This email contains an exciting announcement that many of you have been asking about for a long time, so KEEP READING! With Valentine’s Day coming soon, you might be surprised to know that its historical roots are not about romantic love. In fact all love originates with God who is love (1 John 4:8) and […] The post Learning to Love Others as Jesus Loved Us appeared first on Ever Thine Home ..read more

I have a friend who loves new school supplies.  Perhaps it’s a carryover from her childhood … but I agree with her that it’s exciting to anticipate a new school season. Purchasing new pencils, pens, clean notebooks, paper and calendars means starting afresh. We can begin again, re-organize, enjoy the opening of a new chapter. The start […] The post Living in the “Now and Not Yet”: Nurturing Expectant Faith appeared first on Ever Thine Home ..read more

I know Christmas is over, but most of my lights, my manger scene, and other Christ-focused decorations are still in place and will be through January. On dark winter days I like seeing my tiny twinkle lights brightening the cold outside. My décor reminds me that adoring God doesn’t end with the start of a […] The post Why My Christmas Lights Still Sparkle in January appeared first on Ever Thine Home ..read more

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16   Christmas is about Hope. That we shall not perish. Earthquakes Floods Storms Wars Persecutions Famines Death But we who believe have hope. All will be made alive! All things will be made […] The post When Christmas Came: Christmas Is About Hope appeared first on Ever Thine Home ..read more

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16   Christmas is all about God. It was His stunning idea in the beginning before time began. No one has seen the Father, the all-seeing One, the Three in One, the Almighty, the […] The post When Christmas Came: Christmas Is About God appeared first on Ever Thine Home ..read more

In the first year of our marriage, Dennis and I made an unintentional and yet very serious mistake, one that inflicted profound disappointment on two very important people. The rolling, repeating waves resulting from our mistake washed over onto us, too, and the drying out took longer than we ever imagined. Like most newlyweds Dennis […] The post What God Taught Me When I Missed My Parent’s 25th Anniversary appeared first on Ever Thine Home ..read more

In the first year of our marriage, Dennis and I made an unintentional and yet very serious mistake, one that inflicted profound disappointment on two very important people. The rolling, repeating waves resulting from our mistake washed over onto us, too, and the drying out took longer than we ever imagined. Like most newlyweds Dennis […] The post When Family Expectations Collide: A Story About Grace & Truth appeared first on Ever Thine Home ..read more

One spring, years ago now, Dennis and I watched other families experience all the celebratory festivities of a child’s senior year in high school: proms, award nights, graduation. But our daughter, a senior that year, had decided she was done with school. At 18, she knew she was not legally bound to us anymore. Six […] The post The Surprising Truth About Gratitude (And Why It Heals Your Heart) appeared first on Ever Thine Home ..read more

A lesson I’m still learning, but understand more clearly with each decade of life, is that fixing my circumstances is rarely the answer to reducing stress.   The “whens” were a repeated refrain for me for decades, beginning when our children were all little. Life will be so much easier when she sleeps through the night, or when the littlest one […] The post Finding God in Your Stress: How to Experience Peace When You’re Overwhelmed appeared first on Ever Thine Home ..read more

When our adopted daughter was in her late teens I was spent, not just by our journey with her but also from parenting all six of our children for so many years. In addition, my heart was wounded by the fallout and heartache, and my body was deeply fatigued from the burden of unrequited love. […] The post The Divine Pattern In Adoption, Part 2: What My Daughter Taught Me About God’s Love appeared first on Ever Thine Home ..read more