It’s Wednesday night and I just spent a couple hours working on a post, only to watch my computer eat up the entire document, letter by letter. It looked like a video game where some little animal was gobbling down a string of words as fast as he could. The the cursor sat there quivering, like it was giggling over its great trick. It was actually kind of funny. It […]
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Naming God’s Gifts
We have a black cat that we have never named. That is a strange phenomena in a household that names strange things like knives and computers and blankets. I thought of that black cat today when I read a quote from C. S. Lewis: Now, in the Bible a name . . . reveals the very essence of a thing, or rather its essence as God’s gift. To name a […]
Read More →A Thankful Heart Is a Generous Heart
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thess. 5:18). Sharing has two sides: 1. Lettings others enjoy the things we have 2. Being content with what we have Several weeks ago we started a series of posts about teaching children to share. So far we have addressed the following topics in previous posts: We as parents need to be willing […]
Read More →A Fresh Start — Again
There’s something about a new year. It’s a fresh start, a chance to re-evaluate, an opportunity to think about my direction and priorities. Today I will sit at the local coffee shop with Bible, pen, and journal in hand and write down goals for this fresh, new year. I’ll pray for God’s guidance and conviction as I think about the people in my life, the books I want to read, […]
Read More →Helping Our Children Run the Race – Setting Goals
“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil 3:15). We’re running a race. So are our children. The beginning of a new year is a good time to reevaluate our goals. Are we running in the right direction or are we distracted by lots of good and not-so-good things along the way? New Year’s has traditionally been the time […]
Read More →Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!
I love Christmas! Normal life pretty much goes on hold in the Forster household during Christmas season, as soon as the Christmas CD’s come out. One of the things I love most is the music. I love playing the piano and reveling in the full force of our dear church family raising their voices in praise during our worship service. I love the lazy strains of Kenny G in the […]
Read More →God could change things if He knew it was best for us.
It hit me the other day — as I was reading the book of Joshua. God can do whatever He wants. And He’s on our side. I knew that. But somehow it penetrated my brain in a new way that day. I was reading about Joshua and the Israelites going out to fight against the Amorite kings who were attacking Gibeon. “The Lord discomfited them…the Lord cast down great stones […]
Read More →Giving More than We Receive
“It is more blessed to give than to receive…” (Acts 20:35) Children can easily become very focused on getting during the Christmas season. If we want our children to be blessed, and if it is truly more blessed to give than to receive, we need to teach our children to give. Try this simple activity to encourage your children to give more than they receive throughout the day. Not only […]
Read More →Did She Know?
“Mary, did you know that your baby boy will one day walk on water? “Mary, did you know That your baby boy will save our sons and daughters? Did you know That your baby boy has come to make you new? This child that you’ve delivered Will soon deliver you.” “Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.” Mary must have deeply loved this special Son that […]
Read More →The Green Cookie Recipe
Oops . . . I told someone during the Facebook party that I would include the recipe for our cookies in today’s post, and I forgot to earlier. These cookies are definitely an established tradition in our family. They, and a certain trombone version of “Jingle Bells” piping up at an unexpected time, are the first heralds of the advent season at the Forsters. I’ve been making these since way […]
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