Jan 26, 2016 | Ordinary Moments
Astonishing. After two weeks of sleeping in and moving slow, my family rose before dawn without effort. With little more than a gentle “Good morning—time to get up,” everyone was off and running. Before I knew it I was waving goodbye, closing the door . . . and...
Sep 25, 2015 | Spiritual Life
It was completely out of character. Surely my husband would never talk to me that way. Or treat me like that. Stunned and devastated, I couldn’t even recognize the man beside me, let alone communicate with him. It was a tearful, emotional night, but eventually we...
Sep 18, 2015 | Spiritual Life
It was one of those weeks. Weighed down with worry, I was so tired and discouraged I could hardly move. It was all I could do to drag myself from one day to the next. Finally I decided to list all my concerns on paper. I hoped if I wrote them down, perhaps I could put...
Aug 7, 2015 | Spiritual Life
Are you familiar with the A.C.T.S. prayer? “A.C.T.S.” is an easy way to remember key elements of prayer. It is simply prayer in four parts: Adoration: praise and glorify God for his nature and character. Confession: admit to God where we have fallen short....
