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What are “devotions”? As a teenager, I thought of it as a book with verses, a short story, application and memory verse. Or a prayer list and Bible reading program to “check off.” Too often it is seen as something to do, rather than an action demonstrated towards Someone Worthy! Webster's 1828 dictionary defines it as follows: “A solemn attention to the Supreme Being in worship; a yielding of the heart and affections to God, with reverence, faith and piety, in religious dutie

I’ve mentioned before that the houses here are very “open concept.” Well, one of the side effects of having so many cracks and crevices is that small creatures can easily make your home their own. Our garage opened right into the house, and there is a good gap under the garage door, as well as slats, which made it easy access for these little guys. We have found at least three cockroaches in the garage. My husband puts a poison in front of the garage door, which usually kills

During a ladies' conference, several ladies acted out an impactful skit. The first one portrayed a young girl, longing to meet her Prince Charming. The second one was a new wife, who couldn’t wait to be a mother. The third one was a frazzled mother, anticipating the day when her children were grown and moved away! Finally, an “old lady” came and talked about how she had wished her life away. It’s so easy to get caught up in the “when ______, then I’ll be happy.” You can fill