and daycare mama to ten more little ones.
My days are busy, my arms are full,
and my heart rejoices in Jesus.
When you tell God you can’t go on
Have you ever flat-out told God you couldn't take it one more day? I have. Several times, in fact. But one time in particular is burned into my memory. We lived in Australia at the time. I was working as a kindergarten teacher in a Christian school, and I also drove...
When someone else needs your strength
Well, he did it again. I don't think anyone saw it, but since I'm telling the Internet world now, it will no longer be my secret. My little brother made me cry in church. No, it wasn't from kicking me under the pew or jabbing me in the ribs. It was more like a jab to...
Night intruders and wrong conclusions
It's 9:27pm Saturday, and a small car you don't recognize stops at your neighbor's house. Her place has been dark and quiet all evening. You figure the sweet retired widow is visiting her son on the other side of town. Instead of parking on the driveway, the...
When God brings extraordinary deliverance through everyday grace
I sat spellbound in church, listening to a visiting missionary. She told the story of another missionary's wife she knew, and the dangerous situation the woman of God had faced. Her husband was called to leave unexpectedly one day, leaving her and their children alone...
