At night, I think my children have a meeting. When we turn out the lights, the boys leave their room and tiptoe across the hallway.  Slowly, they close the door of the girl’s room. In whispered tones I think they discuss a few things about the next day.  I think they get together at night to choose who will wake up at the crack of dawn the next day. Everyday at 6:30 or 7:00 am sharp ONE of them opens my door and…

For the next few Tuesdays I’d like to share some Scripture God has laid on my heart. It starts with a post-it. I have a special way I like to read through the Bible.  It takes me about 3 years to read the entire Bible this way, mostly because I’m not consistent.  I write the following on a post-it and stick in the back of my Bible: Genesis 1 Psalm 1 Matthew 1 I read three chapters a day. The…

For the next few Tuesdays I’d like to share some Scripture God has laid on my heart.  Hosea 2:15 And there I will give her her vineyards and make the Vally of Achor into a door of hope. I read “anchor” instead of Achor the first time I read through that verse. Then, I saw the footnote in my Bible.  It said that “Achor” means “trouble.” And the reference took me to Joshua 7:26, which is a verse in the context…

For the next few weeks, I want to share some Scripture that God has laid on my heart. Psalm 26 Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and my mind. For your steadfast love is before my eyes and I walk in your faithfulness. It sometimes seems as if evil is always winning.  All of the hard things in…