Author: Valerie Wolff

Nurture

“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.” G. K. Chesterton The beginning of a new school years signifies getting back into a routine, having an overscheduled appointment book, and the constant…

Irreplaceable Treasures

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not healing, nor curing… that is a friend…

His Commands Set Us Free

For brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love to serve one another.  For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this:  Thou shalt love…

A Good Daddy

What is a “good” father? I like Billy Graham’s definition the best:  A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society. Without fathers, where would we be?…

God’s Answer

“What do girls do who haven’t any mothers to help them through their troubles?” ~Louisa May Alcott I lost my mother when I was at the very vulnerable age of 14. Throughout the rest of my tumultuous and painful teenage…