By Rhonda Caudell RN, CMM – The generations of mothers behind me, shaped who I am today. I treasured my time with my great grand mothers and grandmothers. Even today, some of my aunts and older cousins are my best friends. I grew up in a time and place that
By Deborah H. Bateman – Matthew 5:9-12 Matthew 5:9-12 9 Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and
By Kathleen Gibson – Grief is an unruly visitor—and even more so, when it drops in near Christmas. Surrounded by the mirth of others, the knife of loss cuts on both sides. For a time, the death of a loved one shuts normal faculties down. Leaves only what’s necessary to
By Deb DeArmond – Seneca Falls isn’t the only community paying tribute this year to the holiday movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” In recognition of the film’s 65th anniversary, the Los Angeles City Council has designated Saturday as “It’s a Wonderful Life” day. The movie, directed by Frank Capra, starring
By Linda Menesez – Do you ever walk down neighborhood streets at night, and think about the warm glowing scenes you see through the uncovered windows? I do! I like to imagine the happiness inside those homes! Sometimes, though, that isn’t the reality contained within. Particularly at holidays, the scene can
By Barb Franzen – What are we searching for come Black Thursday? Is any of it genuinely lasting as in the memories that come from rare moments that have little to do with stores but more with faith or something beyond what we can describe? Recently, while my husband was
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 Peggy W. Lester – We have just celebrated the holiday of Thanksgiving here in the States. At this time of year, people express more thankfulness than any other time of the year. We have programs giving turkeys, food, money, etc. All of these programs are good; it is good
By Nancie Carmichael – A year ago before Christmas I wandered the shopping center, looking at sweaters… books…games. Gift-giving can be such a delight, but such a conundrum. Since “gift-giving” is one of my love languages, I have a thing about wanting to give my children, my husband the perfect
By Marcia Moston – It was a small country church in northwestern New Jersey—tiny, by Southern church standards, but the clanging Sunday morning bell did manage to rouse forty or fifty of the faithful. Wednesday night prayer was another matter altogether. Only a fistful of die-hard believers showed up for
By Dr. Linda Mintle – A reader asks: Instead of being happy about the holidays, my 11 year old seems irritable and tired and doesn’t want to talk about Christmas. His dad and I divorced this summer and I am a single parent. Is this why he is so sullen?
By Olga Hermans – We have a beautiful painting in our living room from Ron DiCianni. It’s called “Simeon’s Moment”. It is one of my favorite paintings. It must have been such an awesome experience for Simeon to hold the Son of God in his arms! For Simeon it was
By Janelle Alberts – I love the bombardment of this season’s cheery props – Advent wreaths and Christmas trees and chimney stockings and of course there’s that guy who, after all this time, kids still wonder, “Is He real?” You know. Jesus. I remember as a child, staring at the
By Deb DeArmond – Today is a different kind of day in our house. For the first time in 14 months, I will awaken to a home with an empty guest room. In fact, in the last seven years, there have been only about 14 months when that room was
By Barbara Briggs Ward – Whenever someone learns my father passed away close to Christmas a few years back the reaction is usually the same. Most express their sympathy as to the timing of his passing. Most think since he died three days before Christmas and was buried the morning
By Sherri Snelling – Life is a voyage that is homeward bound. –Herman Melville This holiday season, many of us will be heading home. Back to the place where we grew up, where we learned to ride a bike, where our buried treasures are still in the backyard, where we
By Linda Menesez – My husband and I were out enjoying nature the other morning, and it made me think about how we see life. We came to a spot at a local bird refuge, and there was so much growing in the water that we couldn’t see through it. I
By Ashley Barnes – I started a new job recently. I had been unhappy and unchallenged in my last position for a while and I was ready for a change. What I wasn’t ready for was the adjustment in my schedule. I had been in my previous job for over
Submitted by Deb DeArmond at http://mypurposenow.co/ By Mona Shriver – Do you ever mourn that you’ve disappointed God? You made a wrong choice. Responded in a way that you know did not glorify Him. Didn’t read your Bible or pray enough. I have. More times than I’d like to admit. Last week
By Beth Havey – Most of us are familiar with the downside of the coming holidays: if there is sorrow in life it’s hard to get through these times when wherever you go people are wishing you happy holidays and almost insisting on joy for everyone. People lose family members
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