Baby Ellie needs prayers. She's just turned one, and she was born with a really rare lung disease..so rare that there are only a few hundred documented cases in the world. Her lungs are very delicate, and a simple cold has a high chance of resulting in tissue damage that could ultimately require her to need a lung transplant. And she has a [More...]
Keep Praying for Joel
You might have noticed the button in my sidebar "Praying for Joel." Joel is the 6 year old son of my friend Cheryl from On The Old Path, who was diagnosed with brain cancer when he was 4. He had surgery to remove the tumour, 6 weeks of radiation (I think..Cheryl, correct me if I'm wrong!) and then chemo up until this past spring. He's doing [More...]
Prayer Request for my Friend
Please keep my friend in your prayers. She was on vacation with her family over the weekend and broke her back on the trampoline. She shouldn't have any paralysis, but she's in a hospital a couple hours from home, and they can't afford to transfer her yet. She had surgery last night (she's in Switzerland, so morning for her) to put metal rods [More...]
Grumble Hallelujah: Book Review
Grumble Hallelujah: Learning to Love your Life Even When it Let's You Down, by Caryn RivadeneiraLife has a way of getting us down. Bad things happen, and for whatever reason, they seem to happen in bunches. Caryn Rivadeneira faced her turning moment when she was so overwhelmed that she broke down crying on the kitchen floor. When her husband asked [More...]
Amish Prayers: Book Review
Amish Prayers, by Beverly LewisEver since I first heard about the Amish, their lifestyle and devotion to God and the church has intrigued me. When I had the chance to review this book, I was really excited.How to pray is one of the most common topics of Christian living. We all want to talk to God, but sometimes it can feel like we're so distant [More...]
"Mama, you’re not a baby!" (But I’m Having One!)
Psalm 127:3-5 (New King James Version)3 Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,The fruit of the womb is a reward.4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,So are the children of one’s youth.5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;They shall not be ashamed,But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.God has decided to bless our [More...]
Completing Him Challenge Week 4
This week's challenge is to ask my husband daily what I can pray for him about, so there isn't as much to write about yet since the challenge lasts all week. I think this is definitely God's hand though, since lately both of us have declined in the frequency that we pray for each other, especially together. So I think this is God giving me a boost [More...]
