“In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16  Jesus tells us that when we do things to help others, it pleases God. Sometimes our good deeds go unnoticed by our friends and family, but don’t let this stop you.  Let [...]

By Beverly Smith 1. Commit every day to prayer. Psalm 37:5 tells us: “Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.” How true this is! When I commit every task of the day to my Heavenly Father, I feel calmer and more prepared to start my [...]

“…Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him.” Deuteronomy 30:19b-20a NIV Can you hear the voice of God?  That is often difficult in our loud and fast paced society.  Cell phones ringing, MP3 players [...]

1. Get Hired!  Check out CWAHM.com and The Work at Home Woman.  You will find a large list of legitimate work-from-home opportunities along with descriptions of each. Subscribe to the CWHAM site so that you can get daily e-mails of new jobs.  I did this recently and found a company that was looking for freelance writers. They [...]

If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. Matthew 18:15 NIV Today, I’d like to share a passage from a fanstastic book by Elizabeth George called Loving God with All Your Mind ©1994/2005 by Elizabeth George, Harvest House Publishers. “The primary application of this truth is [...]

1. Stop answering the phone all day long. Keep a separate business line and only answer personal calls after hours (unless its from your kid’s school or something equally important-have that number on speed dial so its easily recognizable on your caller ID). 2. Stop wasting time on facebook for personal use. I use Facebook [...]

Jesus replied: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.  Matthew 22:37-38 I have been significantly reminded in the past few months that I cannot please everyone. When I was on full-time church staff many years ago, [...]

 That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!  2 CORINTHIANS 4:16-18 NLT Being a good mom is a true [...]

Candles for Christ is one of our national sponsors. They are a high quality, faith based candle company specializing in fundraising, retail and independent demonstrator services. A little bit of info about the founders from their website: “Candles for Christ is the creation of Jason and Tonja Howard.  Jason saw a drastic need for fundraising [...]

As you may remember, I recently partnered up with Making Work at Home Work as a blogger. By Mary M. Byers Believe it or not, there are a lot of people who don’t know why they are working. Most assume that they are working for money. But when I talk to people about the topic, [...]