A Ministry to Orphans. My adulthood probably followed the same path as most of you. After college, I married my high school sweetheart, began my career, and started a family. Life was good. September 1993 rolled around, and I gave birth to my third child, our son...
Have you ever to get everyone at the table for family dinner? It was almost like herding sheep to get our three children to wash their hands, set the table, and sit down ready for another to connect and share about our day. When our family would sit down together for...
Years ago, when my husband was on active duty in the military, we lived in Southern California. One of the benefits of living in the area was endless sunshine. Initially, the sun’s rays and balmy breezes were quite remarkable. But over time, nothing but blue...
The Bible says in John 19:30, “When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” In Mark 15:37 we read, “With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.” According to Bible scholars, this “loud cry” may have...
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.” – Luke 5:4 In Luke 5, we see how the disciples had been fishing all night yet they had not caught anything. Then Jesus tells...
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”James...