I can relive that morning in my head like it happened yesterday… I shuffled out of the bedroom hoping to retrieve a cup of coffee to sip while I got ready for church. As I entered our family room, I found Rev propped up on the couch with ashen skin and blue lips. (I’d only…
Jesus – Hope of the World. For just a moment, join me as I focus on God’s amazing gift whom we celebrate. Then, as you finish errand running, wrapping, baking, cooking, traveling, etc… Turn on some music and praise God for His indescribable gift. 20 Quotes that Celebrate Jesus, the Gift of Hope Thanks be…
As I walked upstairs the other night, Rev was rewatching the Ohio State vs Penn State football game. We’d watched it live but he just couldn’t get enough, saying “I think it’s, even more, fun watching it again.” Now, if you’re a Penn State fan, I want you to know we think your team is…
Yes, I’m aging. And although I can try to ignore it much of the time on a day like today when my number goes up another digit – well, it’s hard to let it go. Don’t get me wrong… I’m thankful for every year and continually amazed by all the ways God has blessed me…
Welcome to week six of the Summer Sizzle Blog Hop Series. I have so loved sharing these amazing posts from faith-filled friends who encourage and bless me daily. This week I’m thrilled to introduce you to my friend, Lori Shumaker. I hardly know where to begin to tell you about Lori. I just love her…
We need the promises of Jesus! Terrorism, politics, illness, heartbreak, loss… Sometimes this broken world feels too painful. Too hard. And I remember Solomon’s words: History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Ecclesiastes 1:9 Nothing new. No, I’m not trying to totally depress you this…
How are you? Is life peaceful and easy? Not so much? Paul ended his letters to the Thessalonians with these words: Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope, comfort you and strengthen you in every good…
Photo Credit The following story took place on Christmas Eve 1914: I Shall Never Forget It: 100 Years Since Christmas Eve Truce With British and German forces separated only by a no-man’s land littered with fallen comrades, sounds of a German Christmas carol suddenly drifted across the frigid air. “It was a beautiful moonlit night,…
You’ve heard of IQ (intelligence quotient), you may even know your number. You may have heard of EQ (emotional quotient), and like me, you may even believe it’s important. But have you heard of HQ? Hope Quotient I’ll admit that up until about a month ago, I had no clue how to answer the questions: HQ…
In the “love chapter” of the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13 – Paul wrote, “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.“ While everyone was talking about love, Rev and I are clinging to all three . . . faith and hope and love. The phone rang Friday morning. Caller ID read, World Vision….
