I went to a church women’s meeting, and the speaker told us how nature is orderly by design. The seasons, the intricacy of a spider web, even our human bodies all have order and a set pattern. If we are to truly fit into God’s will, we need to be orderly as well. I am not taking […]
Christian Working Mother
Net Gains
you take me out of the net they have hidden for me, for you are my refuge. Psalm 31:4 Life can seem like a net, can’t it? All we need to think about and do in a day can snare us and get us so tangled up, we feel caught. “They” are pulling us in […]
Morning Watch
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you [direct my prayer to you] and watch. Psalm5:3 What a great way to start the day. I once heard you should sandwich your day in prayer – praying once when you rise, once when you lay down to sleep. […]
Daily Direction
Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalm 143:8 I have never been a “morning person”. God just didn’t design me that way. But I have learned before I sit down […]
Only One Thing is Needed
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered. “you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed.” Luke 10:41-42a So many sermons have been written about Mary at the feet of Jesus while her sister Martha was busy making all the preparations. Most speak of the balance between service to God and time […]
Hold It Together
“…all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things and in him all things hold together.” Col 1:16-17 If I just keep it together, I’ll be fine. Every woman has said that in times of stress and trouble. It seems that is our lot in life. We juggle so many […]