The Gathering Place Where Family Matters

It caused me to smile today. At the time, I don’t think I smiled. In fact, I am quite sure I wasn’t smiling. I have some notes that Karen wrote when she was a speaker at a ladies’ conference twenty years ago. The theme was “Handmade by Design.” She used the illustration of Jeremy’s swing set. I’ll tell you about it at the end of this little article.

Of course she was not perfect. I don’t want it to sound like I am saying she was. However, she did think it was important to live for the Lord Jesus in those small detail areas to which some might not give much thought.

“Karen’s Notes” has become one of the busiest days on my website. I have appreciated the amazing responses of how the Lord, in His sovereignty, has caused her few notes to arrive just at the right time in places throughout the world.

I had such a privilege to serve our Savior with this dear lady. In one of her ladies’ retreats, Karen spoke about the expectation we should have in serving the Lord. There were two things that she emphasized in that section of the ladies’ seminar.

Karen encouraged the ladies to express appreciation to those who faithfully serve and probably aren’t thanked very often. Today, let me share a little more from that same retreat.