by Janet | Dec 14, 2017 | Character, Family, Parenting, Self-Control, Speech
“Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, nor in your bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter.” Ecclesiastes 10:20 One of God’s greatest gifts to me during my early mothering years was a...
by Janet | Nov 28, 2017 | Family, Parenting, Self-Control
“And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” Mark 4:8 Right up there with out-of-tune pianos and flannelgraphs, the parable of the sower was a familiar part of my church...
by Janet | Nov 21, 2017 | Character, Family, Parenting
Greetings friend! Remember me? I apologize for going missing since spring, but regular writing and good motherhood are sometimes mutually exclusive objectives in my life! I haven’t given up on motherhood and I haven’t mastered it either, but I’ve...
by Janet | Jun 11, 2017 | Character, Uncategorized
“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; Thorns and thistles it shall bring forth...
by Janet | Feb 15, 2017 | Character, Church, Family, Parenting
“…For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7b Maybe it’s because I’m over 40 now, but I have to admit to a new found appreciation for the tailored and comfy dress. But it wasn’t always that...
