By Aby Garvey Ah vacation…time to relax, get away from it all and really enjoy the good stuff in life. You leave your worries behind, and with any luck at all…not your toothbrush! But how to remember it all and how to pack it so you can find it when you need it? Simple: when …
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Did God Really Say?
“Ask…in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” Mark 11:24 NIV When severe drought hit a small farming community in the Midwest, a local church called a prayer meeting and everybody showed up…As the pastor stood before his packed church he noticed an 11-year-old girl sitting in the front row, …
The Refiner’s Fire.
“He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” Malachi 3:3 I have heard this story before, but recently someone forwarded it to me. She had no idea that the refiner’s fire seems to be my life right now. Maybe it is yours, as well. Read this story and remember, Only the most precious …
Fun Friday: God’s Infinite Wisdom
A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while wife stayed home with the kids. He wanted her to see what he went through so he prayed: “Dear Lord: I go to work every day and put in 8 hours while my wife gets to stay at home. I want her …
Thankful Thursday
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, [and] into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, [and] bless his name. Psalm 100:4 I have not written a “Thankful Thursday” in a while, so I thought today I would. I am thankful for rainy Sunday afternoons. (I am actually writing this on a Sunday afternoon. Everyone …
“Questions” and Answers to Spanking
Recently, on a social site I frequent, I read the following “questions” a mom was asking concerning spanking: You know, the question of whether to discipline by physical means – slapping, smacking, spanking etc has been raised a few times lately. I am not judging anybody who chooses to use these means of discipline, however …
The Pains Of Expectancy
All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it’s not only around us; it’s within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We’re also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. …
Fun Friday … Kids Say the Darndest Things!
Today I thought I would share a funny story about a conversation with my daughter Emily. Let me set this up by saying two of my dearest friends, Melanie(28) and Shay (almost 33, Sorry girl 😉 ) are both single and have never been married. Because they are very close to me, like sisters I …
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Just A Spoonful Of Mom’s Experience
As a new mom, or even an experienced mom, we can sometimes find ourselves in a panic when our children are sick. The following are a few things I have learned along the way. Please feel free to add your comments (by clicking the comment button at the bottom) to add what you have learned …
The Land of Just Enough!
Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would really obey his commands. Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown …