What? A Youth Pastor’s Wife?
Some girls just know from the start that they will marry a pastor. Some tell the Lord that they will marry a pastor, and some say they would never marry one. By dating a ministerial student, some always increase their opportunity of marrying some kind of pastor. … read more.
Do You Have Any Anesin?
Tylenol, Rolaids, a bar of chocolate…there are a whole wad of things “out there” that are touted to give relief from whatever internal angst we suffer from at the moment. In the following account, the Apostle Paul needed relief from anguish, but he chose something far stronger than these. … read more.
THE CURSE OF THE PURSE
Purses in my life represent a timeline of sorts. I first started using one in Gr. 6. I was euphoric when I was allowed to take one to school twice a week. I stashed it with important things like tissues, a mirror, and my secret decoder ring. … read more.
Need Some Empty Boxes?
It's truly gratifying to see how easily family bonding can occur without any planning on my part. It happened to me just a week into the new year. One minute, I was minding my own business upstairs in the kitchen, and the next minute, with snow drifting silently outside, I joined family members in the downstairs laundry room, standing side by side under a 100 watt bulb, squishing our feet in soggy carpet. (The first person to reveal to me the deep significance of carpeting a rental house laundry room will receive one gold star and a free trip to the dump to drop off the carpet). … read more.
Happy Un-Valentine’s Day
(Warning: this article is not all about chocolates and flowers. It is, however, about one of my Valentine’s Days, and how it made me stop and think. Read at your own risk) … read more.
Thirty-four Things I’ve Learned About Being a Mom
1. Sometimes you never really do know “how many more miles.”
2. You can avoid waiting in line by fitting three girls in a rest-stop handicap washroom. … read more.
Tent for Sale-Cheap!
It's going to be another one of those hectic days, she thought, quickly finishing her morning devotions in the book of Numbers.
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Misssionaries Are People Too
At 4:00 P.M. a dusty van pulls up to the church. The passengers peer through finger-printed windows at the only car in the parking lot. Is it the pastor's? The janitor's? Or just an abandoned vehicle?
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How to Feel Sorry for Yourself and Enjoy It!
Many people struggle with the fine art of self-pity. Few ever attain such pinnacles of depression. The following important points will absolutely insure a more miserable you. … read more.
Confessions of a Home-School Mom
You’re floating along in a dream. Suddenly, a four-year-old finger pokes you in one eye. A little voice rasps in a sandpaper whisper, "Mommy, I'm weally hun gwy!" Peeling yourself off the bed, you grope your way down to the kitchen. There you pause, prying your eyes open as you make unintelligible sounds to your coffee maker. Another school day. You're it, remember, and the little darlings are yours all day long. … read more.
So You Want to Visit a Missionary?
Unlike a cruise or a week at the beach, the rewards of visiting a missionary far outweigh the sacrifices. Special memories of the visit forge a lasting bond between the missionaries and their guest family. At least two of the families that have visited us entered full-time Christian service. One family even came back to serve on our field, Canada! Others returned home with a clearer understanding of and renewed vision for their part in the Great Commission. … read more.