None of us can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. It’s often not until it’s all over that we even begin to understand it the slightest bit.
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“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be …
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Twenty-eight years ago in December 1989, I gave birth to our fifth-born child. The temperature plunged to negative twenty, our pipes froze, we found a living python that had been left by a previous tenant of our basement apartment, the …
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Christmas is the season of recalling Emmanuel, God in human flesh, come as a newborn baby to grow into a man who would offer the perfect sacrifice of himself to redeem us from our sins. It’s a sacred season, a …
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My husband and I will be relocating soon. God has provided an essential promotion at just the right time in answer to our fervent prayers. Right now, at this time, the Lord has done it. God cares for us. Yet …
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I was extremely blessed. I spent the first three decades of my life either living in the same small town as one side of my extended family or at least close enough that we drove to be with everyone for …
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Becoming a mother changed me into a different type of woman. I was one of those girls who felt like children were mysterious little creatures. Though people said I was good with them, children mystified me, causing me to feel …
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Romans 8:28 is really true. It isn’t simply a theological statement we utter then return to our handwringing and worrying. It is true. To the degree that we ACT as if we believe it, we can measure our faith. It …
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The evening breeze blew balmy and soft. The day had been perfect. All was well. Copious fireworks had been detonated the previous day, and our bellies were full of burritos, fresh fruits, and veggies. Now we soaked in the hot …
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