Move Away From the Mound
By F. D. Adkins I remember when my husband and I moved into our first house in Tennessee, a neighbor warned us about the fire ants. Well, I was not…
Secure in the Midst of Danger
By F. D. Adkins I do not usually watch the news. Murder, human trafficking, the latest death toll from Covid, chaos in the Middle East… the media gives us the…
Stop Spinning In This World, And Find Life In God’s Purpose
By F. D. Adkins She sits at the kitchen table staring at a computer screen attempting to help her children with their homework. How can they change math? She keeps…
Created By God. Cared For By God.
By F. D. Adkins Recently, my family and I went on vacation. My kids’ favorite part of the trip was the amusement park rides. Of course, I have shared my…
Nurturing Disciples of Christ:
How do I PREPARE my kids to stand guard against those flaming arrows? By F. D. Adkins Parenting is hard. I know when I had children, I thought I had…
Forgiven, Forgiving, & Free
By F. D. Adkins To say there was tension between them was an understatement. Fueled by jealousy, his brothers hated him. They detested that colorful jacket that he sported around…
The Superpower of “Words”
By F. D. Adkins He stops in front of the entrance and takes a deep breath trying to settle the butterflies in his stomach. He has spent over an hour…
In God’s Time…Not Ours.
By F. D. Adkins The rumble of the tractor fills the air as I watch my handsome husband moving the dirt away from the location that will eventually be the…
Good News! Jesus is Coming: Prepare for Departure
by F. D. Adkins She trudges through the house and into the kitchen to find a snack. She knows it will still be a while until dinner because her parents…
When Your Plans Take a Detour, Follow THE LEADER!
By F. D. Adkins I pull into the parking lot as I mentally go over the list of things I plan to accomplish today. I just need to make a…