Good afternoon and happy Resurrection Sunday! We enjoyed spending today at church and with family, then came home to spend the rest of the evening quietly together. I did take a bit of time to reflect on the wonder and miracle that makes this day so special to us who are Christians. To know that [...]

Goal:  Read through the entire Bible in a year (or sooner).  I do not make resolutions each new year.  I do, however, set goals for myself.  I had been reading through the Bible daily until we began to approach the holidays.  Then it just seemed that we got so busy that I got lax in my [...]

I realize that it has been a number of weeks since I last posted.  I hope everyone had great Christmas and New Year’s holidays.  We spent them with family, friends, and food.  In the intervening weeks since the holidays, my husband and I have spent much time evaluating and reevaluating a number of things in [...]

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before His presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving [...]

Christians debate over whether to celebrate Halloween or not.  I was raised in a family that did not celebrate it, and I grew up going to church functions instead.  I only remember donning a costume twice:  When I was four I was Daffy Duck and went trick-or-treating (the only time).  When I was about eleven [...]