One year at Vacation Bible School, the lights went out. Well, not just the lights. The entire church was without power–and just as we were getting into our day of Vacation Bible School with the children. We were quite thankful … Continue reading
This week I have experienced the power in three simple things: obedience, accountability, and encouragement. Last week I told you about my tough decision regarding our extensive line of bedding basics. Once I was sure of how the Lord was … Continue reading
Decisions, decisions, decisions. Somehow the chant does not make the decision any easier…but prayer certainly does. I am very excited about the future of Hasten Home. The biggest reason is that I have seen the Lord work mightily in children’s … Continue reading
Whether God has called you to be a VBS leader, Sabbath School teacher, parent, or simply a friend of children, you don’t have to be in children’s ministry very long to know that this is warfare. The enemy of God … Continue reading
This week, I learned a great lesson: sometimes dividing equals multiplying. Previously, I have largely intermixed my duties of home and business throughout the day. Much of my business duties involve desk-work: working on the computer, writing, drawing, or studying. … Continue reading
This week has been filled with a lot of prayer regarding the future of Hasten Home. On one hand, I am seriously thinking that the Lord is leading me to narrow the scope of the store a bit in order … Continue reading
Hasten Home may still be in its infancy, but the journey it represents is soon to reach maturity. All my life I have had a special love for children. Even as a child myself, I was always finding ways to … Continue reading
Any time I finish a big, multiple-step project, I tend to end up a bit lost for a while. I had my long list of “to-do’s” and for months I was checking things off, rearranging priorities, adding missed steps….Finally the … Continue reading
[If you missed Part 1, be sure to go back to yesterday's post to read it.] Jesus will give us hearts of compassion for broken people. The Bible says of Jesus, “a bruised reed shall he not break, and the … Continue reading
When you hear that something has broken, what is your first reaction? ”Oh, no!”…or perhaps, “Oh, well–I can fix it”…or maybe even “Oh, good! Now I can finally throw it away.” After the initial reaction, what do you do next? … Continue reading
