Genesis 15:1, 5-6 – “After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: ‘Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great….And he {God} brought him outside and said, ‘Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.’ Then he {God} said to him, ‘So shall your offspring be.’ And he {Abram} believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” Abraham waited for his…
Work. Work. Work. The secret to working hard is…. 1. Don’t sleep. 2. Give up fun things. 3. Add more things to your list. Are you still reading? Good. Because I have to confess, no one needs to read about getting more work completed. Or giving up sleep to get it all done. We do that fine by ourselves. Instead, we need encouragement to slow down and to be at peace. Maybe that’s why so many popular articles are focused on rest. Rightly so, I…
“You said I could only have one cookie! Now you are giving me two. That’s not what you said.” My oldest son complained last night to my husband. Yes, complained because we gave him two cookies instead of two!? His tone suggested he was upset with us. We were a little annoyed. Even though two cookies are better than one, it wasn’t what we had said. He wasn’t complaining as much as commenting on our character. We didn’t live up to…
At the twenty week ultrasound appointment two families were told they were having boys. Other news came that day as well. Sad news. Devastating news. Medical conditions. Surgeries. “Life expectancy” talk filled the tiny dark room. A few months later, both women delivered perfectly adorable little boys. Round faces. Ten fingers. Ten toes. Peach fuzz hair. At the same hospital. With tubes and surgeries and medicines keeping both of their boys alive. As the weeks passed, both received surgery. Both gathered…