One time I accidentally caught my mother-in-law’s mattress on fire. I wasn’t sure how to tell her. We had been living with her for a few weeks, and this wasn’t our first major catastrophe. Just a few days prior one of my daughters flipped over in her chair, placing a large head-shaped hole in their dining room wall. The next day, a different daughter shattered a family heirloom. And now this. It was a disaster, to say the least. The ... Read the Post...
Can Our Faith Save Someone Else?
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, ‘Son, your sins are forgiven.’” Mark 2:5. Weary from years of holding a paper bag up to my daughter’s face to help her breathe when panic struck, I wasn’t ready to take on anything else. Regardless, here I sat. My husband and I sat in silence with a new truth. This news was unexpected, unwanted and untimely. Just like that, I was inducted into a club I never wanted to be a part ... Read the Post...
What Makes A Excellent Wife?
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. Proverbs 12:4 As a mom with chronic health problems, I often feel stuck in the ruts of survival mode. Not for lack of effort to do all the things. Rather, lack of energy and limited physical abilities. These limits keep lingering questions in the back of my mind. How can I truly be an excellent wife to my ... Read the Post...
Why Does God Let Us Suffer?
“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 1:2-3 (NIV) It was one of those dreaded nights. Our family of five had been hit with the stomach virus. At some point in the night, I mustered all my strength and changed into a shirt I found lying on the floor. The room was dark so I had no idea ... Read the Post...
