Category: Spiritual Growth

Contentment Tool #7 ~ The Promises of God

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Thirty-six years ago today Brian and I were married. We stood in front of our friends, family and God and promised to love, honor, and cherish one another until death do us part. Divorce… never! Murder… maybe!

That Brian and I are both still alive, and still married, is the result of our stubbornness (or “strong will” in today’s vernacular), our understanding of, and commitment to,  keep reading here

Captain America Christians?

post150graphic3Matthew will soon be four, and to celebrate his upcoming birthday, our gift to him was a “Captain America” outfit!
post150graphic2Matt was so excited when he opened his present. He had to put his costume on right away and go for a walk around the neighborhood looking for bad guys.

As we walked, I told Matty I really liked him in his Captain America suit and he immediately came to a halt, put his hands on his hips and said, “This is find more here

Preschool Graduation Day

post145g1_edited-1This is a landmark day for the Furrows: Jacob, our oldest grandson, graduates from preschool this evening and then he’s on to Kindergarten. What a bittersweet day for Jake and his family.

It is sweet because we are all so proud of Jake and excited for this next adventure. It is bitter because this means he is growing up just too fast. The time spent sitting at his little table learning from his mom, coloring with his brother and enjoying adventures throughout the day will be coming to an end in August… until next summer vacation!

Sometimes I think I’d like to look ahead and see into our grandchildren’s future, but if I could, would I look here for more

Pop Quiz!

post142graphicIs God testing you? Are you worried about passing? Are you fearful you might fail? Is there any other option? Have you studied? Do you know what to study? Do you know how to study?

Wherever you are in your faith walk, when it comes to tests, I have some great news, some good news and some bad news for you…

Here’s the bad news first: find more here

How Many Books Does It Take to Know Jesus?

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Brian just marked his one-year anniversary of walking away from the corporate world. Amazingly, it is also the one-year anniversary of living with me day in and day out. Suffice it to say this has been a year of discovery.

Of all the people who know me well, Brian knows me best. However, if he’d written a book about me a year ago, he’d be writing the “Revised Edition” by now, Chapter One would be, “Moving In: Are You Kidding Me?”

This is our eleventh home as husband and wife. However, this may be the first move that we’ve accomplished together from start to finish. I’ve heard multiple times over the past few months, “When did you get like this?”

The answer, continues right here