Women of Promise

       Our bodies need rest. It is vital to our bodies' ability to maintain that perfect balance of well-being, physically and emotionally, also known as homeostasis. Kids need rest to grow.  We all look forward to vacations, or days off to allow our bodies and minds a time to rest and reset.  Oh, our bodies and minds can compensate for a short time of running on a low amount of rest -- but we soon crash or cause damage by ignoring signals that we should stop.  Just like those little video game characters, when our energy levels drop, we must recharge before we can continue. We were created with a need for rest.     God even gave us this example in the very beginning.  Creation week includes the Sabbath day, where God rested.  Was God tired?  Of course not.  He is all powerful and does not have the limitations of a human body.  He was, however, instituting a principle for us to follow.  He knew that we needed tha...

  As parents, Sam and I learned quickly to be very careful about making promises.  Kids never forget a promise made to them!  When the inevitable happens that makes keeping a promise impossible, there is nothing more heartbreaking than seeing your child's face crumbling in sadness, "But, you promised!" As humans, we cannot control the weather, illness, human forgetfulness, other people's circumstances, unforeseen expenses, etc. --- all of which may delay or even cancel a "promised" gift or experience.  Parents desire to give good gifts and desire to please their children, but at times we fail.  Even the best of parents fail. We are human.      We have the assurance in Scripture of trusting a God who ALWAYS fulfills every promise He has ever made. What a precious gift! Our God is trustworthy, and He has proven this time and time again. How do we know that we can trust Him? By looking at His faithfulness to keep His promises in the past, we fin...