The Blessing of Perseverance

We glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces [b]perseverance;  and perseverance, [c]character; and character, hope. Romans 5:3 Sometimes, as women and mothers, we ask God for things, experiences, and a change in circumstances for our households, especially as it relates to our children. It seems even though we pray to God or lecture our children, we talk to teachers and counselors, and the things we seek still elude us. I’m talking about years of...

A Little Girls Desire

When I was a little girl about ten years old in the fifth grade, we studied the great world explorations.  I remember reading about the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Diaz who sailed around the southernmost tip of South Africa and called it the Cape of Good Hope. There was something about the Cape of Good Hope that sounded so exotic and exciting to my 10-year-old self I wanted to go there.  It was my dream place for at least that year when I was in fifth grade. ...