Jun 8, 2018 | Godly Living, Godly Relationships
Princess Bride is one of our family’s favorite movies. The story is all about ‘true love’ and it begins with the farm boy Wesley winning the heart of a lovely woman named Buttercup. He wins her over by continually responding to her every request with the words, ‘As...
Jun 1, 2018 | Godly Living, Godly Relationships
Over the Memorial Day weekend I had the joy of having our four grown children, their spouses, our 4 grandchildren, and my 90+ year- old parents at our home. All of us hadn’t been together since last August when we had the joy of being at our eldest son’s wedding. It...
May 18, 2018 | Godly Living
As I was reminiscing with my husband about how much our lives have changed over the almost 39 years of our marriage, the Lord brought to my remembrance that this is the year of my 25th birthday! You may question my sanity or my math when I say that I’ve been...
Apr 12, 2018 | Christian Worldview
As Christians in today’s America we are living in the midst of an unbelieving, perverted culture. So, what should we do? Head to the hills and hide? Wave the white flag and give in to the culture’s toxic influence? By no means! Each one of us has been created ‘for...
Apr 5, 2018 | Christian Worldview
For those of us who know God and His life-giving Word, the moral decline in our nation should not surprise us. We know that Jesus is ‘the Way, the Truth, and the Life’ (John 14:6); abundant life, as well as eternal life, is found in Him, and in Him alone. Therefore,...
Mar 23, 2018 | Christian Worldview
America has been the envy of the world’s population for most of its history because of the freedoms it guarantees its citizens through its constitution, freedoms derived because of our founding father’s recognition that we were created with inalienable rights given to...
Mar 15, 2018 | Christian Worldview
As I was talking with Jamie this morning, she shared with me that she had been invited to be a guest speaker at her son Zach’s public high school class on entrepreneurship. Once she got to his school, the teacher took her aside and nervously informed her that when she...
Jan 19, 2018 | Godly Living, Studying God's Word
Last month I packed up the belongings that my 89-year old father-in-law had accumulated over his lifetime because he was moving out of the home he’d lived in for over 20 years to live with a friend. My husband and brother-in-law took many trips to the donation center...
Dec 5, 2017 | Godly Living, Holidays
Christmas is my favorite time of the year– as I’m sure is true with many of you. I love the music, the lights, the decorations, the special foods, all of the traditions, and most of all gathering with family and friends to celebrate the birth of our Savior and...
Nov 10, 2017 | Godly Living, Unity in the Church
As I was putting my bags of groceries into the trunk of my car on Monday my cart started to roll away when a middle-aged African American woman stopped it for me. My smile was automatic as I thanked her for her caring act. She said to me, ‘We need some kindness in...
