“I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.” Jeremiah 32:40 There are going to be times in our lives when God gives us great challenges
Why do we, who love Victoria Magazine, return time after time to the pages of the issues treasured over the years, we are romantics. In the 1995 September issue of Victoria magazine – Nancy Lindemeyer shares just that sentiment – but it is in reference to her love of the season of Fall.
By Kathy Howard – Recently two Christian women (one middle-aged like me and one a young mom) passionately shared with me their confusion over why so many of their Christian friends are devouring the New York Times best-selling novel “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Honestly, I have the same question. Just
By Lynn Mosher – In the Old Testament, God’s name and His presence were virtually synonymous, which was evidenced in His name Jehovah-shammah, meaning the Lord is present or there. Jehovah-shammah, dwelling on the throne of heaven, lowered Himself to earth to be born in another form, to live personally
By Amy Layne Litzelman – “Thus says the Lord, In an acceptable and favorable time I have heard and answered you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you; and I will preserve you and give you for a covenant to the people…” Isaiah 49:8 AMP God’s timing
By Peggy W. Lester – This past August marks the 21st year of my Dad’s passing away. Sometimes it seems like only yesterday, but, then again, it seems like an eternity. I still miss him so very much. Every time I go on a mission trip, I am reminded how
By Nancie Carmichael – Home again. We stumbled in the door, weary from the two-day trip back from Southern California. Bill engineered the kids from the outside, giving them suitcases, sleeping bags and miscellaneous loads of whatever it is people take on trips. I directed them from the kitchen, intercepting
By Jeannine Clontz – As a teenager, I specifically remember when my father entered his 50’s that there was a sense of ease in our everyday lives. He even boasted that things were easier in his 50’s and he mellowed out quite nicely, making for better relationships with all of
Two weeks ago I pondered the condition of today’s world in which we live, last week I pondered roots, and for Tea this Sunday I’ve been thinking about wings. It is the most difficult of all three subjects to put on paper so I hope the thoughts which have been
By Sylvia Henderson – “Is it okay that I still feel upset even though that event is in the past, no longer present in my life? After all this time, I shouldn’t still be feeling this pain should I? How do I know when it is time to move on,
By Heidi Mclaughlin – What were those strange, muffled sounds coming from behind my parent’s bedroom door? With my socked feet, I quietly tip-toed past my parent’s bedroom, hoping that no once heard me. Once again, I was sneaking into the house late at night and breaking my curfew. I
Eric and Vickie are in love. They came to their first pre-marital counseling session. I asked them why they wanted to get married. Vickie said that Eric finished her thoughts. I wondered how she would feel five years into the marriage when he stopped talking. She also said that he
By Susan H. Lawrence – Every Season (9/9) There is a time for everything, and everything on earth has its special season. (Ecclesiastes 3:1) God’s Word declares every season is set apart. It is marked by particular events, challenges, necessities, lessons, and purpose. Every season combines with other seasons to
By Olga Hermans – Sometimes it feels like we need a shift in our life, we are in the middle of the wilderness, that there are no roads or even signs that lead anywhere. Even if you would have a choice, you are not expecting anything good; nothing exciting at all. I’d
As I fill containers with paper, cardboard, foam, plastic, glass, and metal scraps, I marvel at the thought that I can, in a small but important way, be helping to save our endangered environment. The hairs on my head stand up like Brillo when I see people throwing trash on
By Kimberly Rae – For Becky McDonald, president and founder of Women At Risk International, the passion to rescue oppressed and broken women began when she was a fourteen-year-old MK (missionary kid) in Bangladesh, when a young woman named Neehru was “dumped at my feet.” Some men in Neehru’s family
“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” ~ Henry David Thoreau ~ Under my feet, my piece of heaven has thistles galore and I spend a lot of time chopping those thistles. I’ve been told thistles are a bi-annual crop…and I use the word “crop” loosely…and need
In the previous post on The Mother-In-Law Chronicles, we discussed how the bride and groom each left their family – she legally, he spiritually because he was integral to his family congruity due to inheritance laws. The purpose of The Mother-in-Law Chronicles is to promote awareness of biblical honoring of
My cup and my heart overflow with thanksgiving today for more reasons than I have time or space to share. But I thought I’d cite my Top Ten on this Thursday morning as a way to thank God publicly for His abundant blessings. Thank you, Lord, for … 1. Leading
I left us last week with society falling apart and the need to find refuge in chaos. I’m glad I had another week to ponder it all… even if the pondering was done eating crackers and nibbling candied ginger. Those were some powerful antibiotics. The extra time helped me ponder
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