Years ago I was convicted by the words of a single woman who did not have a ‘sweetheart‘ on Valentine’s day. She always felt alone, isolated and unloved as she watched those around her receive flowers and chocolate. I knew in my heart she wasn’t the only person who felt this way on the day of cupid’s cruel arrow. I had felt that loneliness for many years until I realized that there is a greater love, an eternal love that is not expressed with a mushy card, roses or heart-shaped boxes filled with chocolate.
Year: 2013
Our Home Education
We did not homeschool our children to isolate them from the world, but to have the freedom to show them the world. We wanted them to see history, see geography, see life in its reality. From the butterfly museum to NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) to milking cows or goats to visiting the Gettysburg Battlefield to camping in numerous national parks to visiting cities from New York to Rio De Janeiro and Jerusalem, my children were given a well-rounded education because they saw the world through their own eyes.
Mrs. Donnelly and the Jewish Boy
I read a very special testimony this morning about Mrs. Donnelly and a Jewish boy, and I have to share it because Mrs. Donnelly’s is the perfect example of my heart’s cry for non-Jewish believers today.
Moon Rainbow
Many years ago, soon after we moved to the prairie, something went ‘thump’ in the night. Because it was a new house, I decided to wander around to find what caused the unknown sound. As I walked slowly through the semi-dark house, I noticed raindrops sticking to the windows. I decided to go to the large sliding glass doors in our dining room to watch the rain fall. Each raindrop sparkled like a prism in the light of a nearly full moon. As the drops fell, something materialized …