Hello Friends, Since moving into my brand new office hideaway, I’ve had fresh opportunity to be reminded of what the Good Lord has been bringing me through over the past eight years. My wonderfully handy husband, Jim, “renewed” one of our old file cabinets for me that we’ve had since the early ‘80s. You know, the… Continue reading Uncovering Buried Treasure
Author: marilynhowshall
Full of Potential
Hello Friends, The Lord blessed me with a brand new bulletin board this week, a lovely board that my friends, Tim and Barbie Poling, custom made for me and hung in my new office “hideaway.” My room has a large window that provides a useless view of an ugly storage space in the fire exit… Continue reading Full of Potential
New Year, New Life, New Beginnings
Dear Friends, Our year got off to a resounding start! As some of you know, our new grandbaby, Shaun, decided to come two weeks early on December 29th. Kathryn and I were out shopping that day gathering up the last few things we needed for her to give birth at home. She was also taking… Continue reading New Year, New Life, New Beginnings
Practicing for Real Life
Dear Friends, Recently I heard a delightful story of how the children in one Lifestyle of Learning™ family expressed their compassionate hearts through their playtime. The girls asked their mom to take them to all the thrift stores in town. They had written a strategy for how to rescue all the forgotten stuffed animals! Mom… Continue reading Practicing for Real Life
Keeping with Their Bents
Hello Friends, “Train up a child in the way he should go, [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 6:22 TAB). I love this promise from the Word of God, but like all of the Lord’s promises it comes with conditions…… Continue reading Keeping with Their Bents
The Canvas of Your Heart
Dear Friends, Like many little girls, my daughter Kathryn, wanted to try using a needle and thread. Knowing nothing myself about the craft of needlepoint she chose, I purchased a small kit that had a simple, pre-stamped design on the canvas. Being a young amateur it took her several tries to get her stitches right,… Continue reading The Canvas of Your Heart
So, a Small Word with Big Meaning
Hello Friends, My family is celebrating my husband’s 63rd birthday this week. Things haven’t changed much over the years in how we celebrate special occasions, like the types of gifts we give, the special foods we fix, or the outings we take. However, back in the 1980s when Jim and I began to experience God’s… Continue reading So, a Small Word with Big Meaning
Equally Yoked ~ Is It Possible for Our Children? – part 2
Our Future In-Loves Wanted to Be Parented (This is a continuation from my previous blog post) In all three of our cases, our future in-loves were drawn by the Lord to be parented by us. They wanted to be parented, and we were willing and able to step up to that responsibility, which we also… Continue reading Equally Yoked ~ Is It Possible for Our Children? – part 2
Equally Yoked ~ Is It Possible for Our Children?
“As the mother of adult children, whom I raised in the Spirit and whose lives are a reflection of God’s love to and from me, I would like to address the topic of mates for our children. My children (in their 20s) don’t date, because they are so disenchanted with the dysfunction of most peers.… Continue reading Equally Yoked ~ Is It Possible for Our Children?
A Small Word with “So” Much Meaning
Let me tell you about a simple two-letter word I have come to treasure. It is an easily overlooked word in its commonality. I look for it hidden away in certain written sentiments, and when I find it, it ministers to my heart. As a mother, I?have come to experience it’s true meaning in my… Continue reading A Small Word with “So” Much Meaning