This spring my husband and I celebrated fifteen years of marriage, and with that nearly fifteen years of ministry. There are many who have walked…
View More Faithful GodCategory: Friday Flowers
Abba-love
I sat in our window-lined school room where the late summer sunlight slanted across my desk. My phone blinked the length of the phone call…
View More Abba-loveFaithfulness in Suffering
My husband and I finished reading a book from The Lamplighter Collection called The Basket of Flowers (1768) by Christoph von Schmid. The story tells…
View More Faithfulness in SufferingThe Value of Wisdom
1 My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your…
View More The Value of WisdomOPSEC Prayer Partners
A good friend of mine is a former military wife. Her husband was injured and is now a civilian, but we have had many conversations…
View More OPSEC Prayer PartnersFaithful in Prayer: A Tribute to Pastors Everywhere
James 5:15-16, “And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has…
View More Faithful in Prayer: A Tribute to Pastors EverywhereLessons on Faithfulness from a Shrub
It was the case of woman vs. shrub. The woman? Me. The shrub? An old spirea bush in my front flower bed. I had three…
View More Lessons on Faithfulness from a ShrubGiving Ourselves
6 Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ. 7…
View More Giving OurselvesFocusing on Jesus Instead of Our Own Imperfection
I mess up a lot. I forget things, I say things I regret, I forget to look to God for my strength regularly, and nothing…
View More Focusing on Jesus Instead of Our Own ImperfectionTireless Tending Reaps Rewards
I used to run a bit in high school for fitness. Now that I have been out of high school for over twenty years walks…
View More Tireless Tending Reaps Rewards