By Marilyn Moll, on December 21st, 2009
Ed Note: My 2nd Annual Neighborhood Open House was held yesterday afternoon. The following vingette is written from my daughter Laura, a 20-something’s point of view. Enjoy!
12 guests arriving. 11 coats a’hanging. 10 dripping boots. 9 plates of cookies. 8 people eating. 7 cups a’sitting. 6 ladies chatting. 5 children screaming. 4 degrees outside. [...]
By Marilyn Moll, on November 18th, 2009
Ed Note: According to apronmemories.com here is a huge reason to not only be humbled but exceedingly thankful to our Puritan ancestors as we prepare for the big day. “Let us not grow weary in doing good, for if we do not give up we will reap a harvest of righteousness.” I am so [...]
By Marilyn Moll, on November 2nd, 2009
Friday, I prepared my Sunday School lesson for parents of teens based on the scripture, Ephesians 3:20:
Now unto Him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us…Unto Him be the glory!
As a parent or mother, a wife, business person, whoever you [...]
By Marilyn Moll, on October 5th, 2009
In our Sunday paper, there is a weekly column in the business section written by a father and son called Yoder & Sons. The senior writer is chief of the Wall Street Journal San Francisco Division, the junior writer is his 14 year old son.
Yesterday’s column tackled the topic of whether son Levi can use [...]
By Marilyn Moll, on October 2nd, 2009
My Sunday School class has been looking at idols of the heart that can get in the way of effective parenting. We studied Ezekial 14:1-16 and discovered that as long as there were idols in the hearts of the prophets, God let them have it their way. The results were not pretty.
One idol of the [...]
By Marilyn Moll, on June 25th, 2009
Two weeks ago, my daughter Mary and I got to attend the For Their Life TM Workshop in Thomaston, Georgia. The week involves nearly 40 hours of intensive teaching and training on what the Bible says about disease and much more.
Did you know that 3 John 2 says: “I pray that you may enjoy good [...]
By Marilyn Moll, on May 29th, 2009
Ed Note: Here is the recording of a recent phone interview with Kevin Swanson regarding the story of The Urban Homemaker.
Hero Moms Incarnating the Proverbs 31 Vision
The Urban Homemaker In a day of fragmented families and big-business oriented economies, one family’s vision took them on an amazing journey. The life of [...]
By Marilyn Moll, on May 8th, 2009
Ed Note: This was sent to me by my sister with no copyright. A reader has notified me this quote actually appeared in a book by Mary LaGrand Bouma, The Creative Homemaker, which came out in 1973. I believe Bouma was probably the original author — just thought you might want to know.
Before I was a [...]
By Marilyn Moll, on April 28th, 2009
There have been times when I thought I would lose my mind, but God kept me sane. Isaiah 26:3 -
There were times when I thought I could go on no longer But the LORD kept me moving. (Gen 28:15)
At times, I’ve wanted to lash out at those whom I felt had done me wrong, but [...]