It was a beautiful sunday afternoon. The weather had finally cooled after an extremely hot, dry summer. I was peeling and slicing apples for the first apple pie of the season, listening to old hymns on the radio. I’m not even sure which hymn it was that prompted the idea,…
Read moreI read a quote this last week that made me stop in my tracks and realized that is exactly what I needed to be reminded of. Maybe you will feel the same. “Ready for some good news? . . . Jesus Christ is stronger! Stronger than my fears about the…
Read moreThere are many things we teach our children. From the first time we hold our newborn, we begin our important role as “teacher”. We teach them to trust the sound of our voice. We hope that hearing our voice will enable them to feel calm. We teach them to make…
Read moreThere has not failed one promise that He has promised. 1Kings 8:56 nkjv Yesterday afternoon I turned on my computer to find an email I’d been anxiously expecting from a publisher. I had submitted my book proposal at their request, the month before. The letter began, “I’m sorry to say…
Read moreMy oldest son had a big football game a week ago. Winning would mean playoff’s and conference champs. Our league has not won conference for over 5 years. My oldest wanted it so bad he could taste it. This was discussed all week along, he made sure he practiced; he…
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