God Always Knows the Perfect Time to Let Go! (Our Faith Can Be Like Riding a Bike)

(Small disclaimer: I originally wrote this last night, when we went bike riding. But then I was so tired and sore, I couldn’t stay up to post it. Maybe I am getting old!)
A few days before I left for the Women of Faith conference, my daughter learned how to ride a bike for the very [...]

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What Did I Learn About Freedom at the Women of Faith Conference?

It’s hard to balance your life if you don’t have the freedom to make choices. Whether your prison is physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual, Jesus Christ is the way to true freedom!
The theme of this year’s Women of Faith conference is Amazing Freedom. Freedom through Christ, freedom in our lives as women, freedom from our [...]

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Off to the Women of Faith Conference Tomorrow!

http://womenoffaith.com/
This will be the first time I’ve gone, but I’ve been told it will be an inspiring, invigorating time! As one friend (a returning attendee) put it, “when you return, you will be on fire for the Lord, and this will totally recharge your faith, your love, your hope, and your peace. You will bring [...]

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Pliable Minds for God to Mold?

I read some blog entries recently about new research in an area called brain plasticity, and it got me thinking. Maybe God made our brains pliable so we could be molded into what He wants us to become.
“…Does the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you making?’…” – Isaiah 45:9
 “You turn things upside down, [...]

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Poem for Dad this Father’s Day: A Glimpse of God’s Love

Fathers are always there to protect us, but they also do so much more…
A FATHER teaches you and guides you, whether it be little league practice or a choice that alters your life.
A FATHER supports you during happy times yet also helps you through times of strife.
A FATHER hugs you when you fail and pats [...]

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Sleepovers, Mothers/Daughters, Growing Up, and the Creativity of Our Children

I just survived a sleepover Saturday night!
For my daughter’s eighth birthday, she wanted a sleepover party. Only a few girls from school, her cousin, what could be so difficult about that?
I had no idea eight-year-olds could stay up so late! I had attended a Girl Scout sleepover before, but the girls there fell asleep before [...]

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Do We Need the Old Testament Today? (Lessons From a Just and Loving God)

*Partial excerpts from my book Simply Balanced intermingled with new content*
I used to think reading the New Testament was enough. After all, Jesus is the whole point; the Gospel is THE Good News. The New Testament fulfills the Old Testament prophecies of the Messiah. The Jewish Christians of Jesus’ time knew the Scriptures inside and [...]

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Someone to Pick Us Up Every Day

Children are so trusting. For example, every morning I check on my son in his crib. He stretches and yawns, smiles up at me sweetly, and holds up his arms for me to pick him up. So trusting, knowing I will be there to lift him out of his crib every single morning.
Wouldn’t it be [...]

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