A brief (but not exhaustive) portrait of Biblical womanhood A woman is a person created in the image of God. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Genesis 1:27 She is strong, joyful, wise, and kind. Strength and honour are …
Mothers, you will never regret time spent with your children. Don't forget to cherish the moment. "Think ahead to a timeWhen your little boy’s a manAnd you’d give anythingJust to hold him again."-Ron Hamilton Cherish the Moment CD Words and music by Ron Hamilton (1950-2023), Arr. by Shelly Hamilton Thank you, Lord for the time …
A Mother's Gift For Mother's Day, I was considering writing about different famous women in history. There are many inspiring accounts of mothers who influenced children that grew up to do important things and bless others in many wonderful ways. But instead, I share with you a post written by a mom you may not …
A fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen "Young woman embracing a thorn bush"Kay Rasmus Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957)Denmark A mother sat by her little child; she was very sad, for she feared it would die. It was quite pale, and its little eyes were closed, and sometimes it drew a heavy deep …
I am very pleased and thankful that a revised version of my blog post "Four" (originally published October 3, 2016) has been included in the June 2021 “Gardens” issue of ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal. It is our first summer without him, an astonishingly beautiful day, and a Sunday, which makes it worse. I step …
Mothers, you will never regret time spent with your children. Don't forget to cherish the moment. "Think ahead to a timeWhen your little boy’s a manAnd you’d give anythingJust to hold him again."-Ron Hamilton Cherish the Moment CD Words and music by Ron Hamilton, Arr. by Shelly Hamilton Thank you, Lord for the time you …
When someone is widowed in old age or loses an elderly parent, perhaps after a long decline in health, we can easily understand that there is tremendous grief and sadness felt by loved ones left behind. We can identify with what they are going through, to a certain extent, because the loss follows the usual …
On Mother's Day Evening 2013, Jonathan Campbell Hamilton, son of Ron and Shelly Hamilton, was taken to Heaven at the age of thirty-four after a long struggle with mental illness. I have heard Mr. Hamilton sing Rejoice in the Lord countless times over many years but never knew until recently about the loss of his …
Though my Father served in the United States Air Force, I do not come from a particularly military family. Our son, Hans, did not serve in the military. But, as a volunteer firefighter/medic, he was given firefighter's honors at his memorial service. To be honest, I was floored. I did not expect such an honor. …
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And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John 5:14-15 Every prayer I have ever uttered …
"Fear. It is a feeling you get in the pit of your stomach. An intense uneasiness. An acute sense of dread..." Click here to read the rest... Image source.
From the day they are born, our minds are just wired to find them. I think it takes time for our mind to catch up with the reality of the absence of our children. Just when I think I am getting used to it, it hits me again: How can this be?
Though my Father served in the United States Air Force, I do not come from a particularly military family. Our son, Hans, did not serve in the military, but, as a volunteer firefighter/medic, he was given firefighter's honors at his memorial service. To be honest, I was floored. I did not expect such an honor. …
"If you have ever gazed upon your child's lifeless body and tried to will it back to life with the force of your love, then you know what it is to have your heart pierced. No, not pierced . . . Demolished." I Remember Mama In the 1948 movie "I Remember Mama," there is a …
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