By Ruth Wood It seems that every year at Christmas my mother laments, “What can I give you? You have everything.” She loves to give and feels sad that I have no pressing material needs. In her mind, how can…
What Can I Give You?
Category: Faith in Families
A Harvest of Righteousness
For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have…
God Speaks to the Solitary Life
When I was a very small child, my father would read to me every evening after dinner. We had a ritual. He had a large book of Mother Goose rhymes. The book was covered in a soft, blue fabric, and…
Submission ~ A Family Thing
Recently I finished writing a “memoir” for my children: memories of my childhood home and school and family ~ information which I thought they would enjoy. I have worked on it over many years, but finally got to the point…
Every Day ~ New Mercy
Sometimes I wish I could post just pretty plants or books I love or my favorite places. What I share so often comes back to this battle I fight with despair…and that’s not super fun content. On the other hand……