One gift, two hearts touched.
All of them are Mommas.
Each working to provide.
Each desiring their children to grow strong and healthy.
Each longing to see their little ones soar.
Just like us.
Shop from our online store and we will include a handmade card with your personal message and Dove Chocolate in the package sent to your Mom. One gift. Two hearts. ...
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A Day in the Life of Mercy Market
There are times in the life of Mercy Market that things are:
Tedious-such as counting hundreds, even a few thousand items for year-end inventory.
Demanding-getting product ready for 10 shows on the same weekend. (Dec. 9, 2019)
Exhausting-craft fairs, where we frequently sell product-can wear me out!
Exciting-getting to travel and meet the women who make our ...
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Decisions, decisions
35,000.
That is the estimated number of decisions the average American adult makes each day.
According to Cornell University, 226 of these have to do with food, in case you were wondering. Many of these decisions are barely perceivable and a lot are very insignificant-what mug I chose to drink my morning coffee from, for example. (does that count as one of my 226?)
But often seemingly ...
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30 Hours Away
30 hours away...
a vast canyon sprawls deep and wide...
...and the tiniest of details blossom.
30 hours away...
a mama scrubs her laundry on a stone...
...while her daughter's toy is a tire.
30 hours away...
a playground is just feet from a cliff...
...and thirst is satisfied from ground water.
30 hours away...
there is cactus so sharp...
...and pools of ...
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This is LOVE
“In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you.
This sums up the law and prophets.”
These are the words of Jesus. Who when asked what was the greatest commandment answered:
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
This is the first and greatest commandment.
The Second is like it“, he said, “Love your neighbor as ...
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The Miracle of Growth
Life is a lot of work.
The list in my head of business to handle, people to care for and projects to complete – not to mention the ceaseless cycle of cleaning – can get so overwhelming. I often sit immobilized and can’t attend to any of it.
Does anyone else feel like the whole machine of family, or ministry, or career, depends entirely on you to keep moving?
Like you’re the one ...
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