“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
‘But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.’ Luke 2:19 How crazy is your Christmas prep? My friend Jill always used to say “I’m too busy to scratch myself.” I’m feeling a little of that this year. Competing needs of two teenagers, a busy military husband, wrapping up the ministry … Continue reading Treasured, by Debb Hackett
That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified. Isaiah 61:3 “Why do trees grow up?” A simple question from my four-year-old grandson. He meant in a literal sense. My answer to him was “They are reaching for the sun so they can grow big and strong.” But … Continue reading Trees, by Lori Altebaumer