“Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.” Proverbs 14:1 Recently I was cleaning my house because my sons and their families were coming over for Family Game Night. A friend asked me why I was cleaning my house when it was just family. With a smile in my eyes I looked at her and said, “Because it is my family that I love most.” Homemaking seems to be a lost art – scorned by some as some type of menial service – disregarded and disrespected by others as a …
Can I Offer You My Fish?
“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” (John 6:9) Hospitality is not my forte. I love to plan parties, decorate cakes and daydream about giving my mantel a trendy makeover—but when it comes to executing these crafty ambitions, my klutzy side takes over. I’ve always considered this a shortcoming. Until recently, when a children’s Bible story shifted my thinking. It was the well-loved tale of Jesus feeding five thousand people with one boy’s lunch. “What’s special about this story?” I asked my five-year-old daughter. “Ummm. …