One evening not long ago we had just settled our family down for dinner, hushing our four kiddos and instructing them to close their eyes and fold their hands for prayer…
obedience
Happy in Jesus
“Are you happy?” my friend Gerda asked the small, crying boy standing before her who could not find his way out of a drowning fit of tears…
A Heart Like His
My four-year-old son, Jude, and two-year-old daughter, Jenesis, were thrilled to wake up on a frosty morning last…
The God of Miracles
Cannot the same wonders be done now as of old? Do not the eyes of the Lord still run to and fro throughout the whole…
The Struggle of Obedience
I walked into the living room to find toys scattered everywhere and a very forlorn figure sitting in the midst of…
She Opens Her Arms
A few months ago a repairman was working on a project at our house while our six children sat eating lunch around the…
Honoring Your Parents as an Adult
This past fall we were up in the mountains with my family for a mini-vacation. While we were walking around in the…