by Sherry Schumann | Aug 2, 2017 | Devotions for Housewives, Uncategorized
Jesus chastised the scribes and Pharisees for practicing piety, falsely. “You are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people’s bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you...
by Sherry Schumann | Mar 6, 2017 | Christian Grandparenting, Uncategorized
Which Farmer Will Yield a Harvest? A farmer trudges through the field with his muck boots squishing in puddles left by an early spring rain. He grips an old hoe in his right hand, and a pouch heavy with seeds is slung over his opposite shoulder. Every movement he...
by Sherry Schumann | Mar 1, 2017 | Devotions for Housewives, Uncategorized
A phone call from our youngest son in the middle of the afternoon was my first clue that something in his life was amiss. His words “Mom, are you doing anything important?” was my second clue. A pit formed in my stomach, as questions swirled in my brain. Why was our...
by Sherry Schumann | Feb 21, 2017 | Christian Grandparenting, Uncategorized
Teens Struggle to Belong Teens who are desperate for a place to belong walk awkwardly along the fringe, trying to keep in step with a group of wayward peers. Weeks pass, and their awkwardness disappears. Within weeks, these teens are found standing in the way of...
by Sherry Schumann | Feb 16, 2017 | Christian Grandparenting, Uncategorized
Are you are looking for a one-day event to encourage the grandparents at your church to be more intentional about praying for their grandchildren? The following prayer stations were adapted from a workshop held at the South Carolina Daughters of the King Fall Retreat...
by Sherry Schumann | Feb 15, 2017 | Christian Grandparenting, Uncategorized
Was I dreaming? I floated somewhere between a dream state and the reality of a new dawn, wandering through the living room of an abandoned mansion. A shaft of sunlight sneaking through a broken window was dispersed by particles of dust. It offered little illumination,...
