CAREFULLY CARELESS

I've never stopped to ponder what the wife of the infamous Ark-builder was actually like. Strangely though, she has recently become a comfortable companion for me-- a friend, whom I can warmly sit and relate to her story. As a boy mom, we both know the pangs of being punched, bruised, and yelled at in the names of love and hate. She welcomed three daughters in-law, into the family. (I'm sure she could shed a lot of wisdom I have yet to obtain.) I on the other hand welcomed a

"Abandonment means refusing yourself the luxury of asking questions, The moment you truly abandon yourself to God, you no longer worry about what He's going to do." (Oswald Chambers, Utmost for His Highest, Apr. 28) Abandon: To forsake, relinquish, yield without restraint, give up control, leave completely, physically depart, release inhibitions, renounce utterly, freedom from artificial constraints, ease to surrender, leave behind, release, hand over, or give up completely

Our brains are meant to learn. We know this is the purpose of our cerebral organ. It's very structure is based on the absorption and process of information. We have all heard about studies showing how children's brains more easily sort information (like languages), and we are strongly advised to challenge our adult brains with new knowledge in order to keep our mental muscles firing on all cylinders. Knowledge in and of itself is not an enemy. However, when we are in the cro

The greater the gift, the greater the demands. I'm not sure if anyone has quoted that before, but I think it stems from Luke 12:48, which says, " From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." It hit me recently how much this relates to marriage, but how we only associate it with gifts other than marriage. Think about it: if work requires our time or dedication, we'll oblige. If getti