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Psalm 118:8-9 ~ "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to rust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes." This has been a time of trusting in the Lord rather than in the princes of financial stability. Tim lost his job - in an unexpected and unjust ... Read More about Trusting God Rather Than Our Princes

I thought I'd take a moment this evening to explain why I am passionate about the subject of "keeping the home." Here is a journal entry of mine from April 29, 2004: "Last night God seemed to have impressed Titus 2 on my heart, the passage about teaching the younger women to 'love their ... Read More about Keeping the Home

We are now going through a hard time with a job loss, but my heart is still overflowing with the blessings I have been given. Daily, I think back to when times were especially hard. I don't think back for negative reasons, but because I don't want to forget. I don't ever want to be poor again, but I ... Read More about Hope When Life Is Hard

Our 4-year-old Little Guy told his 7-year-old (Ballerina) sister last night that their younger sister and cousin like her more than they like him.  Our ballerina is the one who repeated that to me.  She seemed a bit shaken with it like she wasn't sure she should have people liking her more than they ... Read More about How to Have Friends

Written July 5, 2004 (copied from my journal): Whenever I'm out here at the riverside, I just want to cry because I've been given so much of what I've dreamed of having. That the neighbor's blue broken-down car across the street from the edge of our house is my major annoyance shows how blessed I ... Read More about There is Hope – God Does Bless