conversations between sisters in Christ
When I was first told that I had the gift of encouragement, it sounded kind of frilly. Why not something more powerful, like healing or teaching or speaking in languages I’ve never learned? I wanted to be on the front lines of the spiritual battle, not sitting on the sidelines patting someone’s hand and telling [...]
I had been called many things, but “traitor” had never been one of them. Until that day at the orphanage in Haiti when those hurting children took their anger out on me. I crawled crying into my parents’ bed that night and I remember them saying, “They probably don’t even know what that means.” And [...]
Do you remember circle time? Your teacher, or mom, or Sunday School teacher would gather you and your peers into a little group and, as eyes widened and voices hushed (okay, not so hushed at times!), she would open up the pages of some intriguing story and you’d fall into the enchanting world of an [...]
It’s so simple, really. When your brother or sister is cleaning your room, remember to say “thank you.” When they are tattling to mom about what a dear help you have been, turn a bashful eye. When they are cuddled up next to you reading a book and smelling so sweet, kiss them on the [...]
I didn’t know I was supposed to hate Valentine’s Day. At least, not until I was almost passed over at a seventh grade homeschool group Valentine’s Party at the roller skating rink. I was the last girl given a daffodil by the most popular boy in the group; he started with probably twenty hand-picked flowers. [...]
When we open our mouths to speak — something we do almost without thinking — we can easily forget that our words are a gift from God. Proverbs 18:21 tells us that our tongues have the power to speak life and death. As Christians, we are called to speak life; to encourage, strengthen, and bless [...]
It’s a scenario I’ve witnessed too many times. Christian A does something that Christian B doesn’t agree with. What Christian A did wasn’t sinful, but it’s something that Christian B has been convicted differently about. Christian B confronts Christian A about “being in sin” and things go downhill from there. Best case scenario: they agree [...]
A flautist in South Africa. A student pounding the pavement in St. Petersburg. A young doctor in Aberdeen. A writer in Nashville. A mother of two in Alaska. Night nurses. School teachers. Nannies. Baristas. Scholars and entrepreneurs. Domestic engineers and dairy farmers. Singers, dancers, scribblers and seamstresses. This is you. This is the Young Ladies [...]
I’m so thankful that we’ll have an eternity in Heaven to fellowship with other believers. Our times together with other kindred spirits here on earth are altogether too short. We hadn’t even finished our mochas and teas on Saturday before Merritt and I were saying goodbye to Garret and Melinda. (In fact, Melinda’s tea was [...]
Lisa’s way with words gave me a fun perspective on the get-together–I thought you would enjoy reading it also. And I do believe I’ve discovered the perfect way to keep people from putting me or my world on a pedestal–all they have to do is come over to our house. “They’re not from a different [...]
