They brought young children to him, that he should touch them. — Mark 10:13 Her birth did not happen at all the way we had planned. I’d had visions of breathing through contractions in a beautiful hospital birthing room—a slow process with a beautiful end result. Our daughter, however, made her entrance feet first, requiring...
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. — Colossians 3:12–13 Have you ever wondered where the saying “a...
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. — Proverbs 4:23 Many verses in Scripture are helpful and instructive for mothers who desire to create a happy and pleasant atmosphere in their homes. Certainly Galatians 5:22–23, listing the fruit of the Spirit, is a passage that indicates the...
Everyone with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. — Nehemiah 4:17 The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds. — 2 Corinthians 10:4 As a mother of eleven, I’ll admit that motherhood can sometimes...
Children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — Psalm 127:3 You wake up early, hoping to get just a few minutes of quiet before the day begins, but the children have other ideas. Your day is full of changing diapers, laundry, getting kids to school or...
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. . . . Her children arise up, and call her blessed. — Proverbs 31:10, 28 I am sorry to see some lovely old-fashioned words go out of vogue. One of those delightful words is “virtuous.” For many Christian women the term “virtuous...