Several years ago, after cleaning out the family house, I was encouraged to have an estate sale. The amount of “stuff” was overwhelming. We used the yard, the house, the back yard, garage, and the neighbors’ front yard (which happens to be my house). It looked like I was a startup department store. The first … Read more
Spring is here! Soon the fields of strawberry plants will explode with fragrance and blossoms. Many of us are waiting impatiently for the “strawberry stands” to open so we can take baskets and flats of fresh, huge berries home to enjoy. Fresh strawberries, strawberry shortcake, homemade strawberry ice cream…springtime deliciousness! One of my fondest springtime … Read more
Just a few weeks ago, on New Years Eve morning, we began a series on prayer. The first week we focused on what The Lord’s Prayer teaches us so that we learn to pray like Jesus. Since it was some time ago and because Luke 11 is part of our weekly reading this week, this … Read more
There are many adorable children who are part of our church family–some shy, others bold, others act like they’d rather not have you talk with them (that never stops me). One little girl in particular exudes joy, security and an assurance that she is loved. She boldly walks into the room with the folks who … Read more
You may have wondered why the life of a cupbearer named Nehemiah is important to your spiritual walk. (A cupbearer served wine at the king’s table. His responsibilities included tasting the wine first to see if someone had added poison to it, so the king would be safe. Such intrigue!) Let’s investigate. Nehemiah (a Jewish … Read more
Several months ago I began to feel that my life was going sour. My attitude, my reactions, my thoughts…everything, like my life was sucking on a lemon. That just isn’t my norm…I’m an optimistic person by creation. As I prayed (okay, in all honesty complained and whined) to God about it, He gently reminded me … Read more
Good work, family, for completing the 21-day fast for breakthrough toward our future; specifically, the future of our community and for our lives individually. Each day we received an email to help us pray in unity. The guidance was simple: Speak the scripture and pray the prayer out loud. A magic formula? No, but a … Read more