Home Cooking for Body and Soul Lesson #6—Leavening the Family of God

Dinner: Pancakes, Turkey Sausage, homemade pancake syrup Verses: Luke 13:20-21; Leviticus 7:13; Matthew 28:19; 2 Kings 7:9; Matthew 9:30-31 Usually the symbolic meaning of leavening in the Bible is bad, but in one case, it is used to symbolize something good—something we should take note of in our lives. Before we read about it, think…

Congratulations, You Married Mr. Right

I married Mr. Right. If you’re married, you did, too. Mr. Right brings his wife flowers on their anniversary. He also forgets their anniversary. Mr. Right loves his children and spends his evenings playing with them. He also gets irritated and yells about how all their noise makes it hard for him to hear the…

In the Quiet

Five-twenty AM, it’s just him and I in the quiet of the morning. The tick-tock of the clock is magnified as we talk in hushed whispers to one another. Today is the day.  The long planned for and anticipated day.  Deer season has begun. We talk about what he’s going to do, where he’s going,…

Project 52: Live Fully in the Now with Meaning

Each Monday this year, we shared a project that relates to being a Christian woman and living out our Titus 2 roles in real life. For more information about this feature, click here. This week’s project is: live fully in the now with meaning. It started when I read One Thousand Gifts…since then, I’ve been…

His Wonderful Name

And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6b The NAME of Jesus – Every knee shall bow at His Name, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. WONDERFUL – Let us be full of wonder and marvel at His beauty and majesty and desire the…

And there shall be…

…and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy… Luke 1:14 Memory is the mother of traditions. Almost all of our special days are celebrated because they remind us of something significant in the past… Our celebrations are occasions to look back and remember what God has done…

Do Not Forget This Gift

The holidays are a wonderful, and exhausting time of the year. No matter how simple you keep things, December is enough to wear out the Energizer bunny. As wives and mothers, we’re concerned about making memories for our children, getting together with friends and family, and reaching out to others around us, among other things….