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...
by Janet | Jan 18, 2017 | Dating, Parenting
“…do not stir up or awaken love until it pleases.” Song of Solomon 2:7 Each December, the Surette family embarks on our annual Christmas tree hunt. If your family is any bit like ours, these supposedly idyllic events sometimes play out better in our heads than...
