Ginny’s Gems

God speaks to us in many different ways. In Scripture we see that at times, He has spoken to men through dreams and visions, circumstances, and other people. He appeared ...

Responsibility is an utterly essential part of the homeschool curriculum and gives busy homeschooling moms and dads some much needed practical help.

Do you know where you want to be and what you want to accomplish, yet don’t have a clue how to get there? Write it all down if only for ...

by Debbie Gaudino | The answer, I propose, lies in the wisdom of Saint Padre Pio's short maxim: "Pray, Hope and Don't Worry."

Is there an area (or areas) in your life in which you are making progress? It doesn’t matter if it’s in taking place in leaps and bounds or little by ...

by Kate Moriarty | My children's grandparents have become wild gadabouts. It started with a caravan.

There’s an old saying that goes something like this: I might not be where I need to be but thank God Almighty, I’m sure not where I used to be! ...

by Dave Armstrong | Having a child conceived by the Holy Spirit has no direct analogy, because it was a one-time extraordinary event, in order to bring about the incarnation.

What is your favorite day of the week? Write down everything that you love about this particular day. What do you usually do on this day that makes is so ...

by Emily Molitor | The Good Samaritan parable gives us an example of how to show pity, or mercy, to our fellow human beings.

Do you sometimes feel tremendous pressure to “keep up with the Joneses” in certain areas of your life? If so, what are those areas? Write down in your journal exactly ...

Mary Ellen Barrett started practicing 'Teacher Service Day' for homeschool moms. It's a 4-step, all-day-Friday process that refreshes home and homeschool.

Most people believe that courage is the absence of fear. This, however, is simply not true. True courage is doing something in spite of the fear. Are there things that ...

by Lorraine Espenhain | Our prayers will be answered by God, not because we have succeeded in getting God to see things our way, but because He has succeeded in changing our hearts

Do you worry too much about what other people think of you? If so, how might this tendency be causing stress in your life – stress which God never intended ...

by John Clark | Pope Francis is one of the most mistranslated people in the history of the world.

Has something within you been destroyed – something that God never wanted you to lose? What is it? What led to its demise? How did you get to this place ...

by Christine Smitha | Around the world, many of the best Advent traditions carry the idea of the hidden seed, a hidden seed of faith and charity we nurture...

Do you have a tendency to talk yourself out of everything? One minute, inspiration hits, and you have an enthusiastic desire to do such and such. But as soon as ...

Sometimes God allows us to go through seeming seasons of loss in order to move us into greater gains. He removes us from situations that we love, i.e., places, people, ...