Author
Rachel Weaver
Details recorded in the original publications
- Contributor role
- Revised and edited
Articles
Marriage Is Like a Garden
Let me take you back 33 years ago when a young man and a young lady were courting. They lived about 600 miles apart and most of their courting was done by letter. One day, after about a year of courtship, mostly by mail,…
My Obituary
That they may teach the young women ... What would you think if one morning upon waking you were to read your own obituary in the paper? This actually happened to Alfred Nobel, originator of the famous Nobel Prizes in…
A Servant’s Role
What is a servant’s heart? This question can best be answered by a look at our Master’s life. Jesus came to earth, leaving the glories of Heaven and life with the Father to serve us. He lived it out every day in a very…
The Heart of the Matter
I have been thinking a lot about the verse, “And yet I show unto you a more excellent way.” (1 Co. 12:31) What is this way? It is the way of perfect love. We knew that all the time, didn’t we? But what does Paul really…
Broken Pieces
“If we allow Him to, the Master Architect will take the broken pieces of our lives and put them together in a way that the sunshine of His love can shine through both the light and the dark pieces.” A sweet friend said…
Day by Day
“As thy days, so shall thy strength be.” Deut. 33:25b What a beautiful thought! Each day brings enough strength for the things we have to face. If we look back at Exodus 16:4, this thought is exemplified for us in the…
A Singing Heart
“I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.” Psalm 104:33 Here are some true examples of what a song can do. I was in the middle of the airport, but there it was—the…
God Needs Praying Mothers
Though God is calling Christians everywhere to pray, this little article is specifically to call Christian mothers to daily, earnest, believing prayer. God said repeatedly, “Ask and you shall receive,” and He modeled the…
Learning to Become a Help Meet
“Do you and your husband understand each other? Do you even speak the same language? Sometimes I feel like I have been married to my husband for 14 years and I still do not know him.” She paused, her eyes brimming over…
Overheard in the Nursery
Here is a little window into the lives of six mothers through a grandmother’s eyes. I have no one in mind. Each mother is a composite of many of us. She is a fictional character, not a reflection of anyone. But maybe…
A Mother’s Heart Cry
When the babies are out of diapers... When I can get a full night of sleep... When the children are old enough to help... When homeschooling is finished... When the teenagers are grown up... When the children are…
A Mother’s Heart Cry
When the babies are out of diapers… When I can get a full night of sleep… When the children are old enough to help… When homeschooling is finished… When the teenagers are grown up… When the children are married… If I had…
An Open Heart and Home
“Company’s coming! Company’s coming!” This joyful call often echoes through our house. We all wait in anticipation and welcome our guests at the door. This call and the anticipation that goes with it has always been a…
Parenthood
The guiding principle for us as parents from the beginning of a child’s life should be “let us live with our children”, not merely in bodily presence, but by maintaining a heart to heart relationship. Here, there is an…
Selected from a 1905 writing by Ella Kellog Revised and edited by Rachel Weaver
Parenthood
No occupation, profession or mission in life is of so great importance, no privilege so high and holy, no calling so full of wonderful possibilities as that of parenthood. We are entrusted, in a great measure, with the…
Selected from a 1905 writing by Ella Kellog Revised and edited by Rachel Weaver
Water – to Wine
The wine was gone; the pots were dry, And just a Man was standing by. “Now all these pots, with water fill.” He said these words—stayed, standing still. With awe the servants looked at Him, And then they filled them to…
