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Letter From God: Impacting My Child
I'm occasionally including here the "Letters From God" that were included in my Princess of the King Bible Study series. This one is from the study book, Let Every Mother Rejoice. My Precious Princess and Daughter: I know you love Me. I see your desire to grow closer...
Book Give Away: “Praying God’s Word for Your Life”
I'm so excited to recommend to you Kathi Lipp's latest book Praying God's Word for Your Life. And you could win a free copy in my drawing! Check it out below. But let me tell you about Kathi. Kathi is a busy mom of four and is married to Roger. God has used her...
A Simpler Way to Live–from author Jan Johnson
I don't often pass along other people's material but this is from Jan Johnson, author of many books, including Abundant Simplicity: Discovering the Unhurried Rhythms of Grace. (www.JanJohnson.org) For a class I teach, my students get to read Jeremy Taylor’s 19...
Be My BETA Reader!
Please help me by being a “BETA” reader for my soon-to-be re-released book: Partly Cloudy with Scattered Worries. What is a BETA reader? Someone who reads the edited manuscript and reports to my editor about typos, formatting mistakes, or any response you have (like...
Are You Facing A Blocked Goal?
TA-DA! The winners of the copies of Not Quite Healed by Cecil Murphy are Dawn and Joan. Congratulations! I look forward to vacations for many reasons, but one primary one is so that I can read novels. Most often, that's the only time I read fiction. There are too many...
There’s Always Hope
Do you see it? Look really carefully. This is a plant that my son gave to my mom for Christmas last year. It was beautiful and full and lovely. But, we've had the worst time trying to keep it alive. I've starved it. I've given it fertilizer. I've given it a lot of...
Book Give-Away of “Not Quite Healed”
Although childhood sexual abuse, especially of boys, is such an uncomfortable subject, we must pay attention because it is occurring all the time. No one likes to think about it, but we need to be educated about it and be alert to the possibility of it occurring...
“Letter from God” based on Rebekah and Rahab
Every once in a while, I'll be sharing the "Letters from God" that I've included in several of my Bible studies and books. This one is based on the stories of Rebekah and Rahab. My Precious Princess and Daughter:I am in control. I am sovereign. I am able to make...
Little by Little Can Be Bad Too
And the winner of the copy of Sober Mercies is... Ta Da!..Dana... . Congratulations, Dana. And thank you everyone for submitting your names. I highly recommend you obtain a copy of Sober Mercies.We've talked for several posts about how God works little by little...
You’re In The Process of “Being”
Remember: the drawing for the book, Sober Mercies, by Heather Kopp, is this Saturday. Just leave a comment on my blog. (Pssttt: not very many people have put their name in...so you have a good opportunity to be chosen!)Before I took the opportunity to highlight Sober...
Review & Book Give-Away for “Sober Mercies”
(Read below how to win a copy of Heather Kopp's book: Sober Mercies.) Heather Kopp's new book is entitled Sober Mercies: A Memoir: How Love Caught Up With A Christian Drunk. I didn't want to stop reading this riveting tale of how she overcame being an alcohol abuser....
Where’s My Little Box of a Perfect Life?
We've been talking about God's work in our lives "little by little." I wouldn't doubt that some people would struggle with truly believing that God approves of such a slow means of growth and sanctification. For many of us, God's words "Be holy as I am holy" ring in...
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We've been talking on the theme of "little by little." I love knowing that God's patience allows us to grow in our sanctification "little by little." He's not impatient with us when it takes us time to overcome our struggles. One of the principles I've shared...
It All Adds Up
In my last post, I talked about the value of "little by little." Even God works on that principle, we found. Here's a wonderful true story by my friend Mike Bechtle, who is the author of People Can't Drive You Crazy If You Don't Give Them The Keys. He blogs at...
Little By Little Is Good
My friend, Gayle Roper, blogs about widow-hood at Widows Journey (www.widowsjourney.com). Even though I'm not a widow, her insights into her challenging season of life are a blessing. It gives me even greater appreciation for my wonderful husband, and I better...
Stepping Stones of Challenge Become…
Are you going through a very difficult time? Does it seem purposeless and unneeded? Is it a time of questioning what God is doing--or even questioning God's wisdom and sovereignty? We've all been there at one time or another. Such is life, yet at the time of the...
Are You Infected with the Dreaded PFS?
We're continuing our discussion of the Woman of Sidon (I Kings 17). We've discovered that she was feeling shameful for some sin. So she said to Elijah, “What do I have to do with you, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my iniquity to remembrance and to put my...
Faithfulness Blocked by Shame
As I prepare this post for later publication, my husband, Larry, and I are looking forward to speaking for a second time at an adult Fellowship Class. Our subject is shame and it's fun to me to see God's timing because that is what was going on with this Woman of...