Johanna Michaelsen
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“Lament of a Neurotic Mom or So Much For Adventure”

“Lament of a Neurotic Mom or So Much For Adventure”

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“When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul.”
​Psalm 94:19
Jemimah and Keziah recovering from their harrowing adventures
“A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.”
Proverbs 10:1
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6,7
“Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16
“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.”
John 14:27
“Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6
“Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.”
Colossians 3:20 (NKJ)
“If only you had paid attention to My commandments!”
Isaiah 48:18
“And you say, ‘How I have hated instruction! And my heart spurned reproof! I have not listened to the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to my instructors!’”
Proverbs 5:12–13
“My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord, or loathe His reproof, for whom the Lord loves He reproves, even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.”
Proverbs 3:11–12
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
Proverbs 1:7
“I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. O may Your lovingkindness comfort me, according to Your word to Your servant.”
Psalm 119:75–76
“Can a woman forget her nursing child and have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you. Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands.”
Isaiah 49:15–16

Selah​

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  • Home
  • About the Book
  • Bookstore
  • Gallery for Audiobook
    • Preface to Audiobook >
      • Dedication
      • Acknowledgments
      • Preface
      • "​In Memory of Tigger’s Whiskers"
      • ​“Of Mice and Mittens”
      • “It’s Morning. Again”
      • "Ode to a Cat Hater"
      • “To Kiva”
      • "The Patter of Little Feet or Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”
      • "A Fool and His Kitty"
      • "Ode to a Cat Lover"
      • "That Restless Old Cat"
      • “Lament of a Neurotic Mom or So Much For Adventure”
      • “Bird Stew”
      • “Caleb Hal”
      • “The Box”
      • Further Biblical Reflections and Tidings of Great Joy
  • Reviews and Events
  • Contact