Nov 12, 2012 | Faith
Sometimes in grief you reaches places of peace and resignation. That’s kind-of where I was with the death of our little girl, Adrienne. Seeing her tombstone daily for twenty years and realizing that all of my friends’ children who were born that same year...
Nov 11, 2012 | Faith
I love announcing the winners to a give-away, but I’m always sad that I can’t list everyone’s name who entered. If I could, I promise I would! The winners of the bird nest necklace drawing are: LARA HARRIS and TERA BALDWIN Congratulations, girls! I...
Nov 9, 2012 | Faith
When I opened my computer to begin writing this blog post, I wasn’t planning on going back in time. However, this photo from 2006 caught my eye in a folder in “My Pictures,” and I opened it for the first time in a long time. If you didn’t...
Nov 8, 2012 | Faith
When I think of God planning a way and a place for His Son to join us here on earth, my first thought isn’t an unwed teenage girl as a mom or a stable in a tiny town called Bethlehem as the place. I’m pretty sure if I had been given the challenge of...
Nov 7, 2012 | Faith
When the world seems uncertain, we must turn to His Word for a reminder of the things that are certain. For this morning, I thought I’d share this truth King David spoke years ago and the disciples recalled as they tried to make sense of Jesus’ departure...
Nov 6, 2012 | Faith
If my people, who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. II Chron. 7:14 In America today, citizens have the opportunity...
Nov 5, 2012 | Faith
As a reading teacher, I have learned many new reading strategies that enable readers to stay focused as well as comprehend more deeply while reading. As a Christian, I’ve noticed that these same reading strategies help me as I read the Bible. Here are three...
Nov 2, 2012 | Faith
a teacher shared this idea at a teacher training I was at recently, I knew I had to try and make one for my sister-in-law who will soon be having her first little bundle of joy! Using wire, beads, a charm, and necklace supplies from Michaels…….. I...
Nov 1, 2012 | Faith
I’ve reached the chapters in the Gospels where everything begins to unravel (from an earthly perspective) for Jesus. Even after begging God to “take this cup of suffering away” from Him, Jesus stands in the darkness of Gethsemane and feels an...
Oct 31, 2012 | Faith
The pictures of devastation from the wrath of Hurricane Sandy fill website after website. Ground zero in New York transformed into a rushing waterfall overnight. Many highways, once filled with bumper-to-bumper traffic, are now filled with water. Tops of cars peek...