SUBMISSION. Is it politically correct? To submit means: to present or propose to another for review, consideration, or decision to yield oneself to the authority or will of another to defer to or consent to abide by the opinion or authority of another “Submit” is not a key word I’d want to use to draw… Read More
Baby Brains
The more I delve into Adam and Mila’s website, the more I see. This as a great place to visit and revisit. And they encourage sharing the information with others—which is exactly what I am doing here. Baby Cognitive Development The brain of an infant baby is growing faster than at any other time in life! Studies have shown the… Read More
Splashing, Filling, Overflowing
Parenting never ends, the methods just have to change. And I am blessed with grand-parenting also, and I expect to continue in this role as long as my life here on earth. In all the stages, I’ve constantly turned to God’s word for help. But there was nothing specific in the Bible about how to… Read More
Me? Submit? (Col. 3:20-21)
Submission is not something we in America do well. I can’t speak for those in other countries, because I don’t have enough experience in and of your cultures. But individual rights and privileges—something I believe in and support—can lead us to think only of ourselves and what we deserve and have rights to. Individualistic thinking—what’s… Read More
Choosing our Attitudes
I’m judgmental. Oh, I don’t call it that. I name it anything else, from discernment, to people skills, or even self-protection. But the truth is that I categorize people and events and put them in the pigeon holes I believe they belong in. Categorizing is a valuable skill, one that is necessary for communication, for understanding, even for… Read More
we shared a birthday
Holidays bring memories. My mother-in-law loved the Christmas season. Decorations, special meals, kolaches, and presents. No one enjoyed giving presents as much as she did. And we shared a birthday—what fun that had. I still miss her most on our birthday. This is a poem I wrote for her and shared it with her friends at… Read More
Love-in-Gloves
In his book, The Saving Life of Christ, Ian Thomas paints a delightful metaphor. Christians are representatives of God—just like hands fitting into gloves. It is his hands that are inside the gloves—which represent us. People see the gloves, how they move, and how they feel. They experience the gloves squeeze theirs in handshakes and appreciate… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 