Martha has it all together. She arises early every morning, showers, gets dressed, and heads for the kitchen to prepare breakfast for her husband and family. Afterwards, she loads the dishwasher, packs her husband’s lunch and sends him off to work. She sees to it that her children are dressed, have their teeth brushed, and all their homework in each of their backpacks. She has her weekly routine of household chores laid out before her. In addition to Monday’s laundry and changing bedding, she vacuums, dusts, and tidies her immaculate house. She takes meat out for supper, and bakes either Read More
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The Gatekeeper
Once upon a time, an old man, a moral man, died. He walked along a path looking for a way to enter heaven. The first gate he came to had the inscription “The Gate of Good Deeds” posted high up on the iron bars. He clanged the iron door knocker and waited for he gatekeeper. Surely, the good deeds he had done; giving a hitchhiker a ride, praying for a sick neighbor, giving to the poor, would count in his favor. He was sure of it. The gatekeeper did not smile as he said, “God desires that everyone do good Read More
Why We all Need More than One Mom – Finding and Being Spiritual Mentors
I am excited to introduce my guest blogger and sister in Christ, Lori Anderson, mother of three grown sons and grandmother to three granddaughters. To Lori, serving Jesus is an adventure; full of challenges and unexpected turns in the road, but one which is always more fulfilling than anyone could imagine. Many people, once they are saved, may ask, “So, now what?” Lori wants to be that person in the “so, now what” – to be a faithful servant of the Lord Jesus Christ by being a spiritual mom to make a difference in younger women’s lives. Recently, I lost Read More