The Easy Road

The Easy Road

“The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.” Proverbs 15:19 As a child I remember asking my parents why a road crew would bother going to all the trouble to blast through rock just to make the road more level. ...
Rotten or Regal?

Rotten or Regal?

“An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.” Prov. 12:4 I think I understood the essence of this verse from the get-go, but I never understood it as well as I do after the events of the last few weeks. ...
An Unwelcome Relative

An Unwelcome Relative

“Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.” Proverbs 18:9 When I was a young mother trying to manage home, ministry and family, I called my wise older sister in the States and asked what the secret was to getting it all done and doing it well.  I...
Glorious Heroes – A Message for my Single Friends

Glorious Heroes – A Message for my Single Friends

“Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.” Proverbs 17:6   It was a Thursday night.  I was flying out the next morning to address some ladies near Ottawa and my girls were digging deep into their imaginations and...
Speech Matters – When My Words are Careless

Speech Matters – When My Words are Careless

“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his own opinion.” Proverbs 18:2 Many years ago when I was a young bride, my younger sister called me up and told me about some difficulty she was experiencing in a work relationship.  I listened,...