The Tongue is a Fire
Gossip has been running wild in our little town lately. Maybe the winter is too long, or the town too small. I don’t know. I only know that innocent people are being cruelly hurt and good intentions are being entirely misread.
This morning I took a bag of trash out to the burning barrel and lit a match to it.... >Read More
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A Mother’s Challenge
Sometimes we fail to realize the impact we have on our little two and three year olds. In the busyness of toilet training and keeping the pots in the cupboards, we sometimes forget that lasting impressions are being made on the soft clay of little lives. And we forget the responsibility we carry making these impressions.
Today, as I searched... >Read More
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Hope for the Harried
She was feeling frustrated lately. Money was tight, the kids were sick too often, and she was weary and worn out most days. When her husband came in the door at night she had little time or patience for him. Nagging seemed to come easy. She was unhappy and didn’t know what to do about it.
We talked over a... >Read More
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Building Blocks to a Significant Life
“So, what do you want to be when you grow up?”
When our son Bill was four or five, he carried around a wrench and pushed around a big yellow Tonka truck. He greatly admired the man that came to pump the septic tank – that big truck, the hoses and wrench, and oh, yes, the gloves!!! He almost never... >Read More
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Helping Your Children Weather Life’s Storms
The story is told of three young men who had a dream. Their combined life savings bought them an old boat and they were to sail around the world! Many months were spent repairing, replacing and refurbishing. Just as they were ready to set sail, news of an approaching hurricane reached their coastal city. They had a few precious... >Read More
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Clutter
Caroline looked at her closet. It was in the same shape as her cupboard and drawers … cluttered! As she surveyed the array of important things, tossed about with the needless and sometimes useless things, it occurred it her… this was a picture of her life.
She realized she had a lot of needless activity in her life; activity that... >Read More
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Are Your Words a Sword or a Band-Aid?
Eight year old Josh sat on the couch chatting easily. His Dad... >more
Building Blocks to a Significant Life
“So, what do you want to be when you grow up?”
When our... >more
Connecting Through Technology
