by Carol Carpenter | Feb 12, 2013 | General
This post is dedicated to everyone who has ever lain awake worrying over something, or might ever be tempted to. . . At 5:12 last Wednesday morning the lights came on.No, not the electric lights. Something dawned on my heart–and I realized something.I awoke to...
by Carol Carpenter | Feb 2, 2013 | General
“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 For four...
by Carol Carpenter | Dec 6, 2012 | General
“My kingdom is not of this world.” ~Jesus Christ, the Master and great Shepherd of the sheep As recorded in John 19:36 If we have chosen to follow Christ, we have committed to a life that is clearly outside the world’s cultural norms and is governed by heavenly...
by Carol Carpenter | Nov 21, 2012 | General
When we first returned from Ukraine with our newly adopted thirteen-year-old daughter, my dad went around the house with her, labeling things with sticky-notes. Her repertoire of English vocabulary was very small, so he was helping to add to it. I still smile when I...
by Carol Carpenter | Oct 26, 2012 | General
It’s transcript season at our house, and I’ve been reminiscing. One of my dear girls has started her last year of high school. We have been through so much and learned so much together. And most of it could never be reflected on a transcript.Oh, yes,...
