“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” Colossians 3:2 Above the Storm One day while my children were bickering, God told me, “Be above the storm.” I was getting too emotionally involved in their arguments, so I was unable … Read More
We Just Do
“We love Him, because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 We Just Do I called my daughter over to me and had her sit on my lap. (Let me tell you how thankful I am that this one daughter of … Read More
Mom To Mom with Kristi: Summer of Staying Week Eight
Hello Sweet Mama! Can you hear that sound? It’s the roar of school revving up again. School shopping, carpools, lunches, and no more time at the lake. A subtle stressfulness settles in our stomachs. We wonder, “Are we ready to … Read More
Mom To Mom with Jennifer: Summer of Staying Week Seven
“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who … Read More
Remaining In The Thick Of It With Our Kids
“ Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.” 1 Peter 3:8 Children are dishonest sinners and so are we. As parents, it is tempting to forget how often God has lavished His … Read More
A Wise Woman Stays the Course
“But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”Acts … Read More
But I Just Need to Get Away!
“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 (ESV) But I Just Need to Get Away! The van was calling … Read More
Tent of Meeting
“And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.” Exodus 25:8 NKJV One of the pleasures of living in Colorado is the beautiful terrain that beckons one to hike and camp and enjoy the outdoors. Camping … Read More
Mom to Mom with Rae-Ellen: Summer of Staying Week Six
Dear Sister, I hope your summer has been fun so far! I am excited that you are nurturing your soul with The Wise Woman Stays studies and being encouraged to keep God first in your life! The summer months tend … Read More
No One Said This Would Be Easy
“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” 2 Corinthians 4:17 KJV The other day, I was talking to the mom of a 16-year-old, and she … Read More
For Who is Greater?
“For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.” Luke 22:27 For Who is Greater? … Read More