This week I was in a place where I heard a little child crying for its mother – not just once, but many times over in the span of an hour. Bump on its head. Cry for Momma! Wanted to do something but was told “no”. Cry for Momma! Hungry tummy. Cry for Momma! This little one showed his dependence on his mommy every time he cried out for her…that’s what children do!

How dependent are you on the Lord? “Oh, very!” we might all say. But how often do we cry out to him? Does a “little bump” make us cry out? Does an unfulfilled need cause our voice to be heard at the Throne of God? When we feel opposition do we run to our prayer closet?

Our dependence on God is shown by how much we pray! We can’t say we need God and only pray in the morning or at meal times. If we really, really depend on Him then we will pray about everything. Dependence is “the state of relying on someone.” If we run things our way instead of praying about it then we are saying we don’t need God.

Today let’s practice being God’s child and cry out to Him all day long because we realize we are dependent on Him for every thing that touches our lives!

With love,

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What young girl doesn’t dream of the day she’ll meet a wonderful man, fall in love and get married? She imagines married life to be a life filled with a man who adores her. This quote sums up what nearly every girl would love to hear:
“I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance; a church filled with flowers and friends. I asked him what kind of wedding he wished for; he said one that would make me his wife.” — Author Unknown
**Sigh** Too often, though, that wedded bliss turns sour and that poor girl is left brokenhearted, lonely and empty. What happened? My answer is that often our focus is on what we want in a husband instead of what we need to be as his wife.

I mentioned recently that our ladies’ Bible study this month is “Having a Heart for your Husband.” Day one took us to Proverbs 31:10-31. Because this is a familiar passage I decided I would carefully study one verse each day this month and ask the Lord to bring out the truths that I need to understand. Some of my thoughts may not stand up in a Greek lesson, but these are the very simplistic things the Lord has brought to my heart as I’ve studied.

Verse 10 – “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” I am reminded that an excellent woman is hard to find; she’s rare. You don’t see her character in every woman you pass at Walmart or sit beside on an airplane. No, she is a rare treasure.

One has to go to the end of the chapter to find out how she became this way. Verse 30 says that “a woman that fears the Lord, she shall be praised.” Because she has a genuine fear of God – an awesome view of Him, her character is different. He changes her perspective on her family, on her time, her money, her words, and her witness. Because she has a fear of God she doesn’t just plod through her marriage doing her own thing; she digs into her Bible to find out what her responsibilities are. She seeks to know and obey what God says in His Word and she stays after it so she will be an excellent woman.

Do we really know what the Bible says to women? Are you and I studying God’s Word so we know how to act, how to talk, how to be a godly woman in a world that belittles womanhood? It’s the only way we’ll become a rare treasure. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if someone read verse ten over Proverbs 31 and then said, “I know where you can find a woman like that! She’s at my house!”

What was cooking your kitchen yesterday?

The weather’s been cold for many days almost everywhere in the country, and if your children are used to going outside they probably haven’t – unless there’s snow to play in. The winter months can create restlessness in children and parents alike. Before there’s a meltdown in attitudes with your young ones create some fun activities they can participate in inside.

Making an army of these little pom-pom snowmen would stir up some creativity and fun in an otherwise drab day!

Make snowman cupcakes. Go here to see a video on how to create a tasty treat. Use your imagination – if you don’t have the ingredients they call for to decorate the cupcake look in your cupboard and get creative!

Let your kids play ping pong – even without a table. Here’s a simple way to accomplish that.

Whatever your weather is like where you live, I trust you’ll have some fun times at your house with your children. Winter memories are fun ones because everything’s cozy and homey when you take the time to do things together as a family.

Stay warm!