Growing Graceful

by Linda

The Patience Lie

This year I read “Fresh Wind Fresh Fire” for the third time in 25 years. It’s interesting how things hit you differently after that long. I think the first two times I read it I was impressed by how pivotal prayer is to the life of a church because I’ve never been part of a […]

by Linda

What major historical events do you remember? (The Daily Prompt)

I feel fortunate that my parents made a point of taking me and my brother to visit historical sites and teaching us the events that took place there. I have been to Fort Sumter, The Alamo, the Juliet Low House (founder of the Girls Scouts), walked the homestead where the movie “The North and South” […]

by Linda

Stem the Tide

I have adopted a practice the past few years. When I am in a thrift shop and run across an item I know is used in witchcraft or a book that is tied to the occult, I purchase that item and then dispose of it. I can’t stand to leave it in the store for […]

by Linda

Principles to Live By

I don’t normally pay attention to WordPress writing prompts, but today’s caught my eye. “What principles define how you live?” Just scrolling through the posts that have been written in response to this question, I noticed a wide variety of answers. Most people’s choices are guided by what they believe is right and wrong, but […]

by Linda

Because They Were Discouraged

The kids and I began reading Genesis after the summer, and now we have moved into Exodus. So many familiar accounts, and yet, there are details that I have forgotten or never noticed. Good examples and bad examples… people to learn from. So, here we are in Genesis 6. Moses and Aaron followed God’s directions […]