God has given us a great responsibility in raising our children in a sin riddled world. Psalm 127:3” Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.” They are precious in his sight, and they are a gift given by him to us. ...
Read More »Her Children Call Her Blessed- Part III (Mothers of Kings)
As a girl, my only view of Mary was that of the tall white statue presiding in the beautiful cathedral in my city. Many prayed to her, but for a young girl, she seemed quite imposing. Years later, I learned for the first time that Mary was a Jewish teenager, ...
Read More »Praying in the Present for the Future
Over the years I have attended multiple eye catching, visually pleasing, delicious eating wedding receptions all ranging from a causal buffet style to a live 10-man band, yet only one reception has given me a realistic glimpse into an answered prayer of a parent’s heart. Ever since their daughter was ...
Read More »Her Children Call Her Blessed- Part II (Mothers of Preachers)
Eliza Spurgeon became a mother at age nineteen. Her first born was a strong-willed boy named Charles. He would be followed by 16 more children, 9 of them would die in infancy. For Eliza, raising godly children meant leading them to salvation at the earliest of ages, before they could ...
Read More »The Superhero Cat: Tara
Zechariah 4:10” Do not despise these small beginnings……. This certainly was the case in Bakersfield, California on May 14, 2014. Jeremy Triantafilo, a 4 year old was innocently riding his bicycle up the driveway. Suddenly out of thin air the next door neighbor’s dog raced around the corner running up ...
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