“For His mercy endureth forever.” I went to sleep with those words in my head. I woke up the next morning with the same words still there. “O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good: for His mercy endureth forever.” Our married daughter texted me just as the intermission was ending at the concert my husband and I were enjoying. My son-in-law and his sister had just witnessed […]
Read More →“Hidden Art” Giveaway Winner!
Congratulations to Leslie with comment #24, who won a free copy of Edith Schaeffer’s Hidden Art, and thank you to all who responded with your accounts of the women God has so graciously used in your lives. What a beautiful witness of His grace and of the difference one person’s love and time and faithfulness can make in the lives of others. May we all seek to be used by […]
Read More →A Light in the Darkness
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105) Use this simple activity to help your children understand the importance of God’s Word in their lives. Set up an obstacle course outside (if the weather permits) or in your house. Put chairs on their side, hang long strips of crepe paper from the ceiling, set up a tunnel of boxes to crawl through, […]
Read More →Thank you, Mrs. Schaeffer!
“The older women…are to teach what is good…” (Titus 2:3) Two “older women” have greatly influenced my life over the past forty-something years. One is Elisabeth Elliot. The other is Edith Schaeffer. It’s too bad we’re all done having children 🙂 , because we really should have named some girls after these two godly ladies who have so deeply influenced my life. Edith Schaeffer, at age 98, finally met her […]
Read More →Pull Out Those Swords and Practice!
“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” (Ephesians 6:17) Have you ever led your children in a sword drill? Sword drills were one of my favorite parts of Sunday School when I was growing up. The teacher would say, “Swords drawn,” and we would ready our Bibles. Then she would give us the reference to a verse and leave us hanging in suspense with, “R-e-a-d-y-y-y-y-y,” as we […]
Read More →They’ll Soon Fade.
Well, we’ve just finished a month of studying Psalm 37 and it’s pretty well etched in my brain. We stopped at one of our favorite springtime sights on the way home on Easter Day — a long lane lined with big, billowy flowering cherry trees. (I thank God every year for the person who long ago planted that line of trees, and I often wonder if he is still alive […]
Read More →Bible Study Giveaway!
Time for a giveaway! We’re giving away three prizes at the close of our Busy Mamas study of Psalm 37! (1) This original, hand-lettered rendition of Psalm 37: 3, created by Pam (2) Our new Bible study kit, soon to be available from Doorposts! This kit includes: Our new 30 Days of Bible Study for Busy Mamas: Colossians 3 A 12-pencil set of Prismacolor colored pencils A black fine-point […]
Read More →30 Days in Psalm 37 for Busy, Busy Mamas, Day 30: Do It!
Get the book! Thirty Days in Psalm 37 is now available as a paperback, PDF, or Kindle book. “O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8, ESV) Wow! March went by fast! I’m going to apologize right now for the l-e-n-g-t-h of this last post. There’s so much to say […]
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Read More →How to Study Your Bible Along with Your Children
Before we launch our Psalm 37 study tomorrow, let’s brainstorm on some ways to involve your children in your Bible study. If you can’t find a quiet time to study alone, maybe God doesn’t want you to study alone. Let the children join you. Not only will you get some time in the Word, but your children will also be learning right along with you! Maybe it’s been too long since my […]
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