How many times have you stumbled and fallen? Don't despair. Proverbs 24:16 tells us that the righteous falls seven times, and yet rises up again. It's not the falling that counts, but the rising up again!

1 Samuel 2:4 is a wonderful promise, "Those who stumble find their strength reinforced" (NET). The NLT says, "Those who stumbled are now strong."

We become stronger with every battle we face. Even the great heroes of the faith started out weak, but their weakness was turned to strength (Hebrews 11:34).

Get up again today, dear mother.

Blessings from Nancy