Category Archives: Encouragement

More Than Enough

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Pam

I was reading The Jesus Storybook Bible to my little Ruby the other day and in between several readings of the “one about the sick girl” we also managed to read one about Jesus feeding the five thousand. Jesus instructed … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day Thoughts

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Pam

“…for apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5, ESV). Last week I spent a little over thirty-six hours on full-time duty caring for two of my little granddaughters, with two of their little cousins joining us for the … Continue reading →

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About Change

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Pam

  Try this quote on and see if it fits. I know it sounds fantastic; but think it over. It seems to me that we often, almost sulkily, reject the good that God offers us because, at that moment, we … Continue reading →

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The Advice Book: A Treasured Graduation Gift

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Daniel

It’s been almost ten years since my homeschool graduation party. I got some great presents, and I can still remember some of them: A family heirloom pocket watch. Pens and notebooks. Generous friends and grandparents gave money, which helped me … Continue reading →

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Still Learning

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Pam

I don’t remember where I had been, but I came rolling up the driveway just as Daniel, our oldest son who runs Doorposts was getting in his car to go get his wife and children to join us for lunch … Continue reading →

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Family Meals with Joy!

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Pam

Preparing for company always provides plenty of opportunity for sanctification! As I looked forward to our Easter feast with all the family together, I so enjoyed this post by Nancy Wilson on hosting family meals and celebrations with joy. She … Continue reading →

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What I’m Glad God Has Done

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Pam

I’m glad God chose to give us six children! We got a late start. I was twenty-eight when we married. In the twelve years that followed, God blessed us with six little ones and the strength to care for them! … Continue reading →

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What I Would Do Differently, Part 3

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Pam

“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” (1 Corinthians 13:7). What else would I do differently if I could go back to my early days of mothering? I would memorize 1 Corinthians 13 sooner and … Continue reading →

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What I Would Do Differently, Part 2

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Pam

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast” (Eph 2:8-9). If we are saved by grace alone and not by our … Continue reading →

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Hope for the Liar

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Pam

Lying comes naturally. We shouldn’t be shocked when our children lie. They’re born with old sin natures, and that’s what old sin natures do. Man has been lying ever since Adam and Eve believed the lies of Satan, the father … Continue reading →

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