by Janet | Feb 27, 2021 | Character, Church, Speech
Years ago, one of our daughters was struggling in a high school math class. Employing a tutor to assist her, we came to discover something very important – she couldn’t easily distinguish between an addition and a division sign. Turns out, that’s important....
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 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 | Oct 11, 2016 | Character, Leadership, Ministry
“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.” Proverbs 3:27 There are a couple special people to whom good is due. And since it is in my power to give it, I’d like to share a tribute to my pastor: Five years...