July 30 – Deuteronomy 6:6

Deuteronomy 6:6 And these words, which I am commanding you this day, shall be [first]in your own mind and heart; [then]… It goes on to say that we need to teach them to our children, but that’s for tomorrow. Today we have to learn them ourselves. Not just learn them — but have them in our hearts. DO them. Live them. We don’t ever know them until we do... Read More

July 29 – Deuteronomy 6:5

Deuteronomy 6:5 Yesterday I was dusting (yes, believe it!), and when I’d finished with the rocking chair, it was still rocking a little. Reminded me of the people from West Virginia who stayed with us a while. They panicked if I got up and left a rocking chair rocking, because “it means somebody is going to die, now.” So I pondered — so glad that our... Read More

July 28 – Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie... Read More

July 27 – Psalm 17:6

I get to come down and see my newest grandson today! Such potential in a little one like that. What will he be like? What kinds of things will he be interested in? I’ve heard that you won’t know what kind of parent you were until you see how your grandkids are raised. Not completely right, but I think there is some truth in it. Oh!—-I just wrote myself into... Read More

July 26 – Isaiah 30:15

The stress has been piling up lately. My spirit tells me, and signs in my body are starting to tell me, but there’s so much to worry about and so much to do that I can’t stop. This morning I HAVE to get the west side of the chicken coop cleaned out for the guineas. Tomorrow is supposed to be 108 degrees, and I’m not sure the little guineas will survive in their... Read More

July 25 – Psalm 128:3

Psalm 128:3 Your wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house; your children like olive plants round about your table. Don’t you love the picture of the little olive plants around the table?! Beautiful, productive blessings! But look at YOU! A fruitful vine. YOU are beautiful and productive. In the “innermost parts” of your house.... Read More

July 24 – Psalm 127:3-5

Psalm 127:3-5 Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from Him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. I looked up “heritage.” “A gift which constitutes a proper possession.” Right now it’s easy to see him as a gift and reward, but it never changes.... Read More

July 23 – James 1:5

The second verse for parenting for me was James 1:5. If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to every one liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him. So often I’ve asked for wisdom! And the answers won’t always be what you might expect. What do I do for this whiny, demanding child?... Read More

July 22 – Isaiah 40:11

I’ve been saving back all the great verses on being a parent till you were one. That’s now! Isn’t it wonderful, Annie! Isn’t he wonderful! Isn’t He wonderful! Through the years, as I wrestled with how to be a good parent, I hung on to two main scriptures — both of them promises, for me. The first is from Isaiah 40:11. He shall feed His flock... Read More

July 21 – Psalm 84:3-4

What a beautiful baby you have. Little Elijah. Jehovah is God. Does the awesomeness of the privilege of raising, of nurturing, of shaping another person ever strike you? You will do so well — both of you. Bathe him in prayer and enjoy him! Psalm 84:3-4 Yes the sparrow has found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even Your altars,... Read More