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How to Pray for Christian Military Families

17th October 2011 | 0 Comments

If you are burdened to pray for a service member or his/her family who is deployed, what would you say? Consider that far more important than their physical safety is their walk with God. Make that the focus of your prayer, most of the time. [Note: I use the masculine gender because my husband is [...]


Catching Up, and Finding Friends

15th July 2011 | 2 Comments

This last month has been rather busy, and I told friends that my July was going to be completely empty! But that’s part of my story. We can divide many of our troubles into problems we can do something about, and problems we can’t do anything about. Often our problems are a mix of the [...]


Saying Goodbye

22nd March 2010 | 0 Comments

The other day, we had a tearful moment when David realized we’ll be in Texas for his friend Elia’s birthday. When we told him that we probably would be unable to drive him nine hours to New Mexico for the event, he was grief stricken. The last move wasn’t too difficult. David and Bethel were [...]


Looking for His Appearing

19th July 2009 | 0 Comments

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. Psalm 127:1-2 Every wise [...]


Dealing with Disappointment

9th July 2009 | 0 Comments

Last week, Lee told me that he would probably be coming home a week or two after his expected arrival time. That means my counter is off by a little more than a week, but I don’t know how to fix it. I stopped removing chains from the paper chain we made until I know [...]


Lessons from Deployment

22nd June 2009 | 0 Comments

I’m just a few weeks away from seeing the blessed end of my husband’s deployment. Now it feels close (2 months ago, it felt as much as when he first left). But it also seems like the hardest part. Be not weary in well doing, for we shall reap in due season if we faint [...]


Silver Linings

6th January 2009 | 0 Comments

Would you believe that God put in our church a Christian Iraqi man? What are the odds of that, in our little town in the middle of nowhere? How good is God?  Providing a family whose Christian heritage in Iraq goes back many generations? God always seems to provide gentle reminders of his lovingkindness when [...]


Thoughts on Deployment

5th January 2009 | 2 Comments

Lee leaves tomorrow for his six month deployment. I have a few more thoughts. First, our church body isn’t a military church, so they don’t have much experience with deployments. But they are believers, and they take seriously God’s commands to lift each other up practically and spiritually. I plan to visit my parents, but [...]


Missing Out on God’s Provision

5th November 2008 | 0 Comments

I recently reread Psalm 78 and realized that I haven’t talked with my children about what God has done in our family’s lives. We talk about Bible stories, but God is the God of Today, not just Yesterday. We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds [...]


What Is God Doing?

4th November 2008 | 2 Comments

Amazing how a clean house makes you feel more spiritual! I have to remember that. Today (after a long period of not doing so) I read Psalms to my children at breakfast. O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a [...]


I hope you have enjoyed reading my blog, but my greatest desire for my audience is that they would be inspired and motivated to search the scriptures for themselves. God promises to give wisdom to any believer who searches for it His way. Here are some Bible study links I have found of interest and help.

Chronological Bible: ESV

Read the Bible chronologically. The first time I read through the Bible in the order everything happened, I learned so much and gained an incredible understanding of the big picture of Scripture. If you've never done it, you should!

Bible Gateway

From this website you can search for scriptures in a number of versions and languages by key words, phrases, or references. I use this website often when I post Scripture on my blog, so then I don't have to worry about typing in the verse accurately.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

This is a fantastic online version of a classic reference tool. Basically this is a list of cross references based on particular passages. Simply click on the verse or passage you are studying, and you will find other references to other relevant Scripture.

Bible Commentaries Online

A list of classic Bible commentaries. Sometimes they're hard to understand, but they can be helpful when you're wanting more insight into a passage you are studying.

More Bible Study Resources

This is a page of links for articles and audio on the topic of studying the Bible. Some are not easy to read, but they are helpful.
The rest of this website has a tremendous amount of resources that may be of interest.


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