Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
“Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy.” Warren Wiersbe
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“And every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” John 15:2 A child of God was dazed by the variety of afflictions which seemed to make her their target. Walking past a vineyard in the rich autumnal glow she noticed the untrimmed appearance and the luxuriant wealth of …
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“We know not what we should pray for as we ought” (Rom. 8:26). Much that perplexes us in our Christian experience is but the answer to our prayers. We pray for patience, and our Father sends those who tax us to the utmost; for “tribulation worketh patience.” We pray for submission, and God sends sufferings; …
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“He answered her not a word” (Matt. 15:23) “He will be silent in his love” (Zeph. 3:17) It may be a child of God is reading these words who has had some great crushing sorrow, some bitter disappointment, some heart-breaking blow from a totally unexpected quarter. You are longing for your Master’s voice bidding you …
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“Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see” (2 Kings 6:17). This is the prayer we need to pray for ourselves and for one another, “Lord, open our eyes that we may see”; for the world all around us, as well as around the prophet, is full of …
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Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? (John 11:40). Mary and Martha could not understand what their Lord was doing. Both of them said to Him, “Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.” Back of it all, we seem to read …
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This week I came across some things online that made me realize I wanted to make sure people understand something important about my podcasts. If you find that women’s empowerment movements, books, conferences, and the like leave you feeling discouraged and inadequate, then you are not alone. And you are in the right place. Listen …
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If you are over a certain age, Emilie Barnes will be a familiar name to you and this post might be like a walk down memory lane that sends you scouring the bookshelves of your home for your own Emilie Barnes books. If you are younger, you might not be familiar with her at all. …
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I have long collected quotes in journals and notebooks. You can find some of them in themed quote collections on my site under the tag Quotes. This collection of quotes focuses on truth to live by. Originally published on December 11, 2005, I’m republishing it today and hope the following words encourage you to live …
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I know I can never ever go wrong with these prayers for my leaders.
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“Limits were God’s intention from the beginning. He decided early on that limits were not only good but necessary. It was His way of preempting any ambiguity about who is God and who is not. He is the Creator – the One without limits. We are the created – the ones with limits.” Richard A. Swenson
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“The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.” Proverbs 14:1
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I received two lovely gifts for Christmas that I’m using this year for my Bible reading and devotional time. Although I have a couple of Bibles I still like to use over and over again, I also like something new. This year I was blessed to receive two wonderful presents I will enjoy using all …
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This website has gone through so many names and approaches over the past fourteen years and, consequently, I’ve added and removed content regularly. Now that I’ve finally settled on what I’m doing (and blogging gurus can go jump in a lake), I’ve been going through my unpublished archives to see if there are things I …
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I first published Merry Christmas, Darling in 2005 when I was a brand new blogger. I bumped it up from time to time on my previous blog (2009 and 2013). It wasn’t on this website and it is a story I want to share my readers. Interestingly, just a few weeks after I first wrote …
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“Day by day and with each passing moment, Strength I find to meet my trials here. Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment, I’ve no need for worry or for fear.”
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This was originally written in June 2009 at the height of the “homeschool or you are a terrible Christian and will lose your children forever” movement in Christian homeschool blogging. I was thinking about this topic again and found this post to republish. I have rewritten it a bit because the post I linked to …
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Husband and wife are unique to the covenant of marriage.
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A regular quiet time can be a significant part of a growing spiritual life. But do you struggle to maintain a consistent quiet time? Many Christians do. I’ve had periods in my life with a rich quiet time routine and other times when I really struggled or it even became non-existent. There are a number …
