Weekly Devotional

I was introduced to making hay in my mid-teens on a hot summer day in Indiana. It was by far some of the hardest work I had done to date, but it will forever be etched in my mind as a really good memory. I was reading in John 9 and verses 4-5 really challenged my...

I love the sunshine and often tell the kids that the sun makes me happy! Typically, there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t spend at least a few hours outside, usually on the hammock, while the kids are frolicking around together. Here, I often find myself in...

I don't believe anyone knows for certain where the idea of "April Fools" came from, but as I made a mental note of what today was I remembered a quote from a man's journal: "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." Jim...

Do you ever recall the line of a song that you learned years ago? This happens to me quite often, especially when the songs are timeless hymns with rich truths. Yesterday, I was reading in 1 Corinthians 10 about God making a way of escape in temptation: "There...

Last week was a hard week. The two little ones have been under the weather, which makes sleep difficult. Emotionally, I felt drained by some things that had come up, and it was a struggle to get everything done each day. Last Sunday, after a long week, I was given...

"Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ, and go out into the irresistible future with Him." - O. ChambersThis statement grabbed my attention out of the devotional book "My Utmost for His Highest." If we are not careful, we can be overwhelmed...

She tugged on my skirt, eyes wide open and full of anticipation as she eagerly awaited my response. “Mama, want go wit you!” Her eyes sparkled like the bluest ocean. As I quickly grabbed my purse, I couldn't resist her sweet little cheeks and sticky hand holding on...

I have known the phrase, "Only one life twill soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last," by C.T. Studd since I was a little kid. And that saying has stuck with me.This past week was an incredible opportunity to be at a concert where this very phrase had...

I have a simple thought for today. Psalm 8:3-4 says:"When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained; What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou visitest him?"From the smallest...