By Deborah Wuehler Proverbs 10:26 “As vinegar is to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to the one who sends him.” The more I encouraged one of my sons today, the more cheerful he was as he went about his chores and schoolwork. And, although I encouraged another son equally,

By Michele Howe Ana, mom to Derek, felt her eyes begin to cross. They’d already spent the last forty-five minutes drilling phonic sounds from Derek’s beginning reader. At seven-years-old, Derek still wasn’t grasping even the basics of reading. He wasn’t able to capture the sounds correctly…or if he did, the information was forgotten by the

By Maribeth Spangenberg “Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” Eph. 5:16 I looked up from the sink after placing the rinsed glass into the dish drainer while reaching for soiled silverware. As I gazed out the window in front of me, I took in the scene behind our house. Since our basement had

By Raquel Laureano “And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the