Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. What makes a family a happy family? That’s a question worth asking don’t you think? Can you drift back to your own childhood memories with warmth and joy? Were your days happy and bright? That’s not […]

I apologize for any typos in this post, but I had macular surgery on my left eye on Monday and I’m not suppose to read. I wanted to let those of you that follow this blog know why I haven’t been posting this week. The very worst part of this kind of surgery is the […]

When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: Psalm 126:1-2 What are you waiting for? In every heart there’s a longing. A yearning that waits. It’s just out of your grasp, just beyond your control, so […]

Do you want your life to count forever? You can know that it will if you’ll follow three steps. 1. Make sure you’re on the right road. 2. Think Different 3. Use your life to build something eternal. ~ A beautiful path can still be a road to nowhere ~ Is this a picture of […]

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband too, and he praises her: “Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.” Proverbs 31:28-29 What more could a woman want than to know that her husband and children think she’s the best? Today’s post features a Checklist of Suggestions for Wives and […]

Throughout October we have examined the layers of truth describing the Proverbs 31 Woman. Now toward the end of this incredible passage we come to the words that pull on our heartstrings and stir a deep yearning to experience ourselves this joy, this long anticipated, greatly desired joy. Her children rise up and call her […]

Do we need to enjoy a little stillness in our hearts and lives this morning? Stillness pushes back the world and opens our spirits to God’s gracious sanctifying work. In to Thy silent place of prayer The anxious, wandering mind recall Dwell ‘mid Thy own creation there, Restoring, claiming, hallowing all. Then the calm spirit, […]

If Jesus was a parent. I want to plant that picture in your mind. Jesus as a parent. Now with that picture in mind, read our verse for today. She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. Proverbs 31:27 Isn’t this just what Jesus does for us […]

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. Proverbs 31:26 Your children need wisdom if they’re to grow into the adults God is expecting. Foolishness takes up most of the real estate in their young hearts and minds. They are most open to receiving wisdom when it’s been […]