Author: Amy

  • Blast away Boredom with Board Games

    Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in… On with today’s idea… Board Games What game does your child enjoy the most? Make time to play that game today with your child… alone,…

  • SOAP: He has given me power, love and self-discipline

    Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. Observation: Through the spirit, we have strength, love and self-discipline. Application: Often I feel as though I lack self-discipline. And often I feel powerless. (I’m glad I feel the love often!)…

  • SOAP: You need the Spirit to understand the Spirit

    Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:14 The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. Observation: You need the Holy Spirit to understand the Holy Spirit. Application: I so remember trying to understand…

  • SOAP: Be encouraging

    Scripture: Hebrews 3:13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. Observation: God wants us to reassure each other and be encouraging so that we won’t be led astray. Application: Encouragement is a very strong tool—as is doubt. Satan would…

  • SOAP: Gotta keep from being tempted to rush my time with God

    Scripture: Mark 14: 38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak. Observation: Stay on guard against temptation Application: I’ve been focusing my SOAP posts on my husband lately, as I am working through the Power of a Praying Wife. I have to…