Life can feel so unfair at times. And if we’re not careful to put those things in their proper place, into the Hands that hold us together when we are about to fall apart, we can mistakenly get distracted by wayward thoughts and go off a deep end. There’s no explaining the ‘whys’ of infertility, […]
Tag: mother's love
“Reflections on Motherhood” by Guest Writer: Diana Rockwell
“Her children arise and call her blessed;” Proverbs 31:28a NIV Coming home after a long day at work, I asked the babysitter where my youngest son happened to be. She said, “He is in the yard.” So, I went out the front door and but didn’t see my three-year-old son anywhere. We had a long […]
“You Get to Choose” by Guest Writer: Michelle Flaningan
I was a precocious three year old who pushed my baby brother off the bed resulting in a trip to the emergency room. She chose to love me. Then I became a feisty teenager who talked back, told her lies and rolled my eyes at everything she asked me to do. She chose to love […]
“A Mother’s Love”by Guest Writer: Diana Rockwell
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” Proverbs 31:25 NIV. Standing in a Hallmark Card store, my mother laughing as she reads the cards, such a vivid memory. Oh, how my mother loved to laugh. She loved cartoon shows on Saturday mornings, Tweety Bird one of her […]
“Leaving Your Fingerprints On Lives”
Most of us have read the endearing and romantic story found in the Book of Ruth. Enveloped within these four chapters is the foreshadowing of redemption and the lineage from which this redemption would flow. Let’s take a look at the unconditional devotion of Ruth towards her mother-in-law, Naomi. One, in my opinion, that surpasses […]