Making time for God in your life
We celebrated my mother’s 91st birthday earlier this month. I hadn’t seen her since June 2014 when we had a big party with family and friends during her 90th year. My sisters tried to prepare me but I was shocked Continue reading Looking back, looking forward
I have seen that family position influences a child’s language development in amazing ways. Firstborn have only adult language to learn from and so they tend to have advanced vocabularies. It is one of the reasons they may seem to Continue reading I chuckle every time
The celebration of Mother’s Day in my life is very different now. When my sons were young, it meant church in the morning followed by lunch, usually with friends. There was a group who lunched together most weeks after service. Continue reading Reflections on Mother’s Day
I had convinced myself that I knew how God was going to fix a current problem in my life. The answer would have come this past week. It didn’t come the way I thought it would; indeed, it hasn’t been Continue reading Back to basics in The Cleft for Life
Epilogue: Ruth’s wedding The early harvest was complete in the land. Sarabek and Ruben were joyful and happy together. Chavvah and Sarabek had become good friends; Chavvah had sent a messenger home with John and Naomi to retrieve Sarabek’s hand Continue reading Song of Life 19
Saying goodbye, moving ahead By worship day, everyone in the village knew the family was going to the city. The worship leader recited a passage about family and Sarabek’s eyes filled with tears as they all sang together about the Continue reading Song of Life 14
Healing in winter Naomi helped Sarabek dye the wool for her special projects and encouraged her daughter to think about a special shawl for herself, so it would be ready when the time came. Sarabek agreed and thought long and Continue reading Song of Life 11
Summer’s promise Sarabek started the new shawl the next morning after finishing her house chores. She first talked to her mother, telling her of the shepherd’s request and her mother readily agreed. The first job was to dye the wool Continue reading Song of Life 8
Shepherds at worship On worship day, Sarabek was up and eager to get to the village. She made sure the preparations were started for the midday meal her family would eat after fasting before service. She had brushed her hair Continue reading Song of Life 7
Saturday my mother will be 90 years old. This morning, I have been reflecting not on her age but what makes her special to me as a person as well as my mother. My mother is an unusual person in Continue reading Blessed by my mother’s life
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