Two months ago, I had a rare moment of peace and decided to read a book. An unusual sound began in my left ear—like an ultrasound of a baby’s heartbeat. A few minutes passed, and I no longer noticed the whooshing sound. The next day, as I was homeschooling my four kids, I periodically heard…
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” (James 1:2 NIV) My family is really picky about food. When I talk about this pickiness with other mamas, I usually get a good bit of sympathy, confirming the extreme…
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,…
“On Wednesday morning, the first rays of sun were peeking around the clouds,” my daughter Charity wrote. “I swung my legs over the edge of the bed. Strange dizziness clouded my mind. I have a fever, I thought. I must be getting sick. Objects around me seemed to move with each turn of my head….
Watching a baby master new skills is one of the greatest joys of parenthood. Their first rollovers elicit cheers, and we reward them with kisses when they clumsily crawl toward a favorite toy. For weeks we coach them to take that first step, and then we celebrate as if our little ones scored the winning…