31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 7: Griddles and Tongs!
5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 6: Christmas Means Having a Prince of Peace
There was never any peace in our family growing up. If you have kids, you know what I mean. I am 4 years older than my sister and I can tell you that we didn’t have much in common. I can remember our sock wars. Anyone else have those? You [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 5: Christmas Means Having an Everlasting Father
I love my dad, but we didn’t always see eye to eye. What a shock! When I was in elementary school, my dad spent more time disciplining me than most anything else. Here’s the way it worked. If I got in trouble with my mom, she would chase me all [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 4: Christmas Means Having a Mighty God
International travel is always just a little difficult. After traveling through 4 airports and 36 hours, a handful of people found themselves 4,300 miles away from their homes. They were now in Cachoeira, Brazil and were hoping God would use them to make a difference in the lives of people [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope: Christmas Means Having a Wonderful Counselor
Mr. Etheridge was my guidance counselor in middle school. He was a kind man and always very patient. He continually gave me great advice and didn’t mind spending time listening to my problems, heartaches, and middle school woes. He was a great counselor and spoke the right words at just [...]
31 Days of December…..Day 2: Christmas is about Presence
Thunder and lightening are two things that always brought our family together when our kids were younger. I always knew when a thunderstorm was forecast, that our bedroom would have visitors. One flash of lightening and a crack of thunder would be followed by the thud of feet hitting the [...]