When I was pregnant, my husband and I labored to find names that we felt would fit our children’s personalities. If you are a parent, you can imagine the many baby books we looked at. And sure enough, the names we gave them fit their personalities perfectly. Of course, I would be amiss if I did not tell you we prayed to move in the right direction. All through scripture names that were given to ch...  Read More

We are consumed by everything that needs to be done ‘right now.’ There are somany things that pull on us mentally and emotionally, and it affects us physically.One thing I told my sons, “Gauge yourself by taking time for self-care.”There will always be demands on you, perhaps placed on you by others, ordemands you place on yourself. At times, my husband tells me to slow down onmy driving. His comm...  Read More

In Isaiah 49:15, the Lord uses breast feeding as a reminder of His love andcompassion for His people: “Can a woman forget her nursing child, And have nocompassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forgetyou” God is clearly showing us that He cannot be put in a box or the same capacityas people. As the human baby starts out as the most helpless of creatures and themother...  Read More

When we had our children, I always breast-fed them for a few months in order togive them the nutrients they needed as newborns. I would be incorrect if I said itwas not painful at first! Even though I had challenges, I soon learned the art ofbreastfeeding. Praise God, I made it through all four of our boys! Why am I tellingyou this? Glad you asked (smiles). One of our members just has a precious n...  Read More

 In the Gospel According to Luke, Jesus told a parable about a widow who asked an unjust judge for justice. This woman wearied this unjust judge until she got her need met. This parable teaches us that this judge feared neither God nor man, but it was this woman’s persistence that caused him to respond to her. This is the point Jesus was making – to be persistent in prayer. Christ spoke with this ...  Read More

When I was a small child, my mother taught me a bedtime prayer that I said everynight. It was like a ritual prayer because I didn’t know any other way: “Now I layme down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, Ipray the Lord my soul to take. Lord, bless my mom, my siblings, my grandma, andLord bless our church family. Amen.” I even taught my siblings that prayer. ...  Read More