Romantic love is the most intensely blissful emotion our heavenly Father has given us. When we are cherished and adored by our new husband, the man we’d dreamed about since childhood, we soar in giddy happiness and flutter about our tasks with a silly grin. Nothing can give us more pleasure than to ...
Eve Had Everything
Eve had everything a woman could ever need or want: food, comfort, beauty, companionship, purpose, even communion with God Himself. Yet, we read in Genesis 3 she was subtly manipulated by Satan into desiring even more. And what more was left? Knowledge, Power, To be like God, To be ...
The Light Fades Sooner Each Night
Autumn in the Desert Southwest is a time for exhalation. The incessant summer heat has passed—and we have survived. We have been transported through a window of favor. There is sunshine to smile at not hide from. The Rock Wren's bounce shouts joy while the Mourning Doves careen on breezes that ...
What I Deserve
My old stove was a marvel of dysfunction. Only three of the four burners worked right, the broiler drawer got stuck, and the oven door's left hinge was broken. Not to mention the thermostat never functioned properly—forget making anything needing 325 degrees. I really wanted a new stove. ...