Energy Swap

Have you ever considered that fellowship with other believers is sort-of like an energy swap? The power and joy of the Lord working in the lives of His children generates this unique, beautiful strength, and so when families get together for small periods of...

A Family Hunt

On the day after Thanksgiving, we had the chance to go on a family hunting trip in Georgia on some of our relatives’ land. When we got there, we sat in our 12-person, brown hunting-blind in the middle of the hay field. Daddy had a gun, and the rest of us watched for...

Fun in the “Honey Hole”

My shoulder felt like someone was sticking a knife into it. The temperature was only in the 40’s or 50’s, but sweat beaded in my hairline and ran down my back. As we neared the edge of the woods, my breath came heavily and I stumbled a few times. Ahead of me, Dad...

A Day of Gratitude

On this day set aside for thanksgiving, may our hearts be lifted up in deep gratitude to the Lord for all He has done! Dad read this to us this morning at breakfast:   “When ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, offer it at your own will.”...