by Joanna Thiede Author’s note: This was written during the very height of a difficult situation in my life – it came from the center of a storm, you might say. A tiny beam of light, breaking through the heavy, threatening clouds. Spring — after teasing us with slightly scented breezes and almost-warm days —…
Archive | July, 2009
The Living Sacrifice of Love
I was just browsing through some of Elisabeth’s articles on Boundless, and found one I thought was apropos to re-visit with the wedding season full upon us and all these beautiful stories of June brides… It was only because of the mercies of God that, after years of wrestling, I finally relinquished control of my…
As I Knelt By My Bedside to Pray
I knelt by my bedside to pray One night as I was all alone. I wanted to do what was right, Surely He would show me the way. I knelt by my bedside to pray, To Him I gave all my dreams. To fulfill, to lay aside- His will alone I sought that day. “I…
Pajama School Review & Giveaway
As a homeschool grad, author Natalie Wickham hears lots of questions about homeschooling. In fact, one of them — “Do you get to wear your pajamas to school?” — inspired the title of her book. At the heart of all the questions from parents, she sees “the unspoken search for the assurance that if they…
And one last Bride post…
In a patriotic theme, we’ll wrap up our ‘Bride’ series with a gem from the Courtship Stories archive: Gretchen’s grandparents’ love story, now 50 years and counting! Instead of a wedding ceremony on a sunny Saturday in June, ours was on a rainy Wednesday night in January; but it was not lacking in love and…
June Brides ~ Forty Year Perspective
My parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this year, and in honor of the occasion my brother and sister and I threw them a party. My sister and I sought to re-create some of the special details of their wedding day, from the yellow roses and Queen Anne’s lace to the sugared flowers on the…
