By Penelope Lemov – They are a two-car family living in a comfortably affluent neighborhood. With her college-sophomore son home for the summer, a friend was sharing her car with him. Though he had been unable to get a regular job, he had cobbled together a coaching business with a
By Anita Agers-Brooks – I grew up in a house full of artists. Mediocre they are not. My mom, my sisters, my brother – they could sketch, paint, sculpt, or whittle anything. And then there’s me. I am a cliché who can’t draw a stick person – literally. In junior
By Shari Johnson – Surely I was justified, I’m the Jesus Chick…From Whining to Winning! I read about an interview in years gone where Barbara Walters interviewed Barbara Bush. And in true Walters form she asked questions again and again about President Bush’s famous political rivals. Each time Mrs. Bush
By Katrina Spigner – “Your hands are too small to fix what only God can.”—Katrina Spigner I HAVE GROWN accustomed to receiving daily updates on my three nieces, one of whom lives in North Carolina, and three of whom live in Georgia. Not long ago, my sister shared a story
By Susan Lawrence – You can do it all, have it all, and be it all! At least if you believe all the hype bombarding women in today’s culture. Women have more opportunities today than ever before. Women fought for the right to vote, equal opportunities in sports, and equal
By Marcia Moston – I know she’s around here somewhere, and beautiful as she is, I don’t want to inadvertently stumble on her. Her fat, globular body splashed with brilliant yellow and black etchings and her long pincer legs give her a fearful beauty—best observed at a distance. She’s called,
By Edwige Gilbert – Every year on December 31st, people all over the world make New Year’s resolutions. Millions of people wake up thinking, “This is the day I am going to do things differently!” They yearn for a new beginning and hate themselves when, after a few weeks their
By Deborah McCarragher – Are you weary and disillusioned about a promise God made to you? Are you burdened for a loved one or a situation beyond your control? Often we begin to lose hope, and holding onto your promise can be difficult. Time continues to go by with little or
By Sherri Snelling – Recently, Reese Witherspoon showed her compassion by announcing she would not press charges against the older driver who hit the Academy Award-winning actress as she jogged in Santa Monica, California over a month ago. Thankfully Reese’s story does not have a tragic twist but it does
Submitted by Katherine Swarts – IT IS WRITTEN HYMN It is written in the heavens, In each star that decks the night; It is written in the flowers, Hued in endless colors bright; It is written through Creation, In each wonder we behold: “God Almighty is eternal, And His works
By Peggy W. Lester – After several adult mission trips to Mexico, some of us who had children decided it would be great to introduce them to foreign missions. So, we rented a large, 30 passenger motor home and off we headed to Mexico. At this stage in our lives,
By Deborah McCarragher – As I cautiously approach my fifty-fifth birthday, (or as some affectionately refer to it as the “double-nickel”) I am amazed at how quickly the last twenty years have flown by! I am the mother of an adult married son, who is now a father to a
By Dr. Jo Anne White – Joy is found in simple pleasures. Acknowledge those moments when joy is present before they slip away. You may have to seek out joy, if it doesn’t find you. Every day, joy is lurking just waiting to be discovered. In spite of busy lifestyles,
The supermarket offered a plethora of choices, but my eye caught the brown package of cookies on the top shelf. The sight instantly triggered a warm memory into my Nana’s kitchen. Nana rarely purchased “store bought” anything, much less pastries. In her kitchen pre-prepared food was a sacrilege. Meals needed
By Sherri Snelling – If you are a Boomer like me, you will remember the hit 60s TV show Get Smart where agent Maxwell Smart uses his shoe as a phone, or the James Bond movies (Sean Connery, Roger Moore era) where a pen or cigarette doubles as a mini rocket
By Lynn Mosher – Ebenezer? Who is that? No, not Scrooge. This Ebenezer was a what, not a who. In the Bible, Ebenezer means stone of help. It’s purpose? Let’s see… At one time in Israel’s history, when they faced the Philistines, Samuel and Israel fasted, prayed, repented, and offered
THE SERENITY PRAYER God, grant me the SERENITY to accept the things I cannot change COURAGE to change the things I can and the WISDOM to know the difference. I belong to a wonderful networking group, called Contacts N Coffee, which meets every Friday morning in Santa Barbara. Part of our
By Poppy Smith – Instead of a houseful of kids and their little ones running around laughing, crying, playing with toys and sneaking treats, this year my husband, Jim, and I will be home alone for Christmas. My automatic reaction is to feel sad—but I am glad that all of
By Karen Jordan – Stressed out by all of the holiday activities? The day after Thanksgiving, I found myself overwhelmed by the approaching holiday season. I avoided Black Friday sales, but I didn’t escape the Monday morning blues. I wondered how I could have gone from blessed to stressed in
By Dr. Jo Anne White – In the midst of changing times and uncertainty, it’s necessary to shift our focus, taking stock of what’s important in our – family, friends, community, spirituality and health. When our lives are busy and fast paced, we often overlook the value of the obvious.
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