A very relevant word from 1883. Print, post, and practice for maximum application and blessing.The Home Government –What is it?It is not to watch children with a suspicious eye, to …
Rain
The room slowly darkens. The morning sun has been shrouded with a cloak of impending precipitation packaged in a darkening cloud overhead. The leaves on the trees begin to stir. …
Cold
In the cast of the floodlight of the dark morning hours, the snowflakes descend lightly, haphazardly toward the hardened soil. No precipitation can penetrate its diamond surface now. Ten thousand …
What Now?
“Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight; but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.” …
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Baby Boot Camp
“Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.” Ecclesiastes 9:11As we were …
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Morning Light
“Thou hidden Source of calm repose, Thou all-sufficient Love divine, My Help and Refuge from my foes, Secure I am while Thou art mine: And lo! From sin, and grief, …
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A Life in Order
Our gracious and loving God specializes in calling order out of chaos. We are introduced to Him in the midst of a chaotic void, and we witness Him use the …
To God Be the Glory
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 Johann Sebastian Bach October 25, 2019, 7:00pm at the historic Calvary Church 27 Church Street, Stonington, CTThe organ’s notes descend from the …
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The Face of the Woman He Loves
When women act like women, men act like men. Nothing calls forth the true, noble, masculine nature so surely as pure femininity. Men naturally want to use their strength and …
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Lesson from Marriage
Recently, I was asked to share something that I have learned from marriage. As I was thinking on this, I asked my husband how he would answer. He said, “That’s …
This Little Light of Mine
Babies bring such joy into a home! In fact, they bring joy with them wherever they go. It’s as if they carry within themselves this beautiful light that just shines …
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Ask and Ye Shall Receive
“I go to books and to nature as a bee goes to the flower, for a nectar that I can make into my own honey.” John BurroughsMorning. Ten thousands of …
The Grand Invitation
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.Hebrews 4:16Come along with me as I …
Breath, No Breath
Nine o’clock in the evening. My husband and I walk the wide corridor of the ICU. Just over an hour ago we were on our way home from dinner with …
Ombra Mai Fu (Never Was A Shade)
“Tender and beautiful fronds of my beloved plane tree, let Fate smile upon you. May thunder, lightning, and storms never disturb your dear peace, nor may you by blowing winds be …
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Homeschool Graduation
For the past 22 years I have been working on a project. This past week that project ended. I’ve learned a few very important lessons that I’d like to share with you. What project? Educating our four children at home.
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A Book To Be Written
The color of the sky is the color of the gray waist-high headstones that surround me in all directions. I wrap my arm around my mother’s thin frame and clasp …
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His Eye Is on the Sparrow
Elizabeth RoyAs seasons of life change, Elizabeth happily remains desperately dependent upon her God. Three of her four children have now branched off to begin their own families. She is …
Ardent Devotion
Elizabeth RoyAs seasons of life change, Elizabeth happily remains desperately dependent upon her God. Three of her four children have now branched off to begin their own families. She is …
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The Gift of Femininity
Elizabeth RoyAs seasons of life change, Elizabeth happily remains desperately dependent upon her God. Three of her four children have now branched off to begin their own families. She is …