by Janet | Apr 7, 2015 | Beauty, Character
“Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.” Proverbs 11:22 My young friend Grace is insightful beyond her 9 years. On the way to a bridal shower, I asked her what she thought of the recent Cinderella movie that my girls and I were...
by Janet | Mar 31, 2015 | Wisdom
“Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.” Proverbs 12:1 If you ever want to get your kids’ attention, teach them about a Bible verse that uses a word they aren’t supposed to say. We don’t use the King James Version in our home,...
by Janet | Mar 24, 2015 | Family, Home, Protection
As my family officially heads into summer holidays today, this notion has been the longing of my heart and the subject of my prayers. If you hope to serve up heaping, helpings of sweetness to your family this summer, then read on and join me in my quest! “One who is...
by Janet | Mar 17, 2015 | Anger, Character
Because I’ve got a lot of teaching to do this weekend and I want to avoid disqualifying myself as a Bible teacher by how I treat my family this week, I wasn’t going to also attempt a wise & witty blog post. So here is a re-post of an early favourite...
by Janet | Mar 11, 2015 | Speech
Proverbs 16:21 “The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.” We headed to the school unrushed and unrumpled this particular morning. Lunch bags – check. Snow gear – check. Tennis ball retrieved from roof for...
