An Angry Countenance

“The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.” Proverbs 25:23 There is a use for everything. There is a use for the north wind, and for an angry countenance. Rough visaged, ungainly messengers both are; but when sent on necessary errands, they fulfil their mission well. When David wanted [...]

5 Tips to Attain Success in 2010

Around the first of the year I found various lists on how to make the New Year better. Lists for more wealth. Lists for more happiness. Lists for more time. Lists for a better love life. And on and on it goes. While each of these lists was good in their own right, I felt [...]

The Meaning of MY Life

Occasionally throughout the thirty-three years of my life, when I feel I am being pulled in fifty different directions – often at my own doing, but sometimes not – I shut down and ponder the meaning of life. Everything seems vanity and I get frustrated at the very basic activities of life. “Why should I [...]

Blast from the Past: Bible, just another subject?

I’ve been pondering of late whether Bible is sometimes seen as just another subject in a Christian homeschool. I’m not saying it is wrong to have a subject in “Bible” as you would math or language, but wouldn’t it be better if we actually lived in such a way that the Bible was lived out and talked about and taught as [...]

Count your many blessings!

A few days ago I was so very thankful to the Lord for how he has blessed our family. I was rejoicing in the little ways He has shown us that He cared. It was definintely a “mountain top” week. Then came a “valley”…Among other things, I was discouraged because of several unexpected bills that came in [...]

Think about it Thursday

What if . . . . . God decided to stop leading us tomorrow because we didn’t follow Him today? What if . . . . . God couldn’t take the time to bless us today because we couldn’t take the time to thank Him yesterday? What if . . . . [...]

Bible, just another subject?