Encouraging Words

You’re confronted with a crucial decision and you don’t know which way to go. You search your Bible—you pray—you look for God’s direction but you can’t seem to find an…

You’ve probably heard the saying, “People don’t care how much you know--until they know how much you care.” It’s true, isn’t it. Let’s say that I have a problem with…

In his painting "The Helping Hand," French artist Emile Renouf portrays an old fisherman seated in his rowboat with a little girl next to him. Both the old man and…

Jan Johnson says for a long period of time she was plagued by what she calls “the committee that lives in my head.” She said there were four people on…

Before we began eating our meal together, my Dad bowed his head.  I can still hear his deep voice as he prayed, For things we like to eat, Thy loving…

Some of us cope well with change, and some of us don’t. For some people a move is an exciting challenge; they can hardly wait to see what is around…

When my husband does a seminar called “Ten Commandments for Parents of Teens,” I have often heard him say that what your teens want and what you, their parents, want…

Our oldest grandson was just a toddler when that evening our daughter called him to come to the table for dinner. She was taken aback when she heard him say,…

Is your life right now a “bed of roses” free of all problems?  “Are you kidding?” I can hear you say. “Right now I can’t even remember what a rose…

I used to wonder how much I should compliment my kids as they were growing up. After all, I didn’t want them to get the big-head and think they’re better…