Life by Grace Alone

We worked on VBS this past week. It's hard to believe that there was a time when most churches did VBS for 2 weeks. We all have been counting down. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. My daughter who is over 7 months pregnant taught 13 children ages3-6. Thank God for those who helped her. I am the one who everyday told the story of Jonah in 5 installments to children in 4 classes. Our director has been preparing for this for a long time in spite of difficult family events she's been dealing with. Yes, only five days, five full days that have increased our understanding of Biblical truth and our love for the young ones God has sent our way. By the way most children no matter how well behaved they are, can be very exhausting. Monday begins another countdown that in a way began months ago. Monday will be day 14 before my husband flies to Uganda without me. Important facts to remember - 1) God is sovereign 2) Just as God was with Jonah no matter what country he was in, so will He be with Steve no mat...

Recently My husband and I were rearranging the the various tea pots, figurines, and etc. sitting on the antique secretary shelves. I picked up a small glass bottle and ran my finger over the bumps that formed its design. I remembered well when I purchased it. My two oldest were just into their teen years. My younger daughter was about 9 years old and my son was about 7. We had just spent time at a church camp in western Nebraska. We were headed home to Lincoln, pulling the pop up trailer we had all slept in at the camp. Hopefully we would make it home in time to attend the wedding of a friend. When we were perhaps an hour on the road, a problem occurred with the trailer. We pulled into a town and found someone to fix the trailer. This wasn't the kind of town that provided much to enthrall a family with four children. I think I was the one that saw it first. It looked like a store but the sign said something like rock museum. An elderly couple were about to leave as we pulled up. T...