Holdin’ Out for a Hero
I was inside tidying up the house when I heard the sweet sounds of giggling coming from our backyard. I smiled and thought how I love to hear my daughters enjoying each others company. I decided to take a closer look to see what was so funny. As I quietly walked downstairs and toward [...]
Continue reading...21. June 2009
An Unlikely Royal Response
Unheard of. A queen listening to the advice of a commoner. My fairy-tale derived images of royalty can barely comprehend that thought. And yet, once again, we see Queen Esther defying any stereotypes one might have of someone in her position. Mordecai, Esther’s beloved uncle, revealed a plan in which the royal advisor wanted to [...]
Continue reading...14. June 2009
For Such a Time As This
I wrote this nearly 6 years ago — SIX! I shudder at the thought of posting it publicly, as I am certainly not a poet. However, God once used the story of Esther to help me see that perhaps the random events in my life were not nearly as random as I once thought. And [...]
Continue reading...7. June 2009
For Such a Time as This
As we pick up the story in Esther 3, King Xerxes has appointed a man named Haman to the highest position in the royal court. But Haman lets his ego get the best of him and orders the people of Susa to kneel and pay him honor when they see him. There is one person, [...]
Continue reading...31. May 2009
Just Wondering
I wonder if she resented it. Her beauty that is. After all, that’s ultimately what took her away from the only remaining family member this young woman had left. And speaking of family, did she ever question why her parents died when she was so young? Did she wonder how much more she’d have to [...]
Continue reading...26. May 2009
Finding Your Place of Promise
I’m asking you to do two things. FIRST, if you haven’t already, please read the entire book of Ruth. It’s a short, boasting only 4 brief chapters. It will take about a half hour and it’s worth much more than that. SECOND, check out this map. There’s several important things I want you to notice. [...]
Continue reading...17. May 2009
Living Out Sacrifice
But Ruth replied, “I will go if you really want me to, but it would make it so much easier if you just stayed here. However, where ever you do go, I promise to text, email and call you often. And wherever you decide to live, I will come and visit, as long as I [...]
Continue reading...10. May 2009
An Unexpected Love Story
Mother-in-law. The words are enough to send chills up spines and cause many to tell harrowing stories. Is there ever a story to be told about mother-in-laws, but it’s not what we’d expect. In an incomprehensible act of events, Ruth leaves her family, homeland, gods, customs and traditions to follow her deceased husband’s mother, Naomi. [...]
Continue reading...17. March 2009
Mothering like the Father
If you’re a mom, how many times have you wished you had some sort of directions for raising your kids? Well, now there is a book that provides those directions, or more aptly, points to and highlights the book where these answers can be found. Mothering like the Father: Following God’s Example in Parenting Young [...]
Continue reading...31. March 2008
The Beast’s Undoing
In front of me stands something incredibly large. Invincible, in fact. It appears to be a tank, shroud entirely in heavy armor–a tank with eyes. He stands more than nine feet tall. His armor weighs 125 pounds, more than my entire body weight, which doesn’t even account for the fifteen pounds just for the tip [...]
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28. June 2009
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