Read More I Love You with All My . . . Mind?
She stands there, wrings her hands, and taps the spot where her watch is supposed to be. She paces, back and forth, between the basket that should hold the watch when she’s not wearing it and the chest of drawers where she hid it. Mom has dementia. She’d been living in Wichita Falls, and only…
Read More In the Wilderness
The wilderness. Scripturally speaking, the wilderness is a place we often seek to get through, rather than camp there. Moses and the children of Israel wandered forty years there because they lacked the faith to enter the Promised Land (Numbers 14:31). Hagar ended up there twice, once when escaping Sarai’s abuse and once when she…
Read More An Interview With Noah’s Neighbor
Crrreak. SLAM! Did you see that? The door closed. All by itself. It’s strangely quiet today. Quite a change from the racket of last week. Last week? Who am I kidding? The noise from Noah’s property has been going on for a hundred years now. Well, we could use some peace and quiet around here.…
Read More The Set Up
“Ahhh!” The fruit hit the ground with a juicy thud as Eve scrambled to cover up. Adam stared at her and then at himself. “We’re naked!” “Hurry! Get the biggest leaves you can find.” Eve huddled behind the nearest myrrh bush as Adam darted through the trees of Eden. She winced as she backed into…
Read More A Tale of Two Choices
The leather thongs bit into his wrist. Lot stole a quick look from his one good eye, the other swollen shut from a soldier’s fist. His girls huddled near their mother, tears streaking their dust-covered faces. Warriors strutted by, stroking his daughters’ hair. They smirked at him, laughing as his lips bled from the anger…
Read More Believe What He Says: Faith in the Midst of Chaos
I know. I’m late. Life blew up at the end of April, and the fallout has buried me. On the plus side, God is teaching me about faith. Here’s what I’m learning. 1. You either believe what God says—or not. God either has sovereignty or not. My faith (or lack of it) will be reflected in…
Read More Prayer: It’s a Group Project
When you pray, you don’t pray alone. I’ve been studying prayer and recently, God took me to Matthew 6, the Lord’s Prayer. “This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, . . .’” Matthew 6:9 NIV For this first line, God gave me a picture of Jesus and the Holy Spirit on either…
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