Happy 4th of July, Friends! As a family we’ll be attending the local parade, having a barbecue, and of course, some will attend the fireworks tonight. All of this has me thinking about the importance of holidays to families. Celebrating holidays was God’s idea. Did you know that throughout the Old Testament, God established holidays…
As I write this, I’m in the lovely Blue Ridge Mountains, teaching at a small Pastor’s Wives intensive retreat. We’ve had so much fun together. One of the messages I gave this morning was on “The Spiritual Practice of Remembering.” Steve and I often take time to purposefully remember all that the LORD has done….
I remember a season of ministry that was very tough for Steve and me. Our son, JJ, was away at college, but he wrote Steve one of the most profound emails that Steve has ever received. JJ wrote, “Dad, I know things are tough right now. But remember how God has used you in the…