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It’s funny how as adults we remember the funniest things about our parents. I remember that when I came home from college, Mother would not take me shopping
Arise Ministries
July 11, 2017
It’s funny how as adults we remember the funniest things about our parents. I remember that when I came home from college, Mother would not take me shopping
I strolled the tree lined paths of the small-town cemetery. The same trail I dawdled along many years ago as flower assistant to my grandmother in the ritual
I heard a little girl ask her mother in the drug store the other day, “Mommy, twis Weester here?” I giggled. “Yes, Weester twis here!” It’s all around
I love passports. It’s exciting to see the colorful stamps randomly placed in that tiny book, representing destinations from all over the globe. Each one of them tells
A few years ago I spoke at a conference with the theme: Though None Go with Me. Once I heard the title, my mind started racing with all that
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead
When my kids were very young, most of my parenting was focused on getting them to simply obey. Behavior modification was my goal – like not throwing groceries out of the
When I was a mother raising children alone, I possessed one certain Bible. I wrote notes in the margins beside verses that pertained to my circumstances asking God
“You won’t understand until you are a parent.” It’s a regular declaration in my house that typically follows some kind of childish fit. Arguing with my parenting decisions
I was a single father for the first nine years of my daughter’s life. Her mom and I were never married and once she got pregnant, things went