By Anita Estes – The kids are gone. There’s no toys on the floor and less laundry, but they’re still bills to pay, groceries to buy, meals to make, things to do and a house to clean! So who and let me add what is going to help with all
By Norine Rae – As you walk into our hall bathroom hung over the throne is a simple sign displayed for all to see. It’s nothing fancy, but it is provoking, causing the reader to ponder it if only for a moment. It has six simple words: “Cherish Yesterday… Dream
By Carol Doyel – AS I set looking out the window watching the sun come up my heart leaps at the beauty of creation. I’ve always loved spending time outdoors touching and being touched by the beauty of God’s creation. The beauty encompasses all that God is and His character.
By Lynn Mosher – Whipped…lashed within an inch of His life. Mocked…crowned with thorns. Slapped…beard ripped from His face. Bound…nails pounded into His flesh Ridiculed…garment gambled for at His feet. Pierced…in His side, and in His heart. He sighed His last breath… “It is finished.” Now, it is time to
By Heidi McLaughlin – I could hardly breathe. The memories in the house were chocking me. I had to get out. Only twenty-four short days ago my husband had walked out of the house and said “Honey, I’ll see you after the game.” He was off to play another game
By Marcia Rotella – Contrary to the dictates of this world, we don’t have to do it all; we don’t even have to be the most popular at it. All we need is to rely on God’s grace to accomplish above and beyond anything we could ever imagine. Yes, I
By Peggy W. Lester – The little girl, not quite two years old, sat on top of the donkey. The water buckets tied securely on each side of the donkey. The mom was traveling to the closest water source to get her needed water for the day. She would have
Sex, religion, politics – funny how the most interesting topics are the ones we’re not supposed to address in polite company, that is, if we’re determined to keep things polite. While most of the time I am prosaically non-confrontational, I jumped into a social media forum last week with less
In this world of “drive-by” shootings and vandalism, the evening news rarely reports on stories I call “love-bys”… and yet they are actually happening. I love it, and I know it pleases the heart of our Husband! Throughout the Word, we are told to ‘love one another.” The word “love”
My Easter memories for the past fifteen years include memories of observing Lent. But I grew up in a church that didn’t observe Lent. I didn’t even know Lent involved fasting. Learning about Lent When my husband and I lived in Amman, Jordan, we became friends with a family whose
Everyone is getting older at the same rate… some of us just got started sooner. Today’s QUOTES and PONDERABLES provide humorous reflections on aging from baseball legend, Satchel Paige, to a fiery red-headed lady who slammed full speed onto the TV airwaves in 1947 at age 54. Age is a
Dust particles stick in his nostrils and his throat, causing a constant cough. Dirt, imperceptible to him, accumulates between his toes and under his fingernails. His garment looks like an old, shabby rag, needing a good washing and mending. Why? Because he sits in the dirt on the side of
John 2:1-5 ~ And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus
By Lynn Mosher – An empty water jar balances precariously on her head. Her face is veiled not only to avoid the searing stares of Sychar’s society but also to shield her from the rumors of a ruined reputation. Too many husbands have drained her nuptial well and now she
By Peggy Still – Going with your first instinct strengthens your religious beliefs, according to a recently released report by Harvard University researchers. When psychologists asked individuals to solve three problems, they found that those who trusted their first instincts were twice as likely to believe in God as those
We just finished enjoying two “He’s My Valentine!” widows’ parties in TN and WV! They were FUN! We want to extend a heartfelt, “Thank you!” to everyone who participated, hosted and contributed in making these celebrations special by ministering to the hearts of our Lord’s precious ladies! It feels so
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, and oh my do we have the best Valentine ever? …God! Can you get any better than that? I remember one year soon after I was widowed, I was pulling up to the church in my car while it was raining, and I noticed many ladies
MY PRAYER: Father, I want to encourage my readers—and myself—to stop living in fear. This year, God, we are graced with an extra day: February 29th. Every four years we get one whole, brand new, extra day to do something special with. This Leap Year I want to take…a leap
“Yes, though I walk through the deep, sunless valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me…” Ps. 23:4 Living where I do, surrounded by mountains, rivers, and wildlife, it’s not hard to recognize the existence of our Creator. The wisdom
By Shari Johnson – Galatians 2:22-26 ~ But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let
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