The little girl leaned close to my daughter’s face, intently staring at her features and her skin. Then she jumped back and looked over at her mom with wide eyes. “Her is creepy!” she declared. My heart tightened in my chest at her words—it wasn’t the first time I’ve cringed or fought back tears at…
Many of us have one person in particular we look up to. The one who’s the kind of wife we want to be. The one who’s the kind of friend we want to be. The one who’s the kind of mother we want to be. The one who’s our best earthly picture of Jesus. In…
“Christ has no body on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which Christ’s compassion for the world is to look out; yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good; and yours are the hands with which he is to…
I’m sewing crystals on lace, in strings that catch the light of the lamp above my head. Alternating tiny beads, larger glass diamonds, and the occasional pearl. It’s my daughter’s wedding dress, and it must be just right. These lace-and-bead concoctions are the sleeves, a kind of Roaring Twenties look that suits her tiny frame….
Five years ago, my only prayer was for God to use me. I was feeling utterly useless. My husband and I were struggling to make ends meet and keep our marriage together as we waited for the arrival of our second surprise baby. We prayed for God to lead us down a new path, and…
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We fidgeted uncomfortably as the Bible study group leader called our names, one after another. She asked us to share our testimonies, the stories of how God came into and worked in our lives. Most of the women gave short answers about growing up in the church or not having anything exciting to say. I…