The home is a sacred garden. Fertile soil receives seed and water, and from this holy place sprout plants of every kind, lush in quantity and rich in color. But flower fragrant and fruit from vine, tree and root are not the only things that germinate in the deep. Weed and bramble once given root, [...]
Barefoot and pregnant. Household drudge. Enduring the stereotypes and rude remarks at the super-market when someone balks at the number of your children. “So what do you DO with your days?” a stranger asks when you cheerfully assert that you are a stay-at-home mom. The question itself betrays our socially-engineered belief that true value is [...]
She wanted to be known. She longed to be valued for her unique design and God-given purpose. Feeling unloved, taken for granted, insignificant and just plain ordinary, she decided to leave her home and seek the adventure and sense of worth she craved. If she only knew how she captured her Maker’s heart by her [...]
My name is Song. My home is my sanctuary, my garden, my field. My children are my legacy, the fruit of my labor, my precious flowers. My husband is my beloved, my leader and I his helper. Jesus is my everything, the reason that I sing.
