Reading: Luke 10:25-37 Memory verse: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10: 27 Prayer: God of compassion and mercy, Like the man from Samaria, give me: A heart that … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Precipitous Labour – An Unintentional Home Birth
Maybe we could call it a bit of pre birth swagger. It was all planned out. Katrina’s water was going to break, we would call the mid-wife, wait for the contractions to be four minutes apart, then travel to the hospital, have our baby and everything would be hunky-dory. It was going to be super smooth, … Continue reading
Hope – On the Threshold . . .
A few nights ago, after an especially harrowing day, I relented and moved dinner out to the porch. My husband is currently leading a high school mission trip and I am single parenting for eight days. The boys are obsessed with sitting on our porch, watching the world go by or running through the grass … Continue reading
Bearing One Another’s Burdens
Empathy is an important gift we give to our kids. It’s more than just understanding how another person might feel–it’s sharing in their feelings too. But last week, I learned the lesson of empathy from my daughter. My daughter heard a kitten crying in the back yard. She followed the sounds of this kitten’s cries, … Continue reading