Dear Jesus, You are amazing. Not only do You give me what I need, but You bless me with so much more than I ask for. In the book of Matthew, You said, Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give…
Gifts and Wrapping
What Gifts Say And when [the wise men] had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. — Matthew 2:11 Church Christmas pageants always feature three wise men bearing…
Do Not Be Afraid
But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a Son, and you are to call Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne…
Blessings at Christmas
God had clearly spoken. “We can start trying to have kids!” Martin said later that night. “I know, it’s crazy, isn’t it? Just think, nine months from now our life could look very different!” I said. Nine months later, our life looked exactly the same. I hadn’t gotten pregnant and now the disappointment we felt…
The Heart of a Woman
Think about the women you meet at church. They’re trying to live up to some model of femininity. What do they “teach” you about being a woman? What are they saying to us through their lives? You’d have to conclude that a godly woman is… tired. And guilty. We’re all living in the shadow of that infamous icon, “The…
Fiction Friday Christmas Edition
It’s Fiction Friday! Amish fiction readers are in for a Christmas treat! Settle in by the fire with hot cocoa and a fuzzy blanket and enjoy these wonderful reads. An Amish Christmas Gift: Three Amish Novellas Naomi’s Gift by Amy Clipston Naomi has begun to believe that she isn’t meant to find love,…
Top 10 Book Gift Ideas 2018
Sing with us now!.. It’s the most wonderful time of the year!.. And, it’s time to decide which books we’re giving our family and friends for Christmas! We love giving faith-building books to our loved ones. Here are some of the best current books and devotionals by some of our favorite Christian authors. Enjoy! Us…
Celebrate Each Other
Experiencing Joy Together Every day should be a holiday to celebrate love. — Unknown Tamela February 12, 2017. That date will forever be etched in my memory. Los Angeles, California. We woke up and realized we were getting ready to attend the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. We had a long day ahead, but an exciting…
Thanking God for Yadah Abundance
It is a good thing to give thanks [yadah] unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High. — Psalm 92:1 KJV “Whatever.” The Wednesday morning before folks eat turkey and pie and browse the Black Friday flyers, I wake up to this smothering of fog and this teen muttering it…
Voice Lessons
The beautiful thing about getting healthy is that you grow in new ways — new behaviors, new boundaries, new words, new friendships. The hard thing about getting healthy is that you grow in all those same ways — new behaviors, new boundaries, new words, new friendships. Learning something new when you have long-established patterns can…