Dec 24, 2022 | Blogs, Prayers
I imagine that like me, the onset of every holiday season brings with it memories of past Christmas’—the delightful and unique sounds, sights and smells of this most wonderful time of the year! For me, playing and singing Christmas carols; dazzling lights; fir, pine,...
May 19, 2020 | Hope and Encouragement, Overcoming fear
I answered my phone, knowing it was one of my very close friends, and she said,”I know what I want to give you for your birthday present, but I need to first check to make sure that Craig (my husband) will agree to it.” She proceeded to tell me that she’d just gotten...
Apr 25, 2020 | Godly Living
Have you noticed during this quarantine period all of the different ways in which people have responded to the directive to stay home and shelter? Media posts reveal there are those who think the whole Coronavirus is a hoax, connected to one or more conspiracy...
Mar 23, 2020 | Christian Worldview, Hope and Encouragement
Have you ever noticed that when you pray for something that oftentimes the answer comes in a way you’d never have asked for, thought of, or expected? I’ve been praying— along side other friends of mine—for revival in the Church, our nation, and the world for the past...
Dec 22, 2019 | Godly Living, Holidays
Earlier this month my husband and I had the joy of going to California to meet and spend time with my eldest son’s and his wife’s first child, an adorable baby girl! From the time her birth was announced in early November, my husband and I started preparations to go...
Nov 15, 2019 | Godly Living, Overcoming fear
When I was being raised in my home of origin, and when I raised my children, whining or grumbling was an ‘intolerable’ behavior. As my children can attest, if they complained, I’d often say to them, “You could be on a cattle car on the way to Auschwitz.”...
Oct 18, 2019 | Hope and Encouragement, Overcoming fear
I had run into a lovely lady several times in the hallways of our church whose radiant smile and sweet countenance exudes the love of Jesus. I remember thinking, “I’d love to get to know her better!’ During one of our very brief ‘hall visits’ we’d discovered that we...
Oct 11, 2019 | Hope and Encouragement
As I mentioned in my blog from last week, I said ‘good-bye’ to my daughter a week ago Sunday who left to go back overseas for the next couple of years. On Monday the loss of her presence really hit me— like a giant wave that came crashing over me, and as soon as I’d...
Sep 21, 2019 | Hope and Encouragement, Overcoming fear
What are you anxious about? anx·ious -full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous. We cannot have both fear and peace at the same time. Faith and fear cannot coexist. You either trust...
Sep 12, 2019 | Overcoming fear
“Preach the Gospel at all times. When necessary, use words.” The above quote attributed to St. Francis of Assisi is one that many of us embrace as well as repeat to others. It does underscore our need as Christians to be ‘doers of the Word’ whose actions...
