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“Box of Blessings:” My Favorite Children’s Advent Project
Box of Blessings: My Favorite Children's Advent Project Many years ago, one of our children inevitably exclaimed, "Mommy, it's time to open another present." No, it wasn't Christmas morning, but it was time to help keep our family's thoughts focused on the true...
This Is What Happened 56 Years Ago Today!
This Is What Happened 56 Years Ago Today! "Exciting" just didn’t express fully how I felt dating Larry as we graduated from high school and began attending college. We’d been enjoying each other’s company for about ten months and when the subject of our different...
Book Drawing: “Growing a Joyful Heart” by Karen Whiting and Pam Farrel
Book Drawing: "Growing a Joyful Heart" by Karen Whiting and Pam Farrel Need more joy? Everyone can appreciate having more joy. I have great news for you. Growing a Joyful Heart shares how to cultivate joy! Joy is a gift from God, a fruit of the Holy Spirit. In a...
What Should You Immediately Do With New Thoughts?
What Should You Do Immediately With New Thoughts? One of the many of Bible verses I most use often is Second Corinthians 10:5: We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, When we...
How God Blesses: 40 Ways to Know He is Blessing You
How God Blesses—40 Ways to Know He is Blessing You Since we can be spiritually blind to how God blesses us, here are verses and quotes about how God blesses us. After all, who wouldn’t want to be aware of how God is blessing them and then be inspired to give blessings...
The Surprising Underlying Message about Rahab’s Story
The Surprising Underlying Message about Rahab's Story Do you have a habit of looking for the underlying message about who God is within every biblical story? So many times we read or study our Bible and come away committing to: I'll be wise like Daniel I want to be...
Book Drawing: “Holy Interruptions” by Debbie Dufek
Book Drawing! "Holy Interruptions: When God Taps You on The Shoulder" by Debbie Dufek I'm so pleased to have the opportunity to feature Holy Interruptions by Debbie Dufek. Her story is an exciting memoir of God's work, along with an abundance of wisdom, inspiration,...
Why Is Marriage in God’s Plan?
Why Marriage? Does this question seem idiotic? Marriage is such an intrinsic part of life. But … why marriage? Why marriage? Why did God create the concept? He didn’t have to. He doesn’t call everyone to be married. He could have accomplished everything he wanted...
My NEW Women’s Bible Study! “God’s Heart for Your Marriage”
God's Heart for Your Marriage I'm so excited to announce the publication of my newest book and another book in my "Daughters of the King Bible Study Series." Obviously, it's about marriage! "God's Heart for Your Marriage" is a Bible study offering commentary,...
Book Drawing: “Rerouted: Caring for Missionaries When Unexpected Trials Bring Them Home”
Book Drawing: "Rerouted: Caring for Missionaries When Unexpected Trials Bring Them Home" by Candice Schroeder I'm very pleased to be able to feature Candice's book because it offers a unique perspective that all of us should know about: how to respond and encourage a...
Sneak Peek! “God’s Heart for Your Marriage” Available Soon!
Sneak peek of "God's Heart for Your Marriage: Daughters of the King Bible Study Series." Yes, it's a women's Bible study with ten lessons covering 10 topics about marriage. You'll find a list of the topics below in the Table of Contents. I hope you are as excited as...
Your Feedback Please on A Portion from My Next Book
Your Feedback Please on a Portion from My Next Book I'm writing a new book, currently titled Anger Management: Jesus Style. Any initial response to that title? Here's a description of this book. "We can learn from Jesus, who never sinned when facing situations that...
Book Drawing! “Discovering Wisdom in Proverbs” by Pam Farrel, Jean E. Jones, and Karla Dormacher
Book Drawing (2 winners) for "Discovering Wisdom in Proverbs" Would you like a Bible study filled with wisdom, devotions, group/individual questions, and coloring pages? This new book for studying Proverbs has it all. And there will be two winners! UPDATE: THE...
God Has Realistic Expectations of You
God Has Realistic Expectations of You Someone has said, “A perfectionist is a person who takes great pains and passes them on to others.” I’m one of those! And today I can only say “I’m a recovering perfectionist.” But that’s okay. Because God has realistic...
God’s Orchestration of Esther’s Story … and Yours and Mine
God's Orchestration of Esther's Story ... and Yours and Mine If you haven't read the book of Esther recently, here's some motivation to revisit this exciting story. God still orchestrated our lives just as much as He did Esther's. At the beginning of Esther’s story,...
Book Drawing!! “Who Wrote Hebrews?” by Bob Andersen
Book Drawing!! "Who Wrote Hebrews?: The Case for Silas and His Message for Today" by Bob Andersen I'm so excited! My friend, Bob Andersen, has written an exciting book that I loved reading. I gained so much, not just about the possible human author of the book of...
When is Anxiety Sinful?
When Is Anxiety Sinful? Imagine for a moment you are in the forest and a bear comes running toward you. You will most likely feel anxious and worried. No one is surprised by that. You better be fearful, anxious and worried. God designed your body to be energized to...
Did the Midwives Really Lie and How Their Story Can Give Us Courage?
Did the Midwives Really Lie? How Can their Story Give Us Courage? This is important because this biblical story is one that many people use to discredit the Bible and God. Let's look at this topic. As is common in many stories in the Bible, the written account doesn’t...