Posted by Renae on Jul 22nd, 2008 | 4 comments 
Esther 8:9 – 17 At once the royal secretaries were summoned—on the twenty-third day of the third month, the month of Sivan. They wrote out all Mordecai’s orders to the Jews, and to the satraps, governors and nobles of the 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush. These orders were written in the script of each province and the language of each people and also to the Jews in their...
Posted by Renae on Jul 21st, 2008 | 4 comments
Esther 8:3 – 8 Esther again pleaded with the king, falling at his feet and weeping. She begged him to put an end to the evil plan of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews. Then the king extended the gold scepter to Esther and she arose and stood before him.
“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if he regards me with favor and thinks it the right thing...
Posted by Renae on Jul 20th, 2008 | 0 comments
Esther 8:1 – 2 “That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Haman’s estate.”
Don’t you just love it...
Posted by Renae on Jul 18th, 2008 | 8 comments
Last night, Jennifer called me. “Guess where I am?” she asked.
“Uhm . . . I don’t know. Where?” I asked.
“I’m in the car, driving home!” she said.
“What? With Chloe?” I asked. (Duh.)
“Yes, with Chloe! The doctors said she was ready to come home!”
So today, I went to Chloe’s house and got to kiss her chubby little baby...
Posted by Renae on Jul 17th, 2008 | 6 comments
Esther 7:6 – 10 Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen. The king got up in a rage, left his wine and went out into the palace garden. But Haman, realizing that the king had already decided his fate, stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life.
Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining.
The...
Renae Brumbaugh is an author, humor columnist, pastor's wife, mom, seventh grade English teacher, and undercover superhero. Her articles have appeared in publications such as In Touch, Vista, Live, Focus on Your Child, and others. In her free time, Renae enjoys keeping her dear husband in line, carting her children around, and single-handedly ridding the world of the color chartreuse. She drinks entirely too much coffee, in an effort to boost the economy and keep Brazilian farmers in business. Renae writes Bible studies, mystery novels, and lots of other stuff. Learn more about Renae at www.RenaeBrumbaugh.com.
