4 Heartfelt Ways to express gratitude

4 heartfelt ways to show genuine gratitude

Finding Perspective: Gratitude Amid Life’s Chaos

In a hectic life filled with stress from managing four children, a heavy schedule, and caring for a mother-in-law with Alzheimer's, a chance encounter with a young mother and her disabled son shifted the author's perspective. This moment of reflection fostered gratitude for her blessings, illustrating the transformative power of thankfulness amidst life's challenges.

Miracles Still Happen: Inspiring Stories of Triumph

Two years ago, we received a call that no one ever wants to get. Our nephew, Cody, had been involved in a horrific traffic accident and was not expected to live. We were stunned, saddened, and distraught. However, the events that transpired in the days that followed were so miraculous that they renewed our faith … Continue reading Miracles Still Happen: Inspiring Stories of Triumph

Godโ€™s handiwork

Bible.com We canโ€™t do it by ourselves. We didnโ€™t create our human bodies, fill them with a soul and spirit and place ourselves on this earth. We had no say in the matter - neither the era in which we were born, the family into which we were born, nor what race or other physical … Continue reading Godโ€™s handiwork

2 good ways to love your neighbor

Bible .com I just called a lady stupid. Weโ€™ll actually I said what she was doing was stupid, but I clearly wasnโ€™t living out this commandment to โ€œLove your neighbor as yourself.โ€ If thereโ€™s anything in abundance and growing in our land today, itโ€™s dissension and hate. It seems like our society is collapsing all … Continue reading 2 good ways to love your neighbor

Guiding light

Bible.com When I was a little girl Iโ€™d often spend the night with my cousins who lived with their grandparents. They had an outhouse for a bathroom. I can remember us little girls taking a flashlight after dark and following the path down the trail to that creepy toilet which was in a field behind … Continue reading Guiding light

The value of Christian community

Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works; not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another and so much the more as you see the day approaching. Hebrews 10:24 Free photo library We are commanded by God to assemble together as … Continue reading The value of Christian community

How to have peace in turbulent times

It was our bi-weekly Wednesday night Bible study the day after the 2020 presidential election. Naturally, the conversation turned to the election results which were, of course, still being tallied. But it was looking grim for our candidate - the man that we thought would be best to lead our country over the next four … Continue reading How to have peace in turbulent times

How to Start your day in a happy place

The birds sing to me each morning as I sit on my back deck having devotions. How do I know they are singing to me? Because I'm the only one out there! Okay, I get it. They would be singing even if I wasn't there because they're actually singing to God. But I do get … Continue reading How to Start your day in a happy place

What happened to Trust?

Photo by Pexels We recently witnessed an alleged scandal at the top level of the FBI. This once highly respected government agency that was created to keep America safe by going after the toughest criminals, supposedly became the criminals themselves in an attempt to overthrow our elected president. Under the previous administration we heard stories … Continue reading What happened to Trust?