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  • One Mother to Another

    Grab a cup of coffee and pull your chair up close. I want to talk to you, one mother to another. There are some things we need to get straight, and I think we can help each other. We are both pulli

  • Mind Your Manners

    Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.  Philippians 1:27 We all glanced around, wondering who would go first in front of the dairy case. I needed cream ch

  • When Grief Comes

    You who are my comforter in sorrow, my heart is faint within me.  Jeremiah 8:18 I sit by the water, watching a leaf trickle through the air on its journey to the rippling surface. The sky is blue

  • When We Lose the Privilege of Plans

    In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. Proverbs 16:9 We could go to town one day per month if the river wasn’t too high. Our four-by-four had a long exhau

  • Light of the World

    When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 From the sixth hour unti

  • Restored

    He will restore us in a very short time; he will heal us in a little while, so that we may live in his presence. Hosea 6:2 How strange, apocalyptic, it must have been for the people who entered our

  • Begin the Work

    for Jen and Hil, we the original Cambridge Three Get up and begin the work! May the Lord be with you! 1 Chronicles 22:16 I had longed for many years to become an intercessor. I was surrounded by mi

  • School’s Out

    My counsel to you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. You’re deeply rooted in him. You’re well const

  • Refuge in the Uproar

    God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and f

  • All My Tears

    for Kate with love You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. Psalm 56:8 How fitting that I would unwrap this tiny ve