By Lori Kempton – I remember when I was first married our first dining room table was a round aluminum umbrella table that should be used outside. We threw a table cloth over its frame to cover the hole in the middle for the umbrella and put some sturdier chairs
By Laura Petherbridge – October through December can be an excruciating time of year for those who have experienced a loss. In addition to the death of a loved one, divorce, illness, family trauma, job loss, a wayward child, or moving to a new location can cause serious depression during
By Kathy Howard – This Thanksgiving will look a lot different from last year’s. Grief, loss, and struggle have hit our family in the last six months. Expressing thanksgiving to God comes naturally when good things and easy circumstances mark my life. But gratitude is not my first response when
By Karen Jordan – Have you counted your blessings lately? My mother gave me a journal on my forty-fifth birthday and challenged me, “Can you think of five things that you are grateful for every day?” That evening, I wrote down five promises that I found in my devotional reading
By Judy Dippel – Give Yourself a Gift—Allow God to Help You Find Out 5 Ways You Can Do It Seriously, have you had a tough week? Or lately (holidays coming, ready or not), have you have you been walking through a series of hard weeks that have mushroomed into
Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Catherine Ryan for Life & Beauty Weekly – A broken boiler floods your basement. You miss a crucial work deadline. Your sister announces she’s getting divorced. When unexpected crises hit, it may seem as if your world has suddenly imploded. “But in the
Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Cynthia Hanson for Life & Beauty Weekly – Got gratitude? Of course! There’s nothing like gathering with loved ones around a bountiful holiday table to make us count our blessings. But giving thanks shouldn’t be something we practice once a year; it should
By Amy Layne Litzelman – “Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God, our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out
By Nancie Carmichael – “If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Romans 12:18 As the election grinds down, I will frankly be very happy to have an end to all the negative campaigning. I hate conflict. Lately, though, I’m seeing that conflict is
By Rev. Peggy W. Lester – In October I celebrated my 64th birthday. I can hardly believe it. Also, seems like only a few years ago Don and I married… so four days after my birthday, we celebrated our 46th wedding anniversary. I can tell you the Lord was and
By Chloe JonPaul – As the holiday season approaches, there are many persons dreading the very thought of it. This may be due to the recent loss of a loved one, divorce, serious illness, family friction, diminished finances, and much more. Whatever the reason, now is the time to become
By Vicki Norris – Has the roof fallen in? Or, is your life being uncomfortably rearranged? Sometimes life presents us with a reconstruction process. Construction is one thing. You were most likely involved in the building process of your life. You know what was dug out of the soil to
By Lynn Baber – Confusion and the temptation to fear is a normal part of mortal life. No saint has yet to ascend to a peak of faith high enough to completely extinguish the temptation to fear. Regardless of what you’ve been told, issues of confusion and fear are never
Paddling together in the ocean, each in a 48-inch color-whirl inner-tube, not too far from shore but away from the busyness of children playing – we floated. My husband kept me anchored, ensuring I didn’t bob off into international waters. While everyone else played, we saw dolphins jumping high out
Do you know who you are? As women we juggle many roles and our roles may change depending on the season we’re in. But I want us to look at who we are as God’s girls and the power, privileges and position that are ours as daughters of the King.
Every person is an artist. The whole of life is a creative act. The warp and woof of each life is equivalent to the artist’s paint or the musician’s sounds. Ranald Macaulay and Jerram Barrs in Being Human I’ve been reading about art, and creativity, and God, and living the
“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me?” He
Brothers and sisters, be patient until the Lord comes again. A farmer patiently waits for his valuable crop to grow from the earth and for it to receive the autumn and spring rains. You too, must be patient. Do not give up hope, because the Lord is coming soon. Brothers
Lance Armstrong and I have a couple successes and sabotages that we share in common. Although I have not accomplished ANYWHERE the magnitude of what he has, I am equally passionate about bringing out the over-comer in those around me. I admire that he has attempted to live a Bold
By Peggy Lester – In 1985, a team from our church, partnering with friends from Alabama, headed out to Monterrey, Mexico for a mission trip. We would be doing a building project at Camp Sierra Linda outside Monterrey, Mexico. The guys on the team would be taking care of the
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