Table of Contents
Introduction 11
Part 1 His Everlasting Arms
1 Whatever My Lot 17
2 Shoes of Iron 20
3 His Patient Silence 24
4 A Dog's Thanksgiving 28
5 Praying and Acting 29
6 The Future Is Not Our Province 32
7 Angry at God 35
8 The Long Leisure of Eternity 38
Part 2 Do the Next Thing
9 Called to Act 43
10 How to Prepare for Tomorrow 47
11 Miss Andy 49
12 How May I Serve Christ Today? 52
13 What to Do Next 55
14 Praise of the Lamb 58
15 The Consolation of Obedience 60
16 What Love Does 63
Part 3 Daily Faith
17 Not Mad at God 69
18 Perfect Peace 72
19 The Test of My Love for God 74
20 The World Must Be Shown 77
21 Faith for the Unexplained 83
22 On Asking Questions 85
23 Why Did Jesus Die? 88
24 Moses and Mothering 93
Part 4 Finding Contentment
25 The Gift of Place 99
26 Garage Sales 102
27 How Much Is Enough? 105
28 A Holy Aloneness 107
29 A Hard Decision 110
30 The Sufferings of a Housewife 112
31 To Offer Thanks 114
32 Summertime in Strawberry Cove 118
33 What Does It Mean to Be Holy? 121
34 The Vice of Self-Esteem 124
Part 5 Joy and Sorrow
35 Joy 131
36 Moods 133
37 Suffering and Joy 135
38 When the Music Stops 140
39 Injustice 142
40 Joy to the World 145
41 The Grand Lesson 149
42 God in Each Moment 151
Part 6 Marriage, Courtship, and Singleness
43 On Being Single 157
44 Don't Do It 160
45 A Disaster Aborted 163
46 The Hazards of Homemade Vows 165
47 Letter to a Twelve-Year-Old 167
48 The Story of a Courtship 171
49 What Does It Mean to Submit? 174
50 Verbal Authority 176
51 How to Be a Good Mother-in-Law 181
Part 7 Missionary Stories
52 Ecuador Journey 185
53 Notes from the Jungle 190
54 Jungle Journey 193
55 Letter from a Missionary 199
56 Travels 202
57 The Simple Life 205
58 An Unusual Christmas Celebration 209
59 Pray for India 212