Prepare yourself. I’m gonna get real with you–I mean, REALLY real… After fifteen years of fibromyalgia, eight years of almost daily migraines…I should be more comfortable with admitting I need help. But…aagghh! I still hate it! I should be able to cook supper every night. I should be able to get groceries, run errands, and do the laundry–in a single day. I …
What I Love About “The 10 Commandments Movie” – Part 2
Have you ever tried to create a story? Young or not-so-young, our daughters have always loved it when their daddy tells them stories…because they get to help create the plot. Whether at bedtime or on a long journey, Roy begins by saying: “In a land far, far, away, there lived a little girl named…” Our girls would squeal and giggle …
What I Love About the 10 Commandment Movie–Part 1
I LOVE the 1956 movie, The Ten Commandments, directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, and Anne Baxter! Seriously, one of my all-time favorite flix. But I’ve always wondered if it REALLY represented Egypt–historically, biblically, truthfully. Or is it purely good cinema? The Good News Is: A lot of that beloved film is historically–and BIBLICALLY–correct! Isn’t that …
Who Delivered Israel—Joseph or Moses?
When you think of the word deliver, do you envision being delivered TO or delivered FROM? Is a newborn delivered from the womb or into the world? Does a mailman deliver a package from a sender or to your door? Playpen or baby gate? And when you’re delivering your child from danger, do you use a playpen or a baby …
Letting God “Prepare” Your Wilderness Journey
How many times have we heard the Boy Scout’s motto: “Be Prepared”? Well, it’s a good thing I’m not a boy or a scout because preparation has never been my strength. My motto tends to be, “It will all work out,” and then I work like a mad-woman to make it happen. This approach frustrates my husband to the core—who, …
FALL INTO LOVE ULTIMATE GIVEAWAY
Announcing the FALL INTO LOVE ultimate giveaway! Join us as award-winning authors Tracie Peterson, Jody Hedlund, Nancy Mehl, Melissa Tagg, and Jen Turano take us on a journey for love in their upcoming novels. To celebrate the September/October book releases, we’re hosting FIVE incredible giveaways with ONE fantastic grand prize drawing. Enter all five contests and receive FIVE entries into the grand prize drawing with …