The most difficult and challenging thing I have ever done in my life is to stay married. The second most difficult and challenging thing I have ever done is to have children. Both of these life events have also been filled with extreme joy, peace and happiness as well as horrific sadness, many, many tears…
In the early days of our marriage my husband would jokingly quote the following portion of scripture to me “wives submit to your husbands”. I would just smile quietly and tell him to go and read the rest of that scripture!! “wives submit to your husbands as to the Lord”. Contrary to popular belief, the…
There we were. A week after our first child was just born. At the car dealership. Ready to pick out a car for our new family. We had both purchased cars before, but this time was different. This time was a moment we had envisioned for several months. This moment was one that made our…
On the stage of ancient history, God swept clear a corner of desert, turned on the floodlights, and carefully positioned six pieces of furniture. With these six intricate pieces, God created a fascinating object lesson, known to us as the Old Testament tabernacle. Perhaps you understand, as I did, that the tabernacle represents a spiritual…
I’ve never been one to enjoy taking risks. Sure there are risks I have made myself take that worked out well, but I’m not one of those people who thrive on it. You know the type I’m talking about, don’t you? They’ll jump out and start a new career, up and move to another city…
