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...
by Janet | Jul 20, 2016 | Character, Modesty, Self-Control
Every once in a while, we are privileged to cross paths with people that we immediately discover to be kindred spirits, as Anne of Green Gables would say. Bosom friends. (I have to use that word because my girls cringe when I do and I’ll be making them read...
