By Rita Schulte – My husband calls her Bella, a middle name that describes her beauty. When she sees me her world stands still. She runs and jumps into my arms—such joy, such excitement. She delights my soul. Such is the blessing of grandbabies. As we play, I watch her.
By Lynn Mosher – She sat down in the back row. Aching. Her heart, aching from too many negative events in her life lately. Her body, still aching from a recent illness. Her feet, aching from standing all day, serving too many hamburgers to truck drivers. Still dressed in her
By Norine Rae – Imagine yourself living in a magical kingdom where anything is possible. Sorrow and pain are no longer the norm, but are replaced with joy and laughter. Each of us, each day, is given the opportunity to wake up and give thanks for the day. Years ago
By Patty Mason – Depression was a constant battle, bringing on overwhelming feelings of sadness, anger, even rage, and hopelessness. It crippled my mind, heart, spirit and soul and destroyed every part of me. When the depression hit, I was living a good life. I had everything this world deems
By Carol Doyel – I often think about how Jesus remained silent while being accused and mocked by the crowds. I have a difficult time in my humanness imaging what it must have been like for our King to keep silent when I myself have little restraint from trying to
Sometimes life is full of “I Can’ts.” It’s much easier to quit than try. Below is an excerpt from chapter eight of my book, “I’m Too Young To Be This Old,” where I share a time when I had to do more than try; I had to overcome my fears. I
Ever since I taught the Gospels of Matthew and John when I was a teaching leader with Bible Study Fellowship, I’ve loved looking at how Jesus relates to women. I want to share some quick thoughts from Luke 8:43-48 on the woman with the issue of blood. Jesus stopped and
By Amy Layne Litzelman – “In the light of the king’s countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud bringing spring rain.” Proverbs 16:15 There’s nothing quite like sunshine. After a week of coughing, sore throat, and overflowing sinuses, I’m so excited to be feeling better. Along with
By Linda Ruggles and Melody Heal— God will shake you up when you least expect it! I remember the day I woke up and checked my Facebook page. Isn’t that what we all do these days? Wondering why I wasn’t seeing news from one of my dearest friends I clicked
Because living with too much on your plate has a negative effect on your life: Physically: studies show that running on adrenaline (which is the chemical that powers your ability to keep going) is harmfulto your health when you give yourself no down time. Emotionally: constant demands produce irritability, frustration,
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. – Epictetus Do you remember the excitement of doing an obstacle course as a kid? Jumping over logs, diving through hoops, shimmying under ropes, and then running across the finish line. Pure fun! However, when it
By Nancie Carmichael – After my mother passed away several years ago, I carefully packaged the pain away into the box of sympathy cards, clippings and remembrances. Now many years later as the fragrance of Easter lilies fill the house, I’m reminded of her, remembering love that never dies. There
By Carol Doyel – Spring is a time for new beginnings, birth, a bursting forth, filled with warmer days, more light, and hope. A time for new things and I believe God is doing a new thing today – right now. So if you’re ready for change, or a new
Surrounded by mountains, the view from the mezzanine level of the Broadmoor hotel is breathtaking. Distant dots in the sky become geese, circling as they come closer and closer and eventually land on the pond. The sight lured me outside. I pulled my jacket closer and drew in my breath.
“How can I trust God? My own father was….” Tears filled Jennie’s eyes as she recounted a life of abuse. Listening, I felt the Lord urging me to share a Scripture with her. “I sense your soul longs for rest,” I responded gently. “Let me tell you what Jesus says:
By Kathy Howard – Jan is an average gal with an above average passion for Jesus. When she talks about Him, her eyes widen, her voice fills with excitement, and sometimes she even has trouble standing still. God has gifted Jan with a beautiful voice she uses to serve Him.
By Deb DeArmond – Have you ever heard the evolution of how our children think of us as they move through life? The story goes like this……. • At age 5, the little boy says, “That’s my dad! He’s the smartest man in the whole world. • At 10 years
By Deb DeArmond – “Aren’t you tired of training the exact same materials every week? Sometimes twice a week?” a friend asked. “I mean, doesn’t it get pretty boring?” She was referring to a major project I’m involved with. For about 30 weeks this year, I will be training folks
By Kathy Howard – Chapter One – Excerpt: Fed Up with Flat Faith: 10 Attitudes and Actions to Pump Up Your Faith I told her things I had always been too afraid to tell anyone before. My faith felt dead. I doubted my salvation. God seemed so distant. I saw
By Amanda Carlson – When you have your first grandchild it can be a humbling experience. You remember when your children were that tiny and helpless, and now they have a child of their own. Thankfully you have not forgotten what it was like to raise them, but being a
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