Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding, In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. Psalm 3:5-6 I’ve been teaching this verse to children (others, and my own!) for the past ten years of ministry. Always known it was true, but usually […]

We have all been there. Stuck in a rut. Asking, “Why am I like this?!?” “Why do I keep doing this?” This summer I was asking these questions and feeling powerless to get out of the rut.  And I have found that we can rack our brains, and read our books and attend our counseling, […]

The curtain rod fell down on my head as I balanced on a stool for the tenth time that day, all with hyperactive children running all around me a few feet below. I half caught it and then slammed it down on the stack of boxes below. “I can’t get anything done around here! I […]

It had been a frazzling day. (Come to think of it, every day is a frazzling one with six kids). That Sunday we had ushered those six kids out the door early in the morning to attend worship at our “sending church”. We had scooted downtown to attend an event at the sight of the […]

Note:  I posted this a week ago, then the Lord burdened my heart with this passage and I took it down. Today our family participated in Elder’s Prayer and when they were praying for me I felt released to repost it. Isaiah 58:1 flooded my mind, along with Proverbs 31:8 “Cry aloud; do not hold […]

Spoke to my best friend yesterday. We didn’t shoot the breeze about our kid’s soccer teams.  Or about ballet schedules being busy.  Didn’t talk about the sale at Macy’s or about what color we will paint our kitchens. No, the mothering issues she faces are far more intense than that, for she resides in Newark, […]

“Before they call, I will answer, while they are still speaking I will hear.” Isaiah 65:24 He’s done it again, and proved Himself so faithful and true to His Word. While there is still much to wait in expectation for the Lord to do, we have already seen some exciting glimmers of hope in Newark. […]