“Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her.” Hosea 2:14 I’ve been in the wilderness this past year. Some days sitting in my prayer chair, most days, kneeling in my jeans with ripped knees. But we’ve all been there—the wilderness—even if it’s for … Continue reading Tenderly, by Beth Duewel
“And now, Lord, for what do I expectantly wait? My hope [my confident expectation] is in You” (Ps. 39:7 AMP). Great Expectation Almost fourteen years ago, we welcomed an angry sibling pair, ages five and seven, into our home. With my husband’s support, I stopped working to focus on the needs of our children. We … Continue reading Expectation, by Becky Antkowiak
Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you. Deuteronomy 4:2 Friends – I apologize if this is garbled. I have an acute case of wedding brain. My daughter was engaged Easter weekend and within a month we have … Continue reading Add, by Melissa Carey
Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. Mark 14:41 NIV ‘Three’ is a rhetorical device — we find our speech patterns littered with ‘this, this and that’. Our stories have Three Little Pigs, … Continue reading Third, by Catherine Hutton
“…he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds.” Psalm 33:15 ESV Raising twins brought me a lot of insight into the human need to be seen as an individual. My twins are fraternal—a boy and a girl. And as the saying goes, as different as night and day. And yet … Continue reading Fashions, by Lori Altebaumer