Lately I’ve been pondering which one is worse – the teens, or the parents?! It’s been a week of milestones for our two teens. Last week I posted about Mr 17’s graduation from high school. Since then he’s dyed his hair to celebrate his freedom – it’s half green, half black (inspired by a certain [...]
How old were your children when they accepted Jesus? How did it happen?
In praise of the father of my three children – Mr 17, Miss 14 and Footprints of course!
A funny story that contains a surprising lesson in finding and following God’s will for your life!
It’s simple really – get a bunch of girl friends together, and watch them solve the problems of the world! This weekend just gone was the annual Footprints Retreat, when the ladies behind Footprints magazine and Footprints Women’s Ministries Inc headed to the beach for some rest and relaxation. This year, we stayed on Bribie Island, less [...]
Wow, what a response to the post on my own experiences of the Quiverfull movement / Above Rubies magazine! With 34 comments so far, it’s definitely a new record on this blog! Today we have a special guest here on the Footprints blog, sharing her story. In the interests of fairness, I would welcome a story by [...]
Did anybody else catch the story on “Quiverfull” on the Sunday Night program? I found it particularly interesting as I met Nancy Campbell on an Above Rubies camp back in 1997. Funnily enough there was no mention of the Above Rubies magazine in the interview. For those who are not familiar with Above Rubies, it [...]
Counting our blessings is such a great idea, thought I’d revisit this topic again! So the things that made me smile this week, in no particular order, are: 1. That my darling husband and I had the day off together. It was like our second honeymoon back in May (for our 20th wedding annivesary) – [...]
Just joining in with the fun … I was inspired by Aspiring Mum’s post. These are some of the things that made me smile over this past week. 1. An appointment with the school guidance counsellor, where we were reassured that our 16 year old son is on track for his dream of going to Uni to do [...]