The book of Judges, chapters six through eight, records the amazing and true story of the servant of God named Gideon. In the providence of God, this young man was raised up to help deliver God’s people from the oppression of the Midianites. Although initially timid and indecisive, Gideon was steadily strengthened by the Lord…
Encouragement
I sat on the porch and looked into the starry night sky. The beauty and the solitude were usually comforting, but on that night it just seemed to magnify my loneliness and the weight of the burden that I carried for my children‒particularly my boys. We had just returned from the “Back-to-School” party hosted by…
This is a story about hospitality. Well, maybe it is a story about couponing. It is actually the story of how couponing has helped me to be more hospitable. I have always enjoyed having people come to my home, sharing a meal with them, hearing their stories; “the more the merrier” is my motto. Many…
Saturday mornings lure my husband and me awake, not long after the sun rises, for our anticipated weekly date. Getting out of bed without waking several children is the trick, however. It never fails that we may go to sleep as a couple, but we wake as mere pieces of a giant people puzzle. One…
Imagine a young mother spilling her three excited little boys out of the car to run enthusiastically onto a playground on a crisp spring morning. Sitting quietly on a nearby park bench is a woman with the marks of time drawn on her face. “Good morning. May I sit here?” “Absolutely.” The elderly woman dusted…
