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“Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” (Philippians 4:8) When I was a young mother, I strived to “train a child in the way he should go,” so […]
Read Unmet Expectations on Elizabeth & Jim George.
Do you ever feel by the end of most days that everyone is looking for you? Well, in a small way, you are getting an idea of how Jesus may have felt on one particular day that is described in Mark 1:29-39. No matter how tired Jesus was, He reached out and healed Peter’s mother-in-law in […]
How would you describe the atmosphere in your home? For instance, what do you hear? Bickering, yelling, arguing, and angry words? Whining, complaining, tattling, or back talk? The solution is Jesus’ Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you (see Luke 6:31). Living the golden rule at home starts with… Living the […]
Read Where the Golden Rule Begins on Elizabeth & Jim George.
Most people and families—and maybe you too—are simply trying to stay afloat financially. That makes it hard at times to think about giving some of your hard-earned money to your church and to others. But you must realize you are not giving to others or even to a church. You are giving to God as […]
Read A Generous Soul on Elizabeth & Jim George.
We love to honor our mothers with roses on Mother’s Day. Today let’s honor Manoah’s wife with a single beautiful rose for her motherhood. Known throughout the Bible as “Manoah’s wife,” another phrase can be used to describe this lovely lady: She was “Samson’s mother.” This gentle woman lived her life in the shadow of […]
All around you is evidence that evil is in this fallen world. But take heart! You can make a difference….like the mother Jochebed did. She lived in an evil world that was growing darker every day. When her third baby was born, the Egyptian Pharaoh put forth his evil hand of oppression. He ordered that […]
As a mom, you are God’s go-to person for your daughter, Number One on His list as someone who prays for her. Each of the following suggestions will help you become the mom you dream of being, and will better your life … and her’s too! Check your heart. Being a mom after God’s own […]
I don’t know what stage of daughter-raising you are in right now, but it’s never too early to take your daughter to church. Mary took Jesus to “church” when He was only eight days old. We see Him in the temple again at age 12 (see Luke 2:21, 41-46). And it’s never too late to take […]
Read Church Is a Great Mother-Daughter Time on Elizabeth & Jim George.
Like the farmer who is diligent to sow seed so that there might become crops, parents must wake up each and every day and sow God’s life-giving seed into our children’s hearts. That’s your part. And God’s part is to produce the harvest. It’s up to Him to move your child’s heart. He is the […]
Read What If My Child Hasn’t Come to Faith Yet? on Elizabeth & Jim George.
Do you ever feel by the end of most days that everyone is looking for you? Maybe you even feel like this when your day is just beginning! Your husband, children, boss, parents, women’s committee, and prayer chain at church are all clamoring for a piece of you. Well, in a small way, you are […]
Read When Everyone Is Looking for You on Elizabeth & Jim George.
Being a mom is in no way an inferior or a secondary calling! No one else is called to love our children but us. And no one else can love our children like us. God calls you and me to love our God-given children. How they came to be ours doesn’t matter. The fact that […]
The only way we walk in love – God’s love – is to look to Him to fill us with His love, the kind of love … … that is an act of the will, … that takes action rather than being content with mere words, … that extends itself to the unlovely, … that […]