Simple living is an appealing ideal in our fast-paced world. Slowing down and taking time to smell the roses sounds wonderful, but is it Biblical? As Christians, don’t we need to rush from one thing to the next as fast as we can, trying to do as much for the Lord as we …
You know that feeling. You have finished a hard job, and now you are reaping some of the benefits of it. Maybe you just cleaned up your messy kitchen, and now you are surveying the sparkling countertops and gleaming dishes. It could be that you planted a garden. All summer long you worked hard, spending …
Have you ever wondered if there were people in the Bible who practiced simple living? I think that there were actually quite a few of them and that they have a lot to teach us if we slow down and take the time to learn. What does Christian simple living look like? Is simple living …
Prayer can be such a battleground. Do you know why? Satan knows that as Christians we so desperately need to connect with the Lord and draw strength from Him. So, the devil fights us on this. Oh, it may not look like a fight. It may come across as a simple thought such …
“August 1,” Ruby mumbled to herself. She flipped over the pages of her journal. “It’s been exactly 3 months since my birthday. A quarter of a year gone, and what do I have to show for it?” Discontentedly she stared at the page she had written on her birthday. ‘Goals for …
Exercise. We all know that we need it. Sometimes we may enjoy it, but other times it is just another to-do list item to hang over our heads. There was a workout routine that I used to do. It was certainly not something I wanted to go do just for the fun of …
“Don’t forget to watch the casserole in the oven. Have fun! Bye!” Mrs. Randall called back last-minute instructions as she climbed into the car. Mr. Randall closed her door and got into the driver’s seat. Both Mica and Ruby waved as the car pulled out. It was Friday night: date night for the …
Of course, you know those things that you would like to start doing and develop as habits. We probably all have them. There are things that we know we should do regularly, but they just fall between the cracks in our busy lives. Whether it is exercising, spending time in prayer, drinking more …
All of us want to accomplish something, right? We all look off into that rose-tinted dream we call “someday” and think of all the things we will do. In the meantime, the only time we are promised, which is this present moment, is passing us by. If we don’t start planning now, we …
Did you get to listen to our Monthly Melody yet? An Hour of Hallowed Peace is such a beautiful hymn, and I love this arrangement of it. It is so peaceful!! Whether or not you try to learn the song, at least go and listen to this beautiful piece. And you may …
It’s 4:30 in the afternoon. You walk into the kitchen wondering, “What should I make for supper?” Slowly you pull open the fridge door. Surprise, surprise! Nothing jumps out at you ready to set on the table for your family. For the 4th time that week (and it’s only Wednesday), you remind yourself …
Hardly daring to breathe, Ruby flipped to the next page, letting her eyes run through the lines as fast as her mind could keep up. What was going to happen? She stiffened, unsure how the main character would escape from her predicament alive. The villain was gaining on her; he was about to grab her. …
Grocery shopping is not exactly my favorite childhood memory. In fact, I used to get very bored the times when I tagged along while Mom did the shopping. We went so slowly, stopped often, and stared at row after row of food. I would get very tired from the stop and go pace. …
June already? Where has the year (almost half) gone? Time just keeps marching on, and it’s really important how we spend it! One way that we all should spend some of our time every day is in praying to our Heavenly Father. It is from God that our strength to live the Christian …
Have you ever seen flax? I don’t just mean flax seeds, although those are flax. But have you ever seen flax growing and the gorgeous little blue flowers it gets? Some friends of mine used to grow flax. It had delicate flowers, and I can still remember seeing those miniature beauties growing beside …
Can you believe that May is already half over? To me, it feels like we should probably be less than a week in! But here we are: ready for our Monthly Melody Discussion. Do you know what that means? It means that we all have the opportunity to share with each other what …
Ruby’s Thoughts “Wow! I can’t imagine being comfortable wearing something like that.” This was the thought that flashed through Ruby’s mind as observed a girl about her own age standing a little way down the shoe aisle. Oblivious to Ruby’s notice, the girl was handling a pair of tennis shoes. Glancing …
Hello May, and hello my friends! God has brought us safely through another month and into a fresh new one. Don’t you just love fresh starts? I’m so glad that God gave us nights for resting and having a fresh start in the mornings, as well as new seasons, months, and years. …
Are you tired today? This is a busy world we live in. There are so many things that – have – to – be – done – right – now! Do you ever feel like you don’t know which way to turn because you are so far behind? When this happens, it may …
I think most of us would agree that having good homemaking skills is one of the things that sets apart the Proverbs 31 woman. We talked before about the need to develop your homemaking skills in order to do your husband or future husband good. From reading the description in Proverbs 31, it …
Have you been joining me in listening to our Monthly Melody? I hope so because it’s a wonderful one!! Something For Thee has beautiful words and music, and I love the singing in this recording. As usual, let’s look at this hymn verse by verse, a few lines at a …
“Get your purse and let’s go. We don’t want to be late!” Ruby called over her shoulder to Amber. She pulled the strap of her own brown leather purse higher on her shoulder as she strode toward Sterling’s car. Sterling was just climbing into the driver’s seat. He looked over at Ruby who …
When you read Proverbs 31:12, what thoughts does it bring to your mind? Do you feel that it applies to you? We are going to do a thorough study of this verse, look at what it means by studying the definitions of the words, and also look at some practical ways we can …
Happy first day of April, friends! This coming Sunday is Resurrection Sunday. It is a special day of remembering the fact that Jesus died for us and then conquered death when He rose victorious from the grave! That is something worthy of celebrating, not just on Resurrection Sunday, but every day. …
Where should we look if we want the definition of procrastination? I think the dictionary would be a good place to start! I don’t have one of those here handy at the moment, so instead of procrastinating until I do, I’ll just run over to a new tab and use an online dictionary. …
“Come unto me all you who are weary.” This is Jesus’ call to each one of us, and it is reflected in the hymn, Come Unto ME, Ye Weary. Once again, it is time for our Monthly Melody Discussion! Were you able to listen to this hymn any this month? If not, make …
Of course, most of us want to be trustworthy. We want to be someone who others can depend on. But what exactly does that look like? In our last post about the Proverbs 31 woman, we discussed the verse about her husband (or father) being able to depend on her. Let’s do a …
Ruby and Amber were curled up on the couch together. Both girls had their Bibles open and were studiously writing in their notebooks. They had been doing a Bible study with their mom and needed to finish their homework before they met again the next day. Ruby sniffed the air and then jumped …
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. Proverbs 31:11 Let’s study Proverbs 31:11 Okay, before we start, I would like to settle one little matter. I know that like me, a lot of my readers are not married. It’s easy for …
In the world that we live in, you can buy almost anything, anytime, and have it shipped right to your front door. If your local grocery store doesn’t have it, then you can almost certainly find it in an online store. But you know, there are still a few things that can’t be …
