by Rebecca Davis | Sep 5, 2015 | birthday reflections
In January of this past year, I completed the marathon of 24 years of homeschooling. And yes, that is every bit as big a deal as it sounds, and I’ll add that all my homeschooled kiddos are surviving the Real World and, as far as I can tell, they’re overcoming all the...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 15, 2015 | seeking Jesus
Please pray about my relationship with my husband. My sickness. My trouble. Yes, I would be glad to. Let’s pray right now. Here? In front of all these people? Well . . . it’s a church building. . . . These people probably pray too. . . . Have you ever...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 23, 2015 | seeking Jesus
The fruit of the Spirit is . . . patience. My children were small, and I was impatient and irritable. So much so that I didn’t like myself sometimes. So of course I prayed for patience. That’s what you do, right? Ha ha. Years went by before I finally...
by Rebecca Davis | Apr 14, 2015 | challenging the status quo, news and musings, sanctification by faith alone
At some point in my life—not that long ago, I’m afraid—I realized I said these two words a lot. I can’t memorize like I used to. I can’t keep anything in my head for more than about ten seconds. I can’t take on one more thing....
by Rebecca Davis | Mar 2, 2015 | challenging the status quo
first published in the December 2000 edition of the Columbia County (New York) Homeschooling Newsletter Perhaps you’ve heard the oft-quoted saying of Francis of Assisi, “Preach the gospel at all times; if necessary, use words.” This is repeated as a...