We all have hard days. Some people have only a few of them, at least for the present. Some face an unrelenting succession of difficult times. And some have sadness woven so deeply into their souls that it seems joy will never return (and if that’s you, please do seek professional help as well as […]
Devotional
The Best is Yet to Come
I talked to a dear mom about her son’s cancer. Three days ago they discovered it is back, aggressively. I had called to comfort her, but she ended up comforting and inspiring me instead. “God has everything under control,” says this woman who has faced more in the last few years than most of us face […]
When There is Too Much to Do
We garden and we homeschool, and sometimes the combination seems to be a bit too much. This year I told my husband that we were not going to have a garden because it was impossible to combine with our homeschooling. He gently disagreed and pointed out that gardening was good for me and the children. […]