How can anyone thank the Lord for difficult circumstances? By learning who God is. My father-in-law shared this passage, and it is a powerful testimony of how knowing God allows us to rejoice even when the flowers do not bloom. Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the [...]
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Last night I sat down to think about applying verses that talk about Thanksgiving. The first thing I did was remember some thankfulness verses. In everything give thanks… Enter into his gates with thanksgiving… Then I couldn’t remember any more. I knew I should have been able to remember far more, so I looked up [...]
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Deuteronomy 6 starts out, not with how we teach our children, but how we teach ourselves. And even after the famous part about teaching children constantly, parents are commanded not to forget what God has done. It’s an encouraging thought to me right now that parenting is first about my walk with God. Am I [...]
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I faithfully asked my children why we pray for our food, as I mentioned in this last post. My children looked at me blankly. “The Bible says to?” asked Bethel after a long silence. “Very good! Can you tell me what the Bible says?” Nope. Still teaching, still repeating, still questioning. Enter into his gates [...]
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I posted this about a year and a half ago. “Why” questions are good for me to initiate, because my kids tend to keep their questions inside. I’d like to deliberately think of some more questions along these lines. This one is a good question to ask, and I think I’ll ask it again, and [...]
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I don’t normally include a lot of external links on this blog. One significant reason is that other than a handful of friends’ blogs, I don’t have much time to spend looking at and reading all the really great links out there. Tonight my dear husband is away at some training, and I was able [...]
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The Story: [Jesus said] Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon [...]
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In honor of several friends with new babies, and several new internet friends with babies, I’m reposting this prayer. Hang in there! This week, I’m on a blog vacation, and am revisiting posts from my archive. Several of my friends have been struggling with getting enough sleep. Here is a prayer for them: Lord, Use [...]
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I posted this a year and a half ago, and I’m convicted again by it. This week I’m taking a blog vacation and will be reposting a few lessons that are still relevant for me. I hope they’re a blessing! When my kids grow up, what will they say my life revolved around? The computer? [...]
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Today I typed “thanksgiving” in the search box on top of my blog, because I wanted to know what I had written about thanksgiving. Here is what I found: Teaching Thankfulness Talking about Thankfulness Talking about Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Evaluation Last year I purchased a few books on Thanksgiving. The best by far is the one [...]
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