It can’t be the end….
This is the end; things haven't been good for a while but it didn't mean that I was expecting that phone call. A phone call from my husband's girlfriend? Who sees that coming? I sure didn't. He had cheated before and I knew things hadn't been good but I never...
40 Days of Decrease
It’s not often that I hear the word decrease and think, yep that is what I want (unless of course it is regarding my weight.) Decrease, lessen, reduce, drop, diminish, decline or dwindle all are words that I do not associate with goals I have for myself, my income or...
No Way, I Can’t Do That
As a freshman in high school one of the things I looked forward to most was playing volleyball. I had watched my sister play in Jr. High and fell in love with the game. I played basketball and softball and loved sports but playing at the high school level was a whole...
Without God life is chaos.
I know you have heard a sermon on Proverbs 29:18, we all have. “Where there is no vision, the people perish” Did you know that there is a second part to this verse? “but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” My pastor, Cody Busby, did a great job of preaching on the...
Christmas: God’s Special Delivery
The other day when I was looking at our grandchildren's Christmas gift lists, I couldn't help but remember the Christmas our sons were 7 and 4-years old. Randy and I had been sent to Okinawa, Japan for a 3-year military assignment. An eternity, I thought! Chris and...
A Christmas Gift for YOU….Prayer
Christmas is such a busy time of year. So much to do and so little time it seems. As I have tried to stay focused on the true meaning of Christmas, our Savior’s birth, I searched out prayers that might bless me, encourage me and remind me of Christ’s great love. I...
Review by Rayna: Rare Bird
Rare Bird: A Memoir of Loss and Love By: Anna Whiston-Donaldson Rare Bird is the memoir of Love and Loss by Anna Whiston-Donaldson. Her book is a poignant story of her journey of trying to find how to live again after the loss of her 12-year-old son, Jack. Jack was...
Have You Accepted the Free Gift?
I love gifts, how about you? If you have studied love languages at all then you might know if your love language is gifts or not. Mine isn't but I still love to get them. No matter if gifts fill your love tank or not the Gift of Jesus will! It is so amazing to me...
Terrorism: Overcoming Fear with Faith
This past week, the topic of conversation nearly everywhere I went, was the tragic terrorist attacks in Paris. The horror of what happened there and in other places--Lebanon, Nigeria, and now Mali, is beyond belief. How can this happen? How can a group of people have...
Ready or not Christmas is here in 46 days!
Ready or Not Christmas is Here in less than 46 Days! What feelings do you experience when you hear that Christmas will be here in no time? Dread, excitement, shock, exhaustion…… Christmas is meant to bring us joy! I hope that it does when you have a chance to...
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