For Whom Do You Carry Your Stone?
For whom do you carry the stone today? For yourself? For success? For notoriety? For the accomplishment of some great dream that you have held always in your heart? Or is it for Jesus?
For whom do you carry the stone today? For yourself? For success? For notoriety? For the accomplishment of some great dream that you have held always in your heart? Or is it for Jesus?
She came fluttering into my personal space, squealing like she’d made the best thrift store find in a decade. “I’m so glad to meet you! I have the perfect man for you! He’s right over there, see? And very handsome, I must say. “But you know the best part about him?” she added. “His parents…
One of our favorite parts of the day is reading the emails you write us here at Kindred Grace. Sometimes, you’re writing with prayer requests or to share a story close to your heart. Other times, you’re writing with a question, a plea for help. And one of the most common themes to your questions…
Bittersweet actually sat in a stack of books on my bedroom floor for almost a year before I dug out the decadent looking blue cover. But once I opened its pages, I couldn’t put it down.
The small bell on the door announces the arrival of more guests. The store resembles a living room — with cushions on the floor for reading and toys in a basket for playing. This humble bookstore boasts the charm of a private enterprise. It’s the kind of bookstore I love most.
My children are accustomed to our monthly visits, and they know to use our library-quiet voices when we’re here. So my youngest daughter tugs on my shirt with enthusiasm to garner my attention.
by Simply Darlene God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth and all the animals of the sea and the birds of the air and the critters of dry land, is also the One who made man. And in making us, He created us in His image (Genesis 1:27); but, He also swiped both…
by Nicole Unice The summer that I wrote my first book, I got a tattoo on the inside of my wrist. I didn’t get it to be a cool “rebel” Christian. I got it because it was my attempt at making myself write honest. The tattoo is one Greek word. The word is “tharseo” and…
We’ve been talking about education all month…and now it’s time to take a peek into each other’s education! Whatever your story or experience, we’re looking forward to hearing about all of our diverse educational backgrounds and aspirations.
“The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.” -Robert Maynard Hutchins Each October we take a peek into each others’ lives, focusing on one theme throughout the month at ylcf.org and then giving everyone an opportunity to share in the link-up at the end of the month. This…
The blogosphere has been full of letters to our teenage selves this past week, in celebration of Emily Freeman’s new book Graceful (For Young Women): Letting Go of Your Try-Hard Life. And it was quite a trip down memory lane for some of the writers here at YLCF who decided to join in. We’ve collected some excerpts for you…
because you always knew books came to life when the bookstore closed each evening…
A girl has a great influence over a boy, and every girl should realize that fact, and she should always try to use it rightly… Those sisters who are loving and kind and true are more than repaid for any sacrifice they may make, for there is no blessing greater than a loving, manly brother.
The End.
The End.