From My Heart Devotionals

(I have told everyone that I would continue to do devotionals until "my barrel was empty." To be honest, lately that is what has happened. Recently, it has been Abigail who has had devotionals on her heart, and that thrills me. I will continue to post her thoughts as...

(Abigail Hamilton) When I was twelve years old, I felt like God had called me to ministry, but I felt like I wasn’t doing anything.  It seemed that God was saying, “Wait.  Now is not the time.” I waited and waited.  I went through school.  Then I...

(Today is Abigail's 20th birthday! Let me share some thoughts she sent me this morning.) Laying in the hammock. No air flow. My forehead dripping with sweat. I could feel the bugs crawling in my clothes. Squawks, howls, and buzzes of unidentified objects could be...

Guest Post: Abigail Hamilton (However, after as much as she has written for me, maybe I should stop saying "guest" post. haha) I am sure many of you have memories of your first grade year of elementary. Memories of hard addition problems. Or memories of playing with...

I’ve heard a few mother-in-law jokes, and frankly, I can’t identify. I have a sanctified mother-in-law, and that is a rare treat!  She has shown me love and acceptance.  I tell people that I have the best in-laws in the world. Once, I admitted to her, “I’ve...

Recently, I heard a group of Sunday school teachers discuss how they adjust Calvinistic material so they can use it.  When one of them taught on the fruits of the Spirit, they completely avoided the week where self-control was discussed. Everyone in the room...

I want to renew my mind.  This is the adjustment where everything else is affected. Last night I read about upper cervical care adjustments. I did not understand at first that the upper cervical care was done with a chiropractor.  And although I have...

I bought my first car when I was nineteen.  Nothing flashy…really it was more of an old-lady car, a bird-shell blue Toyota Corolla. As a student at God’s Bible School, I needed this car.  My first year of college had been covered completely by a scholarship,...

“When I cannot read, when I cannot think, when I cannot even pray, I can trust.” -James Hudson Taylor Can I go down memory lane with you? Today most of my family is headed to a camp in Gadston, Texas.  About 20-25 years ago, Todd and I attended this camp for the...